Two More Items: Ryanair's Latest Outrageous Fee & the T.S.A.'s Shoe Concessions to Kids

You can never underestimate the anti-social tendencies of Europe's leading cost-cutting carrier, Ryanair. In a recent announcement that hasn't received enough exposure, it has announced that passengers will henceforth pay a £6 (about $10) fine if they pay for their flights with a credit card that wasn't issued by Ryanair. You will escape that fee only by first applying for a Ryanair card. And with all the other fees, hidden imposts, charges, and policies of those folks in the friendly skies, you'll need the analytical abilities of a rocket scientist to determine, in advance, how much the flight will actually cost you.

Some cheerier news: the T.S.A. has apparently realized that the size of children's shoes is not sufficient to conceal a dangerous amount of explosives. So starting September 26, children under the age of 12 will no longer need to remove their shoes when passing through airport security gates. What's more, if a security alarm is sounded when a child passes through those electronic gates, the child will be permitted to pass through a second time before a pat-down is required.