Senators act to stop airline carryon charges
04-15-2010, 07:35 AM
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Whatever happened to letting the consumer decide what they want to pay?
Look at Ryannair across the pond charging for the lav. Something tells me their maintenance costs are going rise as there will be a lot of seat covers to change! HA!
Look at Ryannair across the pond charging for the lav. Something tells me their maintenance costs are going rise as there will be a lot of seat covers to change! HA!
04-15-2010, 07:57 AM
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Originally Posted by ToiletDuck
agreed. These guys bankrupt everything they get their hands on. They tie your hands, push you in the water, then wonder why you can't swim later.
Kinda like a boot on your head drowning you too...
04-15-2010, 08:47 AM
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First off, the funding for the running of the national airspace system is thru ticket taxes. All of the other fees (preferred seating, checked bag, uc minor, etc) are not taxed. What concerns congress is that if you went to a European LCC model, the tax revenues would drop. It's a simple fix to tax all fees charged by the airlines. That way, a passenger on Delta pays the same tax as a passenger on Spirit.
Helmet? I can just hear the FA now. "Sir, if you don't put in back on right now, I'll have to charge you $45"
As for the socialist fears, I like paying taxes. There's some comforting about knowing that the streets are paved, there's an airport to land at, a police and fire department to protect my loved ones and a kick ass military to make sure no one mistakes compassion for weakness.
Helmet? I can just hear the FA now. "Sir, if you don't put in back on right now, I'll have to charge you $45"
As for the socialist fears, I like paying taxes. There's some comforting about knowing that the streets are paved, there's an airport to land at, a police and fire department to protect my loved ones and a kick ass military to make sure no one mistakes compassion for weakness.
04-15-2010, 08:56 AM
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Thats nice i pay taxes and then the gov't uses unallotment to take away the local gov't aid so nannysota can cover all of its welfare programs meanwhile where i live we have actual problems that money was designated for in flood fighting needs.
04-15-2010, 09:00 AM
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Stop nickel and dimeing us.
Ryanair floated the idea of charging to use the lavs but backed off.
I hate having to pay for checking in a bag, as a result when I travel domestically I use JetBlue. I just wrote Delta voicing my complaints about being mishandled on a first class ticket and having to pay for my bags on a Y ticket , their response to my complaint was to give me bonus miles on my frequent flyer program. I guess they want my business back as I pay full fare when I come home from my Middle East gig.
I hate having to pay for checking in a bag, as a result when I travel domestically I use JetBlue. I just wrote Delta voicing my complaints about being mishandled on a first class ticket and having to pay for my bags on a Y ticket , their response to my complaint was to give me bonus miles on my frequent flyer program. I guess they want my business back as I pay full fare when I come home from my Middle East gig.
04-15-2010, 09:21 AM
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I think The regime in congress ought to be spending more time on fighting these restaurants that have been increasing their drink costs by 200%. For over 10 years Cicis pizza has been $4, but you end up paying $6 after a drink! A drink?!? They're gouging. Same with Applebees, hamburger 10-15 years ago was $7, same as today but now it's like $2 not $1 for a drink with unlimited refills. That's bs.
04-15-2010, 10:05 AM
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Originally Posted by HercDriver130
As much as I hate what spirit is doing... congress needs to get out of private business.
Thanks Congress, keep living up to the joke of being the opposite of Progress.
Fire them all.
