Senate Subcommittee Slams Airlines for Raking in Billions on Seat Upgrades

A Senate subcommittee report on Tuesday slammed U.S. airlines for charging flyers who want to upgrade their seats by selecting areas with more room or in more popular locations, closer to the front of the plane or near windows.

The report comes ahead of one of the country's most popular travel periods, where many families travel across the U.S. for the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.

The report, published by the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, found that American Airlines, Delta, United, Spirit, and Frontier brought in a total of $12.4 billion in seating fees between 2018 and 2023. United brought in $1.2 billion in seating fees in 2023 alone.

“Our investigation has exposed new details about airlines exploiting passengers with sky high junk fees,” committee Chairman Richard Blumenthal said in a statement. “This report pulls back the curtain on tactics like dynamic pricing that burden travelers and boost airline revenue.”

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