Source: Jad Mouawad - The N.Y. Times ( Paid Registration )

There is a joke in the airline business that you could make money giving out free beer and charging a fee for the bathroom.

No one has tried that — at least not yet — but one small airline has led the way in the United States when it comes to passenger fees: Spirit Airlines, the no-frills carrier that prides itself for offering the lowest fares, then charging passengers for everything else.

Read Full Article: The Frills Are Few. The Fees Are Not.