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I have a few other ideas for the airlines to drive growth: - discounted standing room only tickets (pending FAA approval) on short flights - frequent 60 secon
by impish9208 2y ago
I have a few other ideas for the airlines to drive growth:
- discounted standing room only tickets (pending FAA approval) on short flights
- frequent 60 second ads on the seat-back monitors and in the bathrooms. You can pay extra for an ad-free experience
- help load and unload the checked luggage for extra loyalty points
- “no-rush” shipping for your checked luggage
- a Premium Elite Sky Safety ™®© program where you get more oxygen and priority assistance in the unlikely event of loss of cabin pressure or crash.
Editing to add:
You get 2 free restroom passes with a frequent flier account. A Medallion, Star Alliance, Gold Preferred, or a close personal relationship with an active-duty servicemember or honorably discharged veteran entitles you to an additional one free pass. Timed usage fees apply afterwards. Terms and conditions apply. Void where prohibited by law. Consult your doctor if restroom usage during travel is appropriate for you.
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- recursivedoubts 2y agoa per use toilet fee seems like an obvious way to boost profits
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- hiatus 2y agoExcept when someone doesn't want to pay and you are trapped in an aluminum can with them for a few hours.
- recursivedoubts 2y agoeasy: a prohibitive cleanup fee also: make the bathroom more expensive as the flight goes on they'll break
- subarctic 2y agoI would totally help with luggage if that was a thing
- arcticbull 2y agoPeople love to joke, but the reality is that people don't value the things that are being removed -- that's why they're being removed. WestJet, their main competitor, did this ages ago. People weren't switching en masse despite roughly the same route network. Ergo, it didn't matter to people, so removing it was reasonable. This gave them the ability to lower the sticker price, and makes them more competitive. Airlines have awful margins. Literally, awful. AA's net margin in 0.5%. AC's net margin is around 10%. [edit] I'm super tall, and I love flying LCCs like RyanAir and EasyJet, because they charge virtually nothing to get on, and then a low, reasonable fee for an exit row. I pay for what I want, and they're super timely. Economy is economy. On the premium cabin side, sure, there's room to differentiate.
- amanaplanacanal 2y agoI'm certain I read at one point that if you added the total profits of the airline industry from the beginning until now, it's Jess than zero. I don't know whether it's true but it seems like it could be.
- vermilingua 2y agoEconomy is economy, sure, but “economy” hides the fact that it is the only option for the vast majority of travelers. Almost everyone here has the financial security to spring for comfort if they want it, but that is not true for the broader population.
- arcticbull 2y agoTotally, so if cost is your primary driver, you would want the sticker price to be as low as possible right? Aren't those the people who are most willing to compromise on 'frills'? This gives them the opportunity to do that in a way bundled fares do not.
- equestria 2y agoBut that's not making the actual price lower. There are few situations where you don't need carry-on, so almost everyone will end up booking a "cheaper" flight, but then paying extra for carry-on. In fact, obfuscation like that probably allows the airline to charge you more, because you don't get to see all the fees until you commit.
- blackwateragent 2y ago> - help load and unload the checked luggage for extra loyalty points I would legitimately want this; I have a big fear of my luggage going missing (so as much as possible, I try to do only carry-on if I can cram everything in), so being able to personally load the luggage in the plane I'm flying in would actually be extremely anxiety reducing for me.
- mgraczyk 2y agoI would actually take most of these for lower fare (except the last one)
- dzhiurgis 2y agoStanding is more comfortable than sitting in those tiny seats so you'd have to pay extra.
- binary_slinger 2y agoDon’t forget lavatories. $5.99 per use or for $29.99 get the LavPass which gives unlimited use for 24 hours, or LavPass Max for $79.99 which allows unlimited use for one year.
- SteveNuts 2y agoNumber one only. Number two you have to bring your own bag and handle disposal at your destination.
- penguin_booze 2y ago$5.79 per flush. $25.30 for not flushing.
- hulitu 2y agoAnd if number two is liquid, you have to split it in 100ml bags.
- giomasce 2y agoIn fine print it is written than "unlimited" really means "only until the airline thinks that you're abusing of it, at their sole discretion".
- dzhiurgis 2y agoI'd definitely rather stand than using most airlines (economy) seats... Allowing to sit on a floor might be even better...