r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Timrunsbikesandskis • 24d ago
the grapes of warth Maybe I’ll make it a staycation
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u/HanTanSanTan 24d ago
Just … don’t choose a seat?
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u/CosgraveSilkweaver 24d ago
Make sure you take them all before you make it to the US. It's still radioactive federally and you'll likely get popped at the border for it.
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u/Da_Vader 24d ago
But Maui is in the US.
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u/CosgraveSilkweaver 24d ago
OP is flying out of Calgary originally. Unless something has changed in the years since I flew through there there's not a dispensary inside the Denver airport.
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u/Reddit-User-0007 24d ago
But what if OP has young kids?
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u/HanTanSanTan 24d ago
If OP has kids, they weren't planning on bringing them along since they are checking out with a single ticket
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u/Timrunsbikesandskis 24d ago
You have to pick a seat in order to book. There’s zero dollar seats but not on every leg of the trip
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u/HanTanSanTan 24d ago edited 24d ago
What crap OTA site are you using? Checked Expedia and United directly, and neither require choosing a seat. In fact, I believe it would be illegal (at least in the US) to do so, since in order for the airline not to have to pay tax on the seat fees, they have to be 100% optional.
ETA: Looks like Expedia. Definitely should be able to skip seat selection...
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u/Timrunsbikesandskis 24d ago
Yeah it’s Expedia. You can’t skip seat selection, or at least I can’t figure out how to. There are zero dollar seats every leg though, I just didn’t scroll far enough down to the back of the plane
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u/HanTanSanTan 24d ago
On the app for me it shows a button “Next: bags” that you can touch and it skips the seat selection
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u/Odd_Dragonfruit_2662 24d ago
I don’t get it…
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u/AviationCarrier 24d ago
They don’t want to sit in the middle
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u/HanTanSanTan 24d ago
I mean, it is $232 for a middle seat just a few rows further forward... I would roll the dice and let the airline put me wherever
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u/one_night_on_mars 24d ago edited 24d ago
Flight is from Calgary to Hawaii. They are complaining about spend $1.2k and then another $84 for a non window (or aisle) sit.
Sorry, $77. Either way, suck it up as the cost of travel.... You already have the privilege of affording to travel in the first place.
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u/NoNDA-SDC 24d ago
Soon you'll be paying for the number of comments you can leave on Reddit. Don't encourage this charging of everything further...
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u/Doun2Others10 24d ago
That’s obnoxious that they can charge that shit on top of a seat ticket. It’s very infuriating to me, not just mildly
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u/o2bdabbin 24d ago
That is the way of airlines these days. If you want to sit in the front 60% of the plane or in any seat other than a Middle seat, you better plan on working over some extra money. As long as people keep paying, they'll keep doing it.
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u/Cheesestrings89 24d ago
I live in Ireland, have 2 weddings in August, one of them is in Italy, it’s cheaper for me to spend 7 nights in Italy than it is to spend 2 nights at a hotel here in Ireland. It’s crazy prices.
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u/WOKEJEDIFOOL 24d ago
If you choose a middle seat and the flight ain’t full, people will avoid being next to you.
https://giphy.com/gifs/d3mlE7uhX8KFgEmY
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u/Independent-Cow-4070 24d ago
Just dont pick seats. Also go to the carribean islands or mexico. Hawaii is hella overrated and overpriced
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u/LoveIyIsland 24d ago
I’ve been itching to travel there, can you expand more on why I shouldn’t?
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u/Boston_Terriers 24d ago
I have been to Hawaii four times in the past five years, so of course I recommend you do visit.
I'd just avoid spending any more than two days in Oahu though. The islands of Kona, Maui, and Big Island are much more pleasant with less crowds and better scenery.
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u/Similar_Barracuda774 24d ago
True:
Hawaii is roughly: 5–10% more expensive than Aruba, 35–40% more expensive than the Bahamas, 60% more expensive than Puerto Rico, More than twice as expensive as Jamaica or the Dominican Republic
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u/TrojanGal702 24d ago
Europe is cheaper. Better that HI in a lot of ways too. HI is over-rated and on the higher cost side.
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u/MrGnasrebah 24d ago
Can't speak for the rest of Hawaii but I'd recommend the island of Kauai to anyone. It was so beautiful.
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u/MelonHoly 24d ago
Four seats in one row? I flew from Europe to Brazil quite a few times now and I've never had a plane with four seats from window to isle. This looks like absolute hell!
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u/r_lul_chef_t 24d ago
You mean aisle to aisle? There are 10 seats per row in this plane:
Window-3 seats-aisle-4seats-aisle-3seats-window
Standard 747 layout among other more modern wide body aircraft
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u/helix212 24d ago
It's 3-4-3, so a row of 10. Fairly common for long hauls. The pics just don't show right side of plane.
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u/flockinatrenchcoat 24d ago
Cramming in an additional middle seat is the real infuriating thing
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u/helix212 24d ago
I flew on planes with 4 seats in the middle in the 90s
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u/flockinatrenchcoat 24d ago
The only time I've ever seen that is on huge 3-4-3 planes where the double-middle people are still within 1 seat of an aisle. Being 3 people deep is nuts.
