Airlines increased baggage fees

[tonado]

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/01/12/delta...fees/index.html

Fly Southwest or Jetblue to avoid first bag fees. Or fly non-USA carriers for international travels. I don't know about international baggage fees for domestic carriers.

[Guest Tony n Terrific]

These greedy bastards try and squeeze you a for every nickle. This translates into an additional $55 pure profit dollars if you register on line, $60 if you do it at the ticket counter for these Sows to swill on.

[Eric]

At least Delta is still allowing 2 checked bags free of charge on most international flights (including Asia). But I am sure that it is only a matter of time before they change that also.

[Chad]

Continental didnt charge my wife any fees on her flight to China in Dec.

[Guest Pommey]

hey stop whinging, its free enterprise , it"s what makes America the best and strongest

[dnoblett]

hey stop whinging, its free enterprise , it"s what makes America the best and strongest

Exactly, the airlines had to cut to the bone to avoid rasing prices when the cost of fuel went up, so to do so they had to cot things like meals, bagage etc, many domestic travelers had been traveling light and using their carry on as their primary bag.

 

So they charge extra for all the extra that many were not using.

 

The airlines are running very close to margin and not making a profit, this is why you see some of the big ones going bankrupt in the past few years.

[Guest Pommey]

hey stop whinging, its free enterprise , it"s what makes America the best and strongest

Exactly, the airlines had to cut to the bone to avoid rasing prices when the cost of fuel went up, so to do so they had to cot things like meals, bagage etc, many domestic travelers had been traveling light and using their carry on as their primary bag.

 

So they charge extra for all the extra that many were not using.

 

The airlines are running very close to margin and not making a profit, this is why you see some of the big ones going bankrupt in the past few years.

 

 

the cost of fuel controlled by other free enterprises, love it , please sir spank me again

oh by the way while these "free enterprises" keep increasing the cost of everything (as they make no profits) any chance of a pay rise to pay for it ?