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Which airlines charge for the first checked bag?
On 10/23/2008 5:28 PM John Kulp did a "happy dance", then made these
writings: On Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:46:36 -0400, Brian wrote: On Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:57:40 GMT, (John Kulp) wrote: Yeah, it's so well hidden that it's only been all over the news for months now repeatedly and listed on every airline's website. That's how hidden it is. Completely stupid. All these airlines have gone out of their way to let passengers know about these charges. You ready are quite tiresome and not at all helpful unlike others here. Anybody so stupid as to A.not know about these charges, B. can't figure out how to look at an airline website to find them and C. expects everyone to agree with their stupid views that companies should give away their products and services and, thereby, go bankrupt doesn't deserve help. They just idiots who deserve to be told just that. I guess you've never heard, "Honesty without kindness is not honesty at all." -- ________ To email me, Edit "blog" from my email address. Brian M. Kochera "The poor dog is the firmest friend, the first to welcome the foremost to defend" - Lord Byron View My Web Page: http://home.earthlink.net/~brian1951 |
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"AZ Nomad" wrote in message ... On Thu, 23 Oct 2008 08:32:51 -0700, Mimi wrote: Don't they give you water? That should prevent dehydration. Better than a cola, which will have the opposite effect. $2 a bottle. Unless you want to drink out of the sink in the lavatory. Think twice about the airline water: http://www.mindfully.org/Water/Airli...fety1nov02.htm |
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AZ Nomad wrote:
AFAIK, only usairways is charging for a can of soda. I find it hard to fathom how an airline that has collected $250 can't provide a 25 cent can of soda. It costs them several bucks to collect that $2 can of soda in labor. I was on U.S. Air last month. They're selling very, very, few drinks, even the $1 drinks like coffee. So it's not that they're making $1.75 a can on soda, they're saving about 20¢ x 150 people on each flight (half a can of soda plus the cost of the ice, the cup, the napkin, etc. That was the real intent of the fee. A lot of these fees aren't implemented to make money from people paying the fees, they're implemented to get people to stop doing whatever it is that would incur the fee in the first place. If people stop taking checked luggage, the airline can sell that cargo space to freight companies or to the U.S. mail, etc. |
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On Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:19:07 -0700, SMS wrote:
AZ Nomad wrote: AFAIK, only usairways is charging for a can of soda. I find it hard to fathom how an airline that has collected $250 can't provide a 25 cent can of soda. It costs them several bucks to collect that $2 can of soda in labor. I was on U.S. Air last month. They're selling very, very, few drinks, even the $1 drinks like coffee. So it's not that they're making $1.75 a can on soda, they're saving about 20¢ x 150 people on each flight (half a can of soda plus the cost of the ice, the cup, the napkin, etc. That was the real intent of the fee. A lot of these fees aren't implemented to make money from people paying the fees, they're implemented to get people to stop doing whatever it is that would incur the fee in the first place. If people stop taking checked luggage, the airline can sell that cargo space to freight companies or to the U.S. mail, etc. Why stop there? They could rip out the seats, turn off the cabin pressure, and ship everybody like cattle. That would sure help their prices become "competitive" And I'll never know. I'll stick to airlines that don't despise their customers so much. |
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On Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:04:27 -0500, AZ Nomad
wrote: On Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:19:07 -0700, SMS wrote: AZ Nomad wrote: AFAIK, only usairways is charging for a can of soda. I find it hard to fathom how an airline that has collected $250 can't provide a 25 cent can of soda. It costs them several bucks to collect that $2 can of soda in labor. I was on U.S. Air last month. They're selling very, very, few drinks, even the $1 drinks like coffee. So it's not that they're making $1.75 a can on soda, they're saving about 20¢ x 150 people on each flight (half a can of soda plus the cost of the ice, the cup, the napkin, etc. That was the real intent of the fee. A lot of these fees aren't implemented to make money from people paying the fees, they're implemented to get people to stop doing whatever it is that would incur the fee in the first place. If people stop taking checked luggage, the airline can sell that cargo space to freight companies or to the U.S. mail, etc. Why stop there? They could rip out the seats, turn off the cabin pressure, and ship everybody like cattle. That would sure help their prices become "competitive" Getting rid of idiots like you would make the whole trip more pleasurable as well. And I'll never know. I'll stick to airlines that don't despise their customers so much. That's for sure. You'll never know. Have you seen all the airline ads trying to appeal to cheapskate idiots like you? |
