september 11 security fee, $2.50 per flight segment additional flight fees for flights to or from alaska or hawaii or for international travel. airlines are also charging a wide variety of add-on fees, including fees for making reservations by phone and fees for early boarding for seat selection, for checked bags, for wi- wi-fi, for carry-on bags, for blankets, for meals. let s talk about what s necessary and what s not, what s here to stay and what is it and how to get around that with robert reed. good to see you, robert. you, too. there are a bunch of these fees you can t blame the airlines for. they re government-imposed fees or taxes. but some of the ones that the airlines do decide to charge you for independently, i m sort of of the mind that some of them are worthwhile. i use wi-fi on the plane. i m happy to pay for that.