Originally Posted by
FlyJSH
Don't want to start the "Fees are good/bad" debate.
All I am asking is since fees started at your company, have people been using more carry-ons? If so, has this affected weight and balance calculations ( are the planes "lighter" on paper for example)?
Originally Posted by
captjns
Only on paper… only on paper......
I think what Fly was asking was does it affect the overall weight - not the overall customer service aspect!
Yes, Fly, it does affect the weight. Even though the standard weight of a passenger includes their carry-on items - putting their carry on items in a cargo area vs. the overhead bid affects the total weight. Therefore if you bring bags back into the cabin, from the cargo area, your total weight "on paper" goes down! Put them back into the cargo area - it goes up! "on paper"
Used to do this all the time on the SAAB!! because we still used paper!! ;-)