$20 handling fee!?

[Razor Ramon]

People have forgotten the art of walking.

[Nick]

Walking to E3 from the East Coast?! That's not an art.

[negitoro]

If one online travel agent won't do an Eticket, you should just keep going until you find one who does. These days, with so many of them, it's likely they all have around the same fares anyway.

[Kenshin]

Just look at the extra bullshit they charge you for concert tickets.

You mean TicketMaster's "convenience fee". A convenient way of getting more money from you.

[RedCoKid]

I usually get e-tickets by default at nwa.com. When it comes time to check in, I walk up to the counter, and the nwa employee tells me to check in at the stand. I tell them, "Those stands never work for me. I always have to check in here." They never believe me, and instead escort me to a stand, watch me swipe my credit card, and then see the message for themselves that the e-ticket doesn't work. Manual check in required. I'd rather get the paper ticket every time.

[negitoro]

I usually get e-tickets by default at nwa.com. When it comes time to check in, I walk up to the counter, and the nwa employee tells me to check in at the stand. I tell them, "Those stands never work for me. I always have to check in here." They never believe me, and instead escort me to a stand, watch me swipe my credit card, and then see the message for themselves that the e-ticket doesn't work. Manual check in required. I'd rather get the paper ticket every time.

OK that's fucking retarded. Those stands are cool and convenient, but no one should be FORCED to used them even with an Eticket... I mean, some people just don't enjoy using those machines. I'm sure it takes the employee more time and effort to escort you there and try it out than just to check you in in the first place.

[Drewbacca]

Sure is. It's cheaper to go from Venzuela to Madrid that it is from San Juan to Houston. What the hell's up with that? When my wife and I went to Houston to see my dad a few years ago it was almost a grand for each ticket. That's just insane.

My dad did only pay $563 to come to PR last year. I can't wait to see his fare this time around.

More people probably fly from San Juan to Houston then they do from Venzeula to Madrid. Supply and demand.

[James]

As it turns out, they ship it UPS. I still think $20 is steeper than necessary, and to a fairly large degree, but UPS shipping does explain a few things.

James