You can't really win at the seat assignment game on a flight anymore. The best thing to do is to pay for what you want.

When you’re a budget traveler, scoring a coveted seat without having to pay extra fees is possible — but it might take strategic timing. If you’ve already chosen your seat when you purchased your ...

Is it worth paying extra for a seat assignment on a flight? For Donna Shelton, the answer is: almost never. "OK, I just made an exception on a flight from Houston to Chicago," said Shelton, a banker ...

Is it worth paying extra for a seat assignment on a flight? For Donna Shelton, the answer is: almost never. “OK, I just made an exception on a flight from Houston to Chicago,” says Shelton, a banker ...

For years, some of the biggest airline companies in the U.S. have been increasingly relying on ancillary fees—like advanced seat assignments and carry-on bag costs—to meet their bottom lines. Now, ...

You have some rights if you lose your seat, but probably not as many as you thought, writes the Travel Troubleshooter.