Even Some Middle Seats on Your Flight Now Come at a Cost

WSJ Your Money Briefing

The Wall Street Journal

News, Business News

3.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 24 April 2024

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Airlines are charging more for preferred seating on the plane, even the mediocre spots. So is it worth it to choose your own seat? WSJ travel columnist joins host Ariana Aspuru to discuss. Listening on Google Podcasts? Here's our guide for switching to a different podcast player. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:17.2	Before we get into today's episode,
0:18.9	your money briefing is exploring what you need to know
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0:35.0	Here's your money briefing for Wednesday, April 24th.
0:42.0	I'm Ariana Spuru for the Wall Street Journal,
0:45.0	filling in for J.R. Waylan.
0:47.0	The fees airlines are charging
0:51.0	for those beloved window and aisle seats are going up.
0:54.8	So you might even find yourself paying for a middle seat.
0:57.9	Maybe you want to be in rows 8, 9, 10.
1:00.9	Maybe people want to sit together.
1:02.3	You know, if you're a couple or you're a family with older kids,
1:04.8	that's no longer a guarantee, so people pay up.
1:08.2	How do you decide if that extra fee is worth it?
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