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Hate baggage fees? Wear a fishing vest on the plane
- seventytwo 3y agoA good strategy for Spirit Airlines.
- thdespou 3y agoAirlines response:Strip down to your underwear so we can weigh you.
- C-x_C-f 3y agoThat's a decade-old strategy: https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2013/04/02/176062612/no-april-fools-joke-samoa-air-charges-passengers-by-weight https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2013/04/02/176062612...
- fomine3 3y agogo further https://simpleflying.com/ana-customers-pee-before-flight/ https://simpleflying.com/ana-customers-pee-before-flight/
- lr1970 3y agoThat would not fly in USA. Quite a few passengers wight twice as much as other passengers with fishing vest or not :-)
- q1w2 3y agoI think that would fly really well, and make flights cheaper all around for those who continue to fly.
- candiodari 3y agoWould also be totally unfair. Some of us grew to 1.95m and weigh 95kg (I'm told it's close to 200 pounds), not because we're fat. Apparently your weight is proportional to some power of your height. I don't even fit in even business class seats (I'm too tall, I slide down because the bottom of the chair is not long enough).
- activiation 3y agoA backpack works for me.
- bunga-bunga 3y agoThe point is that backpacks are limited (in theory). Some low-cost airlines will weigh and measure them, so this jacket would let you wear extra weight.
- sigio 3y agohttps://archive.ph/ePscM https://archive.ph/ePscM
- avinoth 3y agoWith just a backpack, it is already nightmare through security. I can't imagine walking back and forth fishing out that one last thing over and over from all the nooks and crannies.
- albert_e 3y agoyou can just take off the vest and put it through the x-ray in most airports i think?
- bunga-bunga 3y agoYeah, security is a complete non-issue here (assuming you still follow the carry-on contents rule)
- suyash 3y agoNo laptop in it's own bin, some countries need you to put phones, battery packs and other electronics in separate bin etc. Wish they made the process easier.
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- 0x445442 3y agoIf the baggage fee is the decision point on the trip, I’d suggest rethinking whether or not you can really afford the trip.
- stcroixx 3y agoOn Frontier you could easily spend as much on baggage as the fight itself.
- InCityDreams 3y agoLast time I flew eu cheap, you had to pay in cash if you were over. A lot of pissed people at the atm. The £20 it cost me, I would have preferred to donate, or just throw away, rather than donate to some airline.
- C-x_C-f 3y agoMoney that one can afford to spend can still be saved, so it's of interest to anybody who feels the savings are worth the added effort.
- dazc 3y agoThese small savings are worth the effort to people who are blowing away multiple times more cash on something else. For example, taking a vacation when they can't actually afford to do so.
- alexb_ 3y agoThey're also worth the effort to me, who values money. Having a lot of money doesn't mean you should be spending it unnecessarily.
- matkoniecz 3y agoI remember traveling as teenager, I setup monitoring system to catch cheap long distance bus tickets. (I bought some 400km travel tickets costing less than travel to bus station within city) Some people are in a different situation than you.
- dinvlad 3y agoOne-bagging really has come a long way
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- alexb_ 3y agoIf you hate baggage fees, never, ever, ever fly Frontier Airlines. They recently instituted a policy where an attendant at the gate who gets a $100 carry-on fee from someone gets a $10 commission. There have been multiple reports of gate attendants lying about people's bags that are clearly small enough as being "too big" so that they can maximize the commissions that they get. It's a terrible, truly horrendous policy that will make it so I will never fly Frontier again.
- diebeforei485 3y ago> There have been multiple reports of gate attendants lying about people's bags that are clearly small enough as being "too big" so that they can maximize the commissions that they get. Don't they have a bag sizing thingy at the gates? If it fits in the thing, you don't have to pay.
- alexb_ 3y agoThey do. That's what makes the lying about "you have to pay anyways" extra egregious.
- q1w2 3y agoA big purse is what I use - and I'm a man
- zeroonetwothree 3y agoI’m one of the few that likes all these fees. Whenever something is free people just waste it, and mass/volume on an airplane is limited. And I’d rather have my base ticket price lower and opt in to fees for stuff that I actually value.
- irrational 3y agoIt’s cute that you think that they made the base ticket price lower.
- Quillbert182 3y agoWhen you look at Ryanair’s prices, it is often readily apparent that they did.
- wongarsu 3y agoWhen there's competition it works. For example in Europe the airlines with the most fees also have by far the lowest base prices. The problem is if for a specific route or airport there's only one airline. That seems to be somewhat common in the US, and in that case price isn't constrained by competition but the customers willingness to pay. That's where the abusive practises flourish
- topkai22 3y agoBase prices have generally been going down since the 90s https://www.bts.gov/content/annual-us-domestic-average-itinerary-fare-current-and-constant-dollars https://www.bts.gov/content/annual-us-domestic-average-itine.... It’s not enough data to attribute the impact of the broad switchover to baggage fees in 2008-2010, as base prices actually went up after introduction, but base prices are definitely down over time.
