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I wish they wouldn't advertise basic economy tickets. They're a terrible value.
by monksy 8y ago
I wish they wouldn't advertise basic economy tickets. They're a terrible value.
- sokoloff 8y agoAs long as customers are shopping on basic price, [un]bundles like Basic Economy tickets will be a thing. For some people, they're exactly what is needed.
- gok 8y agoWell it's also that many business travelers are required by policy to book the cheapest flights
- sokoloff 8y agoIf your company is sending you Basic Economy, save them the other 75% of the airfare and just don't go.
- Scoundreller 8y agoIt’s very industry dependent. Sometimes you get paid very well in the public sector with good health benefits, but they’re highly’restrictive about travel expenses because of the poor optics.
- hakfoo 8y agoThe one thing I find baffling is the luggage angle. "We're going to charge you $25 for a checked bag" triggered everyone to stuff everything in the universe into a carry-on. Now you end up with half the flight being told "the carry-on space is full, but we'll check the bag for free" at that point. So they're checking bags anyway. I wish they'd let travelers choose either a checked or carry-on bag for free. I honestly don't need my carry-on during the flight, so long as I can stuff a snack and book into an under-the-seat laptop bag, and if I can check the bag instead for free, then I don't have to schlep it across the airport.
- sokoloff 8y agoRandom trivia: airlines don’t have to weigh your carryon nor count it against performance criteria. Bags that go underneath are weighed and “count” for performance calcs. Obviously, it affects the airplane either way and there are some safety margins built-in, but the airlines have some reason to push people to maximize use of carry-ons.
- jboles 8y agoOne annoying thing about basic economy fares is that the airline charges you to carry your own bag on (though I think one or two airlines may have since reversed this policy). It is “enforced” by relegating basic economy fares to the last boarding group, by which time the overhead bins are likely already full. While basic economy + carryon fee is usually still less than regular economy, it feels like the airline is coercing more money out of you to avoid the risk of a bad customer experience.