Looks like my travel days are coming to an end soon since I don't like to be nickel and dimed. Fortunately, I've been almost everywhere and feel no compulsion to visit Chicago or Paris for the umpteenth time, and all my close relatives are dead so I don't have to go to any out of state funerals.

Airlines add fees on top of fees - News- msnbc.com

 

Good riddance. Passengers like you haven't paid the true cost of airline travel in years. If you choose to avoid airline travel because you don't/can't pay more than bus fare, good luck and have fun on the interstate.

 

Good luck posting on here again bud, she's a moderator. I think she was saying she didn't like getting nickled and dimed. If you do some research, I'm sure you will find she can aford to pay.

 

Judging by your name the operation you fly for is part of the problem. Bus fares for the peeps, bus driver wages for the crew. This industry was doomed the moment commuters got jets and real airline fares vanished.

Too funny!!!

 

Very understandable. I propose the "Casablanca bazaar" pricing system: an expensive ticket marked down as appropriate for each customer. "Ahhh, you are a friend of Reek's -- for friends of Reek we have a veddy special deescount!"

 

Although people don't like to be nickeled and dimed, they also don't like paying for something they don't need. And that's why the fare structures are they way they are right now.

 

I can see Vagabonds point. I showed up to the counter some months ago and a passenger was in front of me checking in. When the agent weighed his bag, she told him it would be $90!

 

As the guy driving up front. I dont feel bad about the fees. I have taken massive paycuts due to cheap air fares and management that feels they can support them as long as they can use me as an ATM. Are my 12,000 plus hours not worth more than $199 round trip west coast to east coast?

 

I agree to a point. There are some things that should be assumed by the carrier when providing the logistical support for the passenger so that they can acurately price each ticket. At some point the nickel and diming needs to stop as it will only irritate travelers and make them choose a different airline.

Almost everyone needs a bag so the cost to process and transport one checked bag should be included in the ticket. Most people will want a beverage, so include that as well.

Here are some current / proposed charges I do agree with.
1) Higher price for prefered seat: Why should I pay the same sitting in the middle of the middle on a wide body as folks on the aisle or window? 25 extra bucks for UA economy plus... I'll pay that every time.
2) Meals on domestic flights: I'd like a small snack for free sure (pretzles or crackers), but I'll grab an actual meal before the flight, after the flight or during my layover. I'm sure most others will as well.
3) Fee for carrying on roll-aboards: Slows down boarding and reduces leg-room for other passengers forced to put their small bags under their seats.
4) Second Bag fee: Forces people to pack only what they need. This fee needs to be kept reasonable though.

Fees I don't agree with
1) Over weight baggage penalties are way too expensive. These should be no more than the second bag fee.
2) Fuel surcharge: This is just a way to hide the true cost of the ticket from online shoppers until final purchase. It's like one airline who shows 200 bucks for a complete ticket and another one who shows 100, then on the final purchase page adds in the taxes, airport fees, security fees, and fuel surcharge and ends up charging 250 bucks.

 

As a former ramper, this is one fee I agree with. Those 100+ bags do a number on the bodies of the rampers, even if they share lift and follow all the procedures. The injury rates are high and so are the lawyer's fees for dealing with those always assumed "faking it" rampers after lifting the bags. Leave the kitchen sink, the dresser, the complete shoe collection, and your rock collection in lead packaging at home! You don't need it for a 2 day trip to Los Angeles!

Airlines should triple the excess bag weight fee.