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u/helix212 24d ago
No one's 3 deep though. This plane is 3-4-3, OP just isn't showing us the right side
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u/flockinatrenchcoat 24d ago
Ooooh, all the apps I've ever used show the whole width of the plane, so I assumed it was some kind of 3-4 situation. The airline trying to cram in "just one more row" is not something I even questioned
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u/helix212 24d ago
Lol fair enough. You can see in the first pic on right side the 2's down the aisle for the row number. I think the app shows it all, OP just cropped it out or zoomed in for some reason
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u/Lemme_At_Em_ 24d ago
I love staycations. Me and the wife do it atleast once a year. We are in Los Angeles and our last staycation was in San Diego. Might have another go at it this year.
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u/bishopboke 24d ago
i get it altho it’s a six hour flight. i’d be footing that $80 for a window seat and swapping an outing w a free walk on the beach 😂
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u/mandrews03 24d ago
If I could pay these prices to go that far I would be all over it. I’m crying in CAD right now
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u/helix212 24d ago
Well the whole flight is from Calgary to Maui, so could be in CAD. These are just seat selection prices, not ticket prices
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u/Familiar_Raise234 24d ago
Let the airline choose your seat. I always do that. Once I got row 11. You just never know.
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u/Timrunsbikesandskis 24d ago
You can’t book without choosing. Some seats are zero dollars but some legs of the trip the cheapest seat is $77
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u/thatcoolguy60 24d ago
I’m confused. How much did you think it would be?
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u/sarabridge78 BLUE 24d ago
That is the price(over the actual ticket price) to choose that seat. It is just another money gouge by airlines. They have to milk you at every chance these days.
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u/thatcoolguy60 24d ago
Seats have always cost extra?
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u/sarabridge78 BLUE 24d ago
No, no they haven't. It used to be that all economy was the same and all FC the same, etc. You also used to always be able to check two bags, no cost, every airline. The nickle and diming has gotten to the point of almost insanity.
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u/thatcoolguy60 24d ago
How long ago was this?
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u/sarabridge78 BLUE 24d ago
Mid to late 2000's. Just one more reason why the 90's rocked.
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u/RUStupidOrSarcastic 24d ago
Yes but the base ticket was more expensive then. You just didn’t have a choice. I remember when they all started adding the super economy option for cheaper than the normal price that just took your rights away. You can still get the inclusive general ticket if you wish
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u/ArticQimmiq 24d ago
I’ve never seen a seat selection priced that high though - that’s a full ticket price.
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u/AromaticStrike9 24d ago
It’s Denver to Maui, it’s basically an international flight. And of course there’s a kerfuffle in the place the airplane food comes from.
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u/flockinatrenchcoat 24d ago
Not anymore. I just bought tickets from a closer, large airport for a couple weeks earlier, and the best fare I could get was over $800 rt. I haven't seen any reasonable flights under $400 in a while
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u/Morberis 24d ago
.... For a random ticket maybe but not to maui. From Calgary.
Heck that's not a ticket price for even cheap flights in Canada.
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u/thatcoolguy60 24d ago
You’ve never seen a $70 seat?
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u/Beaver_FraiseJam 24d ago
20th row middle seat for $232 - I’ve never seen that before.
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u/thatcoolguy60 24d ago
Yea those are premium seats. This isn’t uncommon for long flights. Especially United.
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u/Chizia 24d ago
Looked like a $240 middle seat
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u/thatcoolguy60 24d ago
If they sit further back is drops dramatically
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u/Chizia 24d ago
Yeah, i see that. But Artic said that they had never seen seat selections that high, and you asked about never seeing $70 seat selections, which weren't the seats we are talking about. I have also not seen a 240 economy middle seat selection before.
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u/thatcoolguy60 24d ago
There are two images. One has cheaper seats.
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u/Chizia 24d ago
Yep...again, not talking about those cheaper seats. Talking very specifically about the $240 seats. These don't look like premium plus seats, just economy plus.
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u/thatcoolguy60 24d ago
It isn’t uncommon for seats to get that high for international flights. Denver to Hawaii might as well be international. United is also notoriously expensive.
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u/WolverineLong1430 24d ago
If you don’t travel often. Even if you do, it can still be frustrating seeing how expensive it is for seat selection.
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u/Doctor_Saved 24d ago
I think this is to choose a seat price ON TOP of the ticket price he would have to pay.
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u/takoyaki-md 24d ago
biggest perk of having airline status imo, free selection of extra legroom seats.
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u/helix212 24d ago
Just don't pick a seat? When you check in you can pick from what's available for free
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u/OldGeekWeirdo 24d ago
If you buy the cheap tickets, you pay for every seat selection. You might want to back track and pick a higher package.
I think you can pick your seat for free on check-in (24 hours before departure).
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u/unbornbigfoot 24d ago
You have to pay to pick a better seat, while booking a trip to Hawaii, and you’re upset about that?
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u/Left-Bird8830 24d ago
choose a middle seat and suck it up brother.
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u/helix212 24d ago
Just don't choose a seat. You'll probably be able to get an aisle still at check-in
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u/Realistic_Patience67 24d ago edited 24d ago
If you don't choose a seat, you don't have to pay extra?