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The service has stayed the same, it's the pricing structure that changed. A year ago I could fly on the same airplane to the same destination and not face a ba
by ebrenes 17y ago
The service has stayed the same, it's the pricing structure that changed.
A year ago I could fly on the same airplane to the same destination and not face a baggage charge. Nowadays I'm faced with a baggage charge, when I got the exact same service for less in the past.
So no, the problem isn't with being charged more for using more services. The problem is being charged more for the same service.
And to expand on your hotel example, many hotels offer a complementary breakfast. If that were to be removed my appreciation of that hotel would fall based on that change.
- ShabbyDoo 17y agoI agree that overall price level increases are hard to swallow, but they seem indicative of a stronger airline industry that has newfound price-setting power. Perhaps the issue is that Orbitz and others haven't incorporated the number of bags one plans on checking into the "total cost" figure presented in their summaries? If I know what the pricing structure is at the time I make my choice, I'm probably happier.