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This is going to make flying more expensive. If this takes off (pardon the pun) and we have more people putting more things in their suitcase for money, then we
by slackstation 12y ago
This is going to make flying more expensive. If this takes off (pardon the pun) and we have more people putting more things in their suitcase for money, then we can see a future where everyone will pack their suitcase to max allowable weight and size for free. This will add weight to the plane which will cost fuel and thus drive up the price of a flight or cause restrictions on carry-ons.
Additionally, I agree with gvb. I do not want someone carrying something they are taking for a stranger on a plane with me. It goes sharply against my interest.
Lastly, seeing how much people are willing to pay for stuff like this, (the article quotes a $350 transport fee for a cellphone) budget travelers would be doing this constantly to lower the price of travel. I could see a college student carrying packages to bring down the cost of seeing the world to a fraction of what they would normally pay. I'm sure there's an informal amount of this already but, someone formalizing it into a business is scary.
tl;dr - I don't want to fly with anyone "GoCarry"ing.