{"id":11961,"date":"2016-09-20T11:51:37","date_gmt":"2016-09-20T11:51:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=11961"},"modified":"2016-09-20T11:51:37","modified_gmt":"2016-09-20T11:51:37","slug":"free-no-more-emirates-to-charge-for-advance-seat-selection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/business\/travel-business\/free-no-more-emirates-to-charge-for-advance-seat-selection.html","title":{"rendered":"Free no more: Emirates to charge for advance seat selection"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 18pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Free no more : Emirates to charge for advance seat selection<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong>Free no more : Emirates to charge for advance seat selection<\/strong> : DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) &#8211; The Mideast\u2019s biggest airline, which touts luxuries like onboard showers and an extensive movie selection, is adding something a bit more down-to-earth for those in the back of the plane: charges to pick your own seat ahead of time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Dubai-based Emirates said on Tuesday that the new fees will apply to its two lowest fare categories of economy-class seats on tickets issued after October 3.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">The change brings Emirates in line with what many other international carriers have done for years, generating a new revenue stream for the government-owned airline.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">The new fees range from $15 for short-haul flights from Dubai to $40 for long-haul destinations such as the U.S., Canada and Australia.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Picking seats will still be free for passengers checking in online two days before departure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2016\/sep\/20\/free-no-more-emirates-to-charge-for-advance-seat-s\/<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/business\/travel-business\/free-no-more-emirates-to-charge-for-advance-seat-selection.html\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 630px !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Free no more : Emirates to charge for advance seat selection Free no more : Emirates to charge for advance seat selection : DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) &#8211; 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