Airline Extortion
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Originally Posted By: opus1
When I'm king, anyone caught gaming the system that way won't get free bag-check when the plane runs out of room, they'll be charged double -- you had a chance to check at $x, took a gamble and lost; now it's $2x. OK, rant off.
There is an airline that does this! The fee starts off small if you buy it when you book then creeps up at check-in then doubles if you have to gate-check.
When I'm king, anyone caught gaming the system that way won't get free bag-check when the plane runs out of room, they'll be charged double -- you had a chance to check at $x, took a gamble and lost; now it's $2x. OK, rant off.
There is an airline that does this! The fee starts off small if you buy it when you book then creeps up at check-in then doubles if you have to gate-check.
One reason people don't check luggage is simply because they are sick and tired of having things stolen or lost! Arriving for a business meeting and discovering your neatly-packed bag has been ransacked by the "security", with everything pulled out, balled up, and jammed back in was a very unpleasant surprise after a cross-country (Boston-->Seattle) flight! Bonus: a brand new (in the box) $200 digital camera vanished from the suitcase!
My stepfather hasn't checked a bag since.
My stepfather hasn't checked a bag since.
Originally Posted By: Jarlaxle
One reason people don't check luggage is simply because they are sick and tired of having things stolen or lost! Arriving for a business meeting and discovering your neatly-packed bag has been ransacked by the "security", with everything pulled out, balled up, and jammed back in was a very unpleasant surprise after a cross-country (Boston-->Seattle) flight! Bonus: a brand new (in the box) $200 digital camera vanished from the suitcase!
My stepfather hasn't checked a bag since.
TSA and the airlines even tell you not to put valuable items in the carry-on. They've been saying that for years. Not sure why people disregard that.
One reason people don't check luggage is simply because they are sick and tired of having things stolen or lost! Arriving for a business meeting and discovering your neatly-packed bag has been ransacked by the "security", with everything pulled out, balled up, and jammed back in was a very unpleasant surprise after a cross-country (Boston-->Seattle) flight! Bonus: a brand new (in the box) $200 digital camera vanished from the suitcase!
My stepfather hasn't checked a bag since.
TSA and the airlines even tell you not to put valuable items in the carry-on. They've been saying that for years. Not sure why people disregard that.
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Originally Posted By: dkryan
Originally Posted By: dparm
Originally Posted By: HTSS_TR
It should be a size limit for carry in.
"..........Believe me, I fly every week and I too get annoyed when people insist on abusing the carry-on privilege......."
And why would anyone remotely insist on abusing the carry-on privilege? Maybe they don't want to contribute to the $6 billion dollar heist?
You never saw the baggage and "change" fees until 2001 (at least not to this extreme), when the airlines, desperate to cover ever increasing fuel costs, needed some sort of "drop it on the passenger" revenue generating mechanism. And it ain't going away.
At least not in the manner the pensions at the airlines went away.
So let's see, fuel costs go up, healthcare costs to up the airlines are trying to stay competitive on ticket prices because Joe consumer only looks at it, and the airlines are trying to pull some semblance of profit.
Would you prefer that they all go out of business? If they're not making a profit, they do t have a reason to stay in business.
Or would you prefer they all merge because they can't stay afloat any other way? I'm sure the ticket process will. E better with less competition, baggage fees or not, lol.
Sure, I'd rather see the real cost reflected in the ticket price. But like dparm, I rarely check a bag even if going away for over a week/10 days. So why should I have costs for someone checking two bags included in my ticket price?
Originally Posted By: dparm
Originally Posted By: HTSS_TR
It should be a size limit for carry in.
"..........Believe me, I fly every week and I too get annoyed when people insist on abusing the carry-on privilege......."
And why would anyone remotely insist on abusing the carry-on privilege? Maybe they don't want to contribute to the $6 billion dollar heist?
You never saw the baggage and "change" fees until 2001 (at least not to this extreme), when the airlines, desperate to cover ever increasing fuel costs, needed some sort of "drop it on the passenger" revenue generating mechanism. And it ain't going away.
At least not in the manner the pensions at the airlines went away.
So let's see, fuel costs go up, healthcare costs to up the airlines are trying to stay competitive on ticket prices because Joe consumer only looks at it, and the airlines are trying to pull some semblance of profit.
Would you prefer that they all go out of business? If they're not making a profit, they do t have a reason to stay in business.
Or would you prefer they all merge because they can't stay afloat any other way? I'm sure the ticket process will. E better with less competition, baggage fees or not, lol.
Sure, I'd rather see the real cost reflected in the ticket price. But like dparm, I rarely check a bag even if going away for over a week/10 days. So why should I have costs for someone checking two bags included in my ticket price?
Originally Posted By: dparm
Originally Posted By: Jarlaxle
One reason people don't check luggage is simply because they are sick and tired of having things stolen or lost! Arriving for a business meeting and discovering your neatly-packed bag has been ransacked by the "security", with everything pulled out, balled up, and jammed back in was a very unpleasant surprise after a cross-country (Boston-->Seattle) flight! Bonus: a brand new (in the box) $200 digital camera vanished from the suitcase!
My stepfather hasn't checked a bag since.
TSA and the airlines even tell you not to put valuable items in the carry-on. They've been saying that for years. Not sure why people disregard that.
IIRC, there was no room in his carry-on for it.
Originally Posted By: Jarlaxle
One reason people don't check luggage is simply because they are sick and tired of having things stolen or lost! Arriving for a business meeting and discovering your neatly-packed bag has been ransacked by the "security", with everything pulled out, balled up, and jammed back in was a very unpleasant surprise after a cross-country (Boston-->Seattle) flight! Bonus: a brand new (in the box) $200 digital camera vanished from the suitcase!
My stepfather hasn't checked a bag since.
TSA and the airlines even tell you not to put valuable items in the carry-on. They've been saying that for years. Not sure why people disregard that.
IIRC, there was no room in his carry-on for it.
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