As an occasional passenger, mostly for vacations, I agree with the prior posting regarding budgeting the whole vacation.
That said: I HATE being nickeled and dimed to death. If the cost of the plane ticket is REALLY $450, then charge me $450.
But please, for the love of god, dont charge me $220 for the ticket, $50 for the fuel surcharge, $10 for the TSA fee, $60 for the taxes, $25 for my 1st bag, $50 for my second bag, $10 for chips, $5 for soda, $3 for use of the bathroom, $2 for the flight attendant forced smile (per smile), $15 for the window versus aisle seat, etc. etc.
Can you all imagine going to buy a set of wine glasses at wall mart that are advertised for $10, only to find out that there is a charge of $.50 extra for the cardboard box they came in, $.25 for the transport charge, $2 for a fuel surcharge, $1 for the use of a checkout person, $3 for use of the shopping cart and so on?!? You would likely go to traget instead where, perhaps their glasses cost $13, but at least they arent upcharging up the wazoo.