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To board and last for overhead bin space unless they choose to upgrade. critics charge they're shaming its customers into paying more. >> airlines trying to upsell you all kinds of things. pay for your bag, pay for extra leg room on your seat. and the way to do it is to shame you to then pay more for anything extra. >> reporter: the costs add up quickly. earlier boarding, a better seat, extra leg room, checked bags can add hundreds more to an airline ticket but a spokesman tells nbc news the company is only providing pricing transparency to the customers. we don't want anyone to select somethi...

America. 222 million passengers will take to the air. that is a 45 percent jump from last year. and so four and more more people. but not four and half percent more seats, do you? >> if anything you have fewer sense. and load factors should top 90 percent. and planes are going to be packed and the problem is not only fuller planes but they are cramming more seats and same amount of overhead bin space and less legroom. >> many of the airlines are charging for bags in the belly and so people are trying to put more bags in to put on the overhead bins. >> not everything will fit. >> i came back fr...

Of regular, $2.53. it is putting an extra $100 in your pockets every month. 13 states have stations selling gas under $2. more stations are expected to join that trend this week. airline bag fees are moving up. all together, the 27 u.s. carriers took in almost $1 billion in package fees last quarter. that is according to the department of transportation. that is up 9% from a year ago. almost every carrier now charges for checked bags. even jetblue. one of the last holdouts. some are charging for the overhead bin space. >> and shoes. and gas prices are plummeting. you would think they are cut...

For oil in 12 years. oil prices have yet to find a floor. mcdonald's shrinking its menu to boost slumping sales. staples like mcnuggets are not going anywhere. it is cutting eight items from the menu and cutting the value meals from 16 to 11. that is a small cut when the chain has more than 100 menu items. mcdonald's is making room for more build your own options. going beyond coach or first class. delta splitting the aircraft in five classes. starting in march, delta offering two high-end options and three choices in the main cabin. if you want to pick your seat or dedicated overhead bin ...

If it doesn't fit under a seat and booked on third party website. frontier says they will improve the travel experience for loyal customers who have, quote, made it very clear overhead bin space is unacceptably difficult. >> to charge travelers for the bags -- frontier not stopping there. the airline charging $2 for coffee, tea, soft drinks and juice for customers in economy class. that fee starts july 1st. over at united airlines a new offer for unlimited checked bags for one year at a cost of $349. >> you get a year's worth of free checked bags. if you are flying a lot it might be able to he...