Want to get a free checked bag and ensure you aren’t randomly assigned a middle seat between two strangers on your way to Europe? You’ll need to pay up to avoid the strictest basic economy fares – and airlines keep forcing passengers to fork over more and more to do so.
What was once a flat, $120 extra roundtrip to bump up to a standard main cabin fare across the Atlantic has steadily risen as travel demand soared since the pandemic. Just…
