Spirit Air increases Baggage fees

On Feb 8, 8:31 am, "thekid102" <thekid...@> wrote:
> Ok, maybe I don't get out much, but I have NEVER heard of an airling
> charging you to take luggage.  Is this happening all over or just the small
> airlines.  By "luggage" I mean the one bag that almost everyone would have.

It's a common practice of the discount industry in Europe, like Ryan
Air. A rock bottom price with a fee for everything on top of it,
including headphones, pillows, beverages. I am less offended by
Spirit Air doing this than United. Spirit Air is a discount operator.
United is supposed to be a full-fare, full-service airline. I assume
that Spirit does it to keep the base fare low. United does it to tack
more money on to their bottom line.

Matt

Matt@bigempire wrote:
> On Feb 8, 8:31 am, "thekid102" <thekid...@> wrote:
>
>>Ok, maybe I don't get out much, but I have NEVER heard of an airling
>>charging you to take luggage. Is this happening all over or just the small
>>airlines. By "luggage" I mean the one bag that almost everyone would have.
>
>
> It's a common practice of the discount industry in Europe, like Ryan
> Air. A rock bottom price with a fee for everything on top of it,
> including headphones, pillows, beverages. I am less offended by
> Spirit Air doing this than United. Spirit Air is a discount operator.
> United is supposed to be a full-fare, full-service airline. I assume
> that Spirit does it to keep the base fare low. United does it to tack
> more money on to their bottom line.
>
> Matt

There's a new airline based in Columbus called SkyBus that flies to some
limited locations. They charge for everything, including checked
baggage, but their fares are dirt cheap including $10 for the first 10
seats on every flight so it is hard to complain.

For the full fare airlines, it's a major annoyance.

-Burt

--
"I don't want to be your clown anymore. I don't want to do your donkey
work."

Binzer to Dan Tanna in Vega$ episode 19 "Doubtful Target"

"Matt@bigempire" <matt@bigempire.com> wrote in message
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On Feb 8, 8:31 am, "thekid102" <thekid...@> wrote:
> Ok, maybe I don't get out much, but I have NEVER heard of an airling
> charging you to take luggage. Is this happening all over or just the small
> airlines. By "luggage" I mean the one bag that almost everyone would have.

It's a common practice of the discount industry in Europe, like Ryan
Air. A rock bottom price with a fee for everything on top of it,
including headphones, pillows, beverages. I am less offended by
Spirit Air doing this than United. Spirit Air is a discount operator.
United is supposed to be a full-fare, full-service airline. I assume
that Spirit does it to keep the base fare low. United does it to tack
more money on to their bottom line.

Matt

Ryanair also charge for checking in at the airport - honest.

"Matt@bigempire" <matt@bigempire.com> wrote in message
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>> United does it to tack
more money on to their bottom line.

>>Matt

alas, United is now the Harrahs of the Skies..

On Feb 8, 5:41 pm, "Tio Pedro" <radioconnect...@cox.net> wrote:

> alas, United is now the Harrahs of the Skies..

Hey! I already used that line.

Matt

Guess I'll just wear three shirts, five briefs, and three pairs of pants
when I get on the plane.