On Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:11:15 -0500, AZ Nomad
wrote:
>On Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:56:42 -0400, Dave Smith wrote:
>>AZ Nomad wrote:
>>> I was really pissed off at having to pay for checked in luggage last time
>>> I traveled. Are all the airlines now doing it? It is a hidden charge and
>>> might make shopping comparisons faulty if the price of two flights is
>>> within $15, and only one of the airlines has the fee.
>>>
>>> USairways was expecially nasty having dropped their beverage service and
>>> charging $2 for a can of soda that doesn't cost them 30 cents. Being dehydrated
>>> on a 5 hour flight isn't pleasant.
>
>>Some will do anything to gouge a few extra bucks out of their
>>passengers. I had some visitors from Holland last year who brought only
>>one large suit case between the two of them. They had no problems coming
>>over but bought some wine to take back with them. They were 4 pounds
>>over the maximum weight for a single bag and were charged $50. If they
>>had brought two bags they would have been allowed a lot more extra
>>weight. That was KLM
>
>I now won't fly continental or USairways. They both got $15 from me and
>lost thousands of dollars in future sales.
Yeah, I'm sure they'll miss a cheapskate like you who doesn't want to
pay for what he uses. Too bad. You'll just get nothing on Southwest
instead of a free meal and drink on CO, which obviously goes right
over what poses as your brain.
>
>When I do my searches next time, it'll be a pain in the ass having to
>lookup who charges for baggage in order to make valid comparisons.
Yeah, it's enormously tough to do isn't it? |