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If 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 ago
On Frontier you could easily spend as much on baggage as the fight itself.
InCityDreams 3y ago
Last 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 ago
Money 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 ago
  These 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 ago
    They'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 ago
    I 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.
dazc 3y ago
Same goes for paying for a specific seat rather than expecting someone who has done just that to move so your family can sit together.
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justrealist 3y ago
There are a lot of < $100 domestic flights available to low-income people. If you have friends in the area so you aren't paying for lodging, $30 on a $90 ticket is substantial.
mackwell 3y ago
Probably true for many. But there can also be the other side of things where you just need to fly a lot and you want to keep those costs from adding up over time. For instance, needing to fly back and forth from home where you work to visit an ill relative. There are probably many situations where there is reasonable value to be had from a strategy like this. Plus, you get the benefit of looking like an extremely cool dude!
sharkweek 3y ago
Two things: 1) Not all travel is for pleasure. 2) I’m fortunate enough to be able to afford baggage fees or whatever nonsense the airline wants to try and charge me for, but I absolutely hate being nickeled and dimed. I prioritize using companies that provide upfront total costs whenever possible to vote with my wallet.
wongarsu 3y ago
In Europe you can get flights for $25. That's $50 both ways, plus let's say 2 nights, which in many places can be had for $50/night. That's $150 plus whatever you send there. Spending another 2x$25 on baggage fees makes a huge impact on that budget.

stcroixx 3y ago

On Frontier you could easily spend as much on baggage as the fight itself.

InCityDreams 3y ago

Last 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 ago

Money 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 ago
These 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 ago
  They'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 ago
  I 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.

dazc 3y ago

Same goes for paying for a specific seat rather than expecting someone who has done just that to move so your family can sit together.

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justrealist 3y ago

There are a lot of < $100 domestic flights available to low-income people. If you have friends in the area so you aren't paying for lodging, $30 on a $90 ticket is substantial.

mackwell 3y ago

Probably true for many. But there can also be the other side of things where you just need to fly a lot and you want to keep those costs from adding up over time. For instance, needing to fly back and forth from home where you work to visit an ill relative. There are probably many situations where there is reasonable value to be had from a strategy like this. Plus, you get the benefit of looking like an extremely cool dude!

sharkweek 3y ago

Two things: 1) Not all travel is for pleasure. 2) I’m fortunate enough to be able to afford baggage fees or whatever nonsense the airline wants to try and charge me for, but I absolutely hate being nickeled and dimed. I prioritize using companies that provide upfront total costs whenever possible to vote with my wallet.

wongarsu 3y ago

In Europe you can get flights for $25. That's $50 both ways, plus let's say 2 nights, which in many places can be had for $50/night. That's $150 plus whatever you send there. Spending another 2x$25 on baggage fees makes a huge impact on that budget.