Et tu, Southwest? A relative absence of fees and an overall non-elitist, democratic approach to airline travel are among the reasons Southwest Airlines has been so successful. A new fee — $40 to be among the first on the plane — could cancel out some of the goodwill built up by the carrier over the years. By now, fliers probably shouldn’t be surprised by any new airline fee. These fees hit a record-high last year (after hitting a record high the year before that), and what with the regular release of new fees—excuse me, “enhancements,” to use American Airlines’ Big ... Read More