The past few days I spent calling the 3 cheapest airfares I found on Kayak.com. I wrote out all my questions to ask the agent so I would not have to call back. I needed to know the pet fee, how much baggage was per bag, fee for window seat, can I have a carry on if I have an animal, what time do I need to be there if I have an animal.

After calling American Airlines, Jet Blue and Virgin America, I decided to go with Virgin America.  The flight is decent times, a $100 fee for Ali, a...