Its all about raising revenue from ancillary charges, the days when you paid a bit extra but got everything have gone. You know about builders who put in a low quote but get their money from variation orders. (Yes I'm thinking of you MoL.) Right now you can book your seats for free at the time of booking on KLM certainly on short haul and I presume long haul so you might like to try them. (They charge for SH hold baggage though whereas many legacy carriers don't so its worth doing some research before booking. Maybe a thread for this forum?)
Last edited by Peter47; 26th Aug 2013 at 11:54.
Reason: Clarification - free at time of booking