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re: U.S. Airlines collected $6B in baggage and reservation change fees last year
Posted on 5/14/13 at 1:49 pm to TheDiesel
Posted on 5/14/13 at 1:49 pm to TheDiesel
I like the idea of paying by weight, but if you are under a certain weight they should put two people in one seat. You are still occupying seat capacity/volume and paying less. Another paying customer could have purchased that extra space.
Don't like it, pay for your additional space.
A 747 weighs 347,000 lbs empty. If you have 100 passengers that carry an extra 100 lbs each, that's 10,000 lbs. That's about 2.8% of the weight.
How about you divy up the weight of the plane by passenger and then add the persons weight and baggage in? That would be a little more fair.
Maybe the airlines should look at trying to drop a little of the 347,000 lbs and improve efficiency? Materials/ Flotation devices over land?
I'm really just pissed at a recent baggage fee and cancellation fee. Screw the airlines other than SWA.
Don't like it, pay for your additional space.
A 747 weighs 347,000 lbs empty. If you have 100 passengers that carry an extra 100 lbs each, that's 10,000 lbs. That's about 2.8% of the weight.
How about you divy up the weight of the plane by passenger and then add the persons weight and baggage in? That would be a little more fair.
Maybe the airlines should look at trying to drop a little of the 347,000 lbs and improve efficiency? Materials/ Flotation devices over land?
I'm really just pissed at a recent baggage fee and cancellation fee. Screw the airlines other than SWA.
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Posted on 5/14/13 at 2:14 pm to chauncey1
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Maybe the airlines should look at trying to drop a little of the 347,000 lbs and improve efficiency? Materials/ Flotation devices over land?
I remember seeing this on a CNBC "documentary" on American Airlines... the airline even looks at the profitability of the various magazines each plane carries (Skymall, etc) relative to the implied cost of fuel to carry it. If there is money to be saved by taking something off the plane, they take it off the plane, within reason or FAA regulation of course.
This post was edited on 5/14/13 at 2:15 pm
Posted on 5/14/13 at 2:35 pm to chauncey1
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I like the idea of paying by weight,
I guess thats ok. I just feel the baggage fees are more of a nickel and dime technique. Just really pisses me off but just have to DWI.
Posted on 5/16/13 at 6:11 am to chauncey1
Saw an interview with a SWA exec who claims that they have not ruled out using baggage fees.
Posted on 5/17/13 at 9:39 am to chauncey1
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Maybe the airlines should look at trying to drop a little of the 347,000 lbs and improve efficiency? Materials/ Flotation devices over land?
Maybe they should just take the average weight of all flight's luggage and disperse the amount INTO the cost of the ticket. When a plane is half full, they are still ok because there is less weight and better ecconmy on the flight.
Bottom line: Tell me what it costs to fly my flight and be done with it!
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