- crazygringo 3y agoI don't know why you're being downvoted. But I guess it's because everybody sees the fees but nobody sees how the base prices are lower than they would be otherwise. Of course some people don't understand how capitalism and competition work and therefore don't trust that the base prices are lower than they would be otherwise. But that's just not understanding how the economics of the industry works.
- enahs-sf 3y agohttps://archive.is/ePscM https://archive.is/ePscM
- shagie 3y agoPreviously, looking for some garments with pockets in them for a female coworker, I found the company "scottevest" - https://www.scottevest.com https://www.scottevest.com Pockets are kind of a thing for them... and it's a bit more stylish than a fishing vest. For example: https://www.scottevest.com/products/edc-jacket-mens https://www.scottevest.com/products/edc-jacket-mens > Tactical and ready for cold weather, this matte softshell jacket is the ultimate in everyday carry. Securely stow your gear in the 30 purposeful pockets. Designed for stealth, so items wont print, youll have quick and easy access to all your essentials without broadcasting what youre carrying. Key features include side zips at hips, Rapid Access Vertical Panels, removable RFID blocking pocket, internal back pocket, 2 phone pockets, key holder and attached chamois to keep glasses smudge-free. The Weight Management System ensures maxiumum carrying capacity and comfort. So load up with confidence and be prepared for whatever life throws your way.
- terribleperson 3y agoI've used several marmot jackets for the same purpose, but I like how much thought they've put into the pockets on that edc jacket. edit: same purpose being carrying EDC stuff. I actually dump all my pockets before flying. Anything I want to put back into my pockets immediately on the other side gets put in separate bags.
- shagie 3y agoThey've done some bit with it. I personally don't own any but my coworker was ecstatic to find a black dress that had multiple useable pockets. Most pockets, if present at all, in women's clothing is comically unusable and sometimes just for cosmetic use only (as in "looks like a pocket but can't even put coins in it" - not "can put cosmetics in it"). I like the idea they have, but I wear other clothing that is sufficiently pocketed for my use... though these phones are getting big and pockets aren't always keeping up with them.
- wenc 3y agoScott-e-vest looks promising but wondering if it's primarily suited to tall and bigs? I'm wondering if shorter individuals might look a little bulgy with stuff in their pockets. I wear this vest and it doesn't have too many pockets, but it looks fitted on me (and can accommodate a phone and keys and AirPods). https://petermanningnyc.com/products/flatiron-vest-navy https://petermanningnyc.com/products/flatiron-vest-navy
- BooneJS 3y agoI was waiting to see a mention of SCOTTeVEST. https://www.scottevest.com https://www.scottevest.com. Their raison d'être is to put interior pockets in every article of clothing.
- Jemm 3y agoThis mentality is not helping. Corporations will continue to act badly if there are no consequences.
- tomohawk 3y agoI hate checking baggage in the US. It gets lost, stolen, delayed. It's inconvenient. I hate boarding planes in the US. Everyone is carrying as much junk as they can. Japan is the opposite. Boarding is convenient and quick, and most baggage is checked. It doesn't get lost and it is quick. If you hate baggage fees, you should fight to make checked baggage convenient and safe. Edit: and, of course, get rid of the TSA
- giomasce 3y agoSome years ago my aunt had sewn a vest that a zipper that converted it into an actual bag. Even when in the vest configuration, it was double, so it essentially was one single big pocket. You could stuff tons of things inside, and given that you could convert it into a bag it was also relatively convenient. You would keep it as a vest when having to prove that you would't carry other bags than allowed, and back to a bag at all other times (including during the security check).
- dirtyid 3y agoA friend would wear his winter parka with 6 massive pockets on budget airlines. Even to warm destinations. Each pocket contained travel pouch that he'd move into a bigger pocket molled to his main backpack. Folded up parka made for nice pillow. I want a light weight anorak with big front and back pockets that you can zip up into a two pocket bag when not worn.
- jareklupinski 3y agoalready ahead of you; they started to weigh passengers at check-in: https://beatofhawaii.com/hawaiian-airlines-weighing-passengers-on-some-routes-per-faa/ https://beatofhawaii.com/hawaiian-airlines-weighing-passenge...
- sacnoradhq 3y agoHate having the TSA open up and steal items from your checked baggage in the US on domestic flights only? Throw a lower receiver into each bag. It's technically a firearm and so subject to the strict integrity rules requiring sealing at the ticket counter. You don't have to be a 2a die-hard or even have a single functional weapon to exploit this loophole. Or you could get a backpack that expands to the same size as the largest domestic carry-on and skip checked luggage altogether. Items you can't take in carry-on bags but are allowed in checked bags: alcohol, actual or improvised weapons.