Surcharges
Everyone bleats on and on about hidden charges with the LCC but the reality is that fuel surcharges are mainly the domain of the longhaul carrier, BA, Qantas, Emirates etc. Try booking a flight with Qantas these days and if you want a pre assigned seat it will cost you $20AUD per sector and if you want the luxury of extra legroom in the exit row, well thats a whopping $180AUD per sector. That means on a return OZ to London flight if you want the exit row then you need to add $720AUD to your booking. Make a booking through any internet travel agent in the UK and the average credit card fee is £27. So stop bashing up the LCC for this when it is a lot more widespread throughout the travel industry, even with mainline carriers.
Maggot