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The 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 in
by hakfoo 8y ago
The 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.