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Airlines are basically one of the few industries that includes the taxes in the fares that they show when browsing. They do sell add-ons for more money, but tha
by yuliyp 6y ago
Airlines are basically one of the few industries that includes the taxes in the fares that they show when browsing. They do sell add-ons for more money, but that's quite different from just showing you part of the price before checkout and/or hiding taxes and fees until then.
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- kemitche 6y agoFrontier Airlines charges for both checked and carry-on baggage. Additionally, they charge _more_ for luggage if you don't pay until you're at the airport, and even more if you wait til you're past security and at the gate. Is it literally the exact same thing? No, but it definitely falls into the same category of sunk-cost/trapped buyers. Once you get to the gate, you're getting on the plane, even if you have to pay more for your luggage than you expected. It's also very similar to why the soda vending machine at work charges $1 for a soda; the one in the amusement park charges $3, and the one _in the line_ for the popular ride costs $6. They all rely on facets of behavior that the consumer will just pay a little more once they've somehow invested in the process. The only difference is _what_ they invested and how easily recoverable it is.
- lotsofpulp 6y ago> Is it literally the exact same thing? No, but it definitely falls into the same category of sunk-cost/trapped buyers. Once you get to the gate, you're getting on the plane, even if you have to pay more for your luggage than you expected. It’s not the same thing at all. Even frontier displays up front what the bag fees will be. And it’s been years since airlines have been charging extra for bags, so I would say it’s convention by now. On Google flight search, you can see total prices including however many bags you specify.