Ticket prices are lower now than ever. Poorer people can opt out of checking luggage in order to make that visit to a dying relative possible. Everyone here f

Ticket prices are lower now than ever. Poorer people can opt out of checking luggage in order to make that visit to a dying relative possible. Everyone here forgets what it was like when a domestic flight cost the equivalent of $600 - which is out of reach for a lot of people. Charging for luggage and dining separate from the ticket makes that possible, in part.