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Stop charging fees to check bags, and start charging fees for carry-ons. Airlines should WANT checked baggage. And so should TSA.
by TheFuture 14y ago
Stop charging fees to check bags, and start charging fees for carry-ons. Airlines should WANT checked baggage. And so should TSA.
- iNate2000 14y agoThis is why Spirit started charging for carry-on bags. However, I don't think they allow free checked bags.
- khuey 14y agoNo, Spirit started charging for carry-on bags because their business model is to sell you a ticket for as low as possible and charge a ton of fees to make up the difference.
- talmand 14y agoI talked to a crew member once who said that before they allowed carry-on luggage the boarding process took less than half the time. She really missed those days.
- uptown 14y agoAirlines LOVE baggage fees. They're tax free. I wouldn't be surprised to see airlines reduce ticket fees and just boost bag fees for more tax-free revenue. Reference this Hipmunk visualization: http://visual.ly/air-travel-baggage-fee-revenue-timeline http://visual.ly/air-travel-baggage-fee-revenue-timeline
- underwater 14y agoApart from the tax status, it seems that baggage fees are an effective way to achieve market segmentation.
- officialchicken 14y agoWould the same simulations run on a wide-body 2-aisle plane (such as A380/777) have substantially different outcome? It feels like they board in the same amount of time as a single aisle. Banning carry-on luggage that doesn't fit under the seat would be a great place to start.