Cheap Airline Tickets Aren't As Good a Deal As You Think

Let's say your favorite restaurant started offering meals at a reduced price but you have to pay extra if you want napkins, forks, or a seat. Most of us would probably hesitate to give them our business, but that hesitation doesn't translate to airfare. We keep paying for crappy, bare bones flights. And that's not a good thing. The airline industry calls this business model 'unbundling.' You can travel from Los Angeles to New York for an enticingly low price of $250, but you only get a Read more...