The Dutch airline KLM has launched a new seating program. And no — this isn't another story about paying for your aisle seat. KLM is going to let flyers choose who to sit next to based on their online profiles.
Consumers are not only feeling the pinch of higher gas prices at the pump. They are also getting hit with higher plane tickets as airlines pass rising jet fuel costs to passengers.
Southwest looked smart a couple of years ago when it managed to lock in low fuel prices before gas prices surged. Now it, too, has been caught by a volatile fuel market.