My husband travels alot – and this news is not exciting! He uses United for a huge percentage of his business travel. Read on…
United Adds Saturday Stay, Raises Ticket-Change Fees
Mon Apr 21 2008, by TravelTrade Staff
United Airlines is increasing business travel fares by requiring a Saturday night stay in about 65% of markets and will boost ticket-change fees to offset fuel costs.
The Saturday-night stay requirement has been tacked on to all tickets where United competes head-to-head with other legacy carriers, impacting business travelers, who usually don’t want to spend a Saturday night in their destination.
In addition, United’s fee for passengers to change tickets will rise from $100 to $150.
Last week, United added an additional $20 roundtrip fuel charge in markets that already had a fuel fee. A $10 surcharge was added in markets where no fee had been in effect.
