Kyle Potter

2 weeks ago | thriftytraveler.com | Kyle Potter

After confirming that all three of the nation's largest airlines were quietly charging solo and business travelers higher fares and an ensuing uproar last week, all but one carrier has pulled the plug on those fares: American Airlines. And it's also the most egregious user of that pricing tactic – far beyond the “hit or miss” our research initially suggested.

2 weeks ago | thriftytraveler.com | Kyle Potter

A week after causing an uproar by charging some solo passengers significantly higher fares than groups of two or more, American Airlines continues employing that pricing tactic on dozens of domestic routes. But after backtracking briefly while the story was dominating national headlines last week, United resumed penalizing single flyers on some routes Thursday, too.

2 weeks ago | thriftytraveler.com | Kyle Potter

Shake Shack at 35,000 feet? Don't mind if we do … and as Delta expands its buzzy partnership with the burger chain, it's getting even easier for flyers to snag a top-notch burger in the sky. Delta announced it would begin serving Shake Shack burgers in first class late last year, but at that time, it was only available on select flights out of Boston (BOS).

2 weeks ago | thriftytraveler.com | Kyle Potter

On Thursday, we confirmed all three of the nation's largest airlines were charging some solo travelers significantly higher fares than groups of two or more, pushing the story into national headlines and causing outrage on social media. By Friday evening, both Delta and United had backtracked, pulling the fares that pushed single passengers into a higher price point. Even with enormously powerful, “too-big-to-fail” airlines, accountability is possible.

3 weeks ago | thriftytraveler.com | Kyle Potter

Delta began removing the fares that hit solo travelers with significantly higher prices on Friday afternoon, according to a person with knowledge of that action, rapidly retreating after a national blowback against the nation's three largest airlines latest pricing tactic. A quick search from our flight deal analysts of Delta's fares confirms it: Where Delta was charging single passengers higher fares on select domestic one-way fares as recently as this morning, that's no longer the case.