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"AZ Nomad" wrote in message ... On Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:19:07 -0700, SMS wrote: AZ Nomad wrote: AFAIK, only usairways is charging for a can of soda. I find it hard to fathom how an airline that has collected $250 can't provide a 25 cent can of soda. It costs them several bucks to collect that $2 can of soda in labor. I was on U.S. Air last month. They're selling very, very, few drinks, even the $1 drinks like coffee. So it's not that they're making $1.75 a can on soda, they're saving about 20¢ x 150 people on each flight (half a can of soda plus the cost of the ice, the cup, the napkin, etc. That was the real intent of the fee. A lot of these fees aren't implemented to make money from people paying the fees, they're implemented to get people to stop doing whatever it is that would incur the fee in the first place. If people stop taking checked luggage, the airline can sell that cargo space to freight companies or to the U.S. mail, etc. Why stop there? They could rip out the seats, turn off the cabin pressure, and ship everybody like cattle. That would sure help their prices become "competitive" Good greif man!! Don't give them any more ideas. And I'll never know. I'll stick to airlines that don't despise their customers so much. There's not many more to choose from. |
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On Fri, 24 Oct 2008 18:03:08 -0500, Jim Davis wrote:
"AZ Nomad" wrote in message ... On Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:19:07 -0700, SMS wrote: AZ Nomad wrote: AFAIK, only usairways is charging for a can of soda. I find it hard to fathom how an airline that has collected $250 can't provide a 25 cent can of soda. It costs them several bucks to collect that $2 can of soda in labor. I was on U.S. Air last month. They're selling very, very, few drinks, even the $1 drinks like coffee. So it's not that they're making $1.75 a can on soda, they're saving about 20¢ x 150 people on each flight (half a can of soda plus the cost of the ice, the cup, the napkin, etc. That was the real intent of the fee. A lot of these fees aren't implemented to make money from people paying the fees, they're implemented to get people to stop doing whatever it is that would incur the fee in the first place. If people stop taking checked luggage, the airline can sell that cargo space to freight companies or to the U.S. mail, etc. Why stop there? They could rip out the seats, turn off the cabin pressure, and ship everybody like cattle. That would sure help their prices become "competitive" Good greif man!! Don't give them any more ideas. And I'll never know. I'll stick to airlines that don't despise their customers so much. There's not many more to choose from. Hello, welcome to the gracy fergussen storm door company and airline. We save you money to avoiding such extravagances such as ... maintenance. |
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On Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:04:27 -0500, AZ Nomad
wrote: Why stop there? They could rip out the seats, turn off the cabin pressure, and ship everybody like cattle. That would sure help their prices become "competitive" I suspect there are some regulations about this. And I'll never know. I'll stick to airlines that don't despise their customers so much. Those are getting fewer and fewer. And they don't always fly where people need to go. |
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On Fri, 24 Oct 2008 18:03:08 -0500, "Jim Davis"
wrote: "AZ Nomad" wrote in message ... On Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:19:07 -0700, SMS wrote: AZ Nomad wrote: AFAIK, only usairways is charging for a can of soda. I find it hard to fathom how an airline that has collected $250 can't provide a 25 cent can of soda. It costs them several bucks to collect that $2 can of soda in labor. I was on U.S. Air last month. They're selling very, very, few drinks, even the $1 drinks like coffee. So it's not that they're making $1.75 a can on soda, they're saving about 20¢ x 150 people on each flight (half a can of soda plus the cost of the ice, the cup, the napkin, etc. That was the real intent of the fee. A lot of these fees aren't implemented to make money from people paying the fees, they're implemented to get people to stop doing whatever it is that would incur the fee in the first place. If people stop taking checked luggage, the airline can sell that cargo space to freight companies or to the U.S. mail, etc. Why stop there? They could rip out the seats, turn off the cabin pressure, and ship everybody like cattle. That would sure help their prices become "competitive" Good greif man!! Don't give them any more ideas. And I'll never know. I'll stick to airlines that don't despise their customers so much. There's not many more to choose from. There is always the Grace L Ferguson Airline (and Storm Door Company). First class get their own straps in the ceiling to support themselves. Cheers, Alan, Australia -- http://loraltravel.blogspot.com Latest: Two Indian Hotels: to Sleep, Perchance... |
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