Well, the airline industry is once again trying to bleed every last penny out of their customers. I know that the major carriers are struggling to make money right now but come on.
On my recent flight home from Portland, Oregon, I was charged $25 for a second checked bag and found out that an additional bag would be over $100!!! Talk about bringing in extra revenue.
Check out this Los Angeles Times article:
United Airlines will begin charging $15 for the first piece of checked luggage, becoming the second major U.S. airline to impose a fee for a service that has long been included in the fare.
The luggage charge for coach-class passengers on the nation's second-largest carrier was quickly matched by US Airways, raising the prospect that the other two big carriers, Delta Air Lines and Continental Airlines, would follow suit.
No. 1 carrier American Airlines initiated the controversial charge last month, citing the need to generate extra revenue to help offset the fast-rising cost of fuel.
Thank god we still have Southwest Airlines!!! This is the airline of choice of the common man and a personal favorite of mine.
From the article:
Southwest Airlines is the only carrier that has publicly balked at -- and ridiculed -- the fee.
Other airlines are raising base fares dramatically and some will soon begin charging for drinks and snacks on flights.
There's no way I'm dishing out $3-4 for a cup of orange juice and a bag of peanuts. Anybody else want to?
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