=20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This article was sent to you by someone who found it on SFGate. The original article can be found on SFGate.com here: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=3D/n/a/2006/04/03/financial/= f074528D18.DTL --------------------------------------------------------------------- Monday, April 3, 2006 (AP) Airlines Add a Bundle of New Charges By The Associated Press (04-03) 07:45 PDT WASHINGTON, (AP) -- It used to be that a pillow, a soft drink and a bag of peanuts on an airliner came with the cost of a ticket. Not anymore. Airlines are now charging for services that were once free, noted an annual survey of airline quality released Monday. Among the items that some airlines are charging for: Paper ticket vs. e-ticket (domestic, $20-$30; international, $50) Telephone reservations by airline ($5-$10) Changing a seat once booked (low-cost carriers, $25-$50; traditional airlines, $50) Assigned seating ($10 per flight leg) Fees for exit row, bulkhead, or aisle/window seating ($15 trial this summer) Booking travel using frequent flyer award miles/points ($10-$50) Switching a ticket to standby status ($25-plus) Unaccompanied minor child ($40-plus each way) Overweight bags ($25-$50 for any bag over 50 lbs.) Extra bags ($40-$80 per bag beyond two checked per person) Curbside check-in of bags ($2-$3 per bag) Checked bags ($4-$7 per bag on international flights) Food on board flights ($5-$10 per meal) Soda ($1) Snacks ($1) Blankets ($1) Pillows ($1) Headsets ($1-$5) In-cabin pets (under seat, $50-$100 each way) --------------------------= -------------------------------------------- Copyright 2006 AP