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It's been great for frequent travellers. Our cheap flights were subsidised by people who don't bother to follow basic instructions, or try to take the piss and

• paxys 1y ago
  Yes, and that's a good thing.
  • rjh29 1y ago
    My comment was more about the fees. The law is actually relating to the carry on bags which are separate, sorry for being confusing. The EU law is good if the ticket price doesn't rise up, but I fear it will go up the same amount as the bag used to cost. It also removes the ability to optimise. Even if you pack light, buy clothes at the destination, or send your stuff by mail - you still pay for a bag. And as another poster said, it'll encourage people to take more luggage, which won't all fit in the overhead compartments.
    • attendant3446 1y ago
      Does it actually cost the airline more money to allow this? They already allow underseat luggage, where you can store even heavier bags. They were limiting the size of the bag unnecessarily (even though there is plenty of room under the seat for a bigger bag). I think they will raise the prices at first, but eventually they will find another way to extort money from passengers and having a reasonably sized carry-on bag will become norm.
• const_cast 1y ago
  I think the sheer level of opportunistic price gauging demonstrates that no, this isn't just the cost of things. They're trying to squeeze every penny. That means you, too, unfortunately.
  • sillyfluke 1y ago
    Yeah, as another frequent flyer I find the parent's comment borderline delusional. Things have way shittier across the board post-covid. Just the other day, I noticed an airline turn their economy tickets fron three tiers to six, in an attempt to decouple baggage allowance and flight change options. Being able to change your flight now cost 3x as much than it did before.
    • rjh29 1y ago
      Prices are up since covid but I haven’t noticed anything shittier, I fly in Asia though.