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Airline Baggage Fees Bring In Nearly $1B In 3 Months
A new report found that airlines brought in nearly $1 billion last quarter by charging customers for hauling their belongings. (consumerist.com) 기타...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
When are people going to realize that you don't get nickeled and dimed on a ULCC. When you fly on Jetblue with all the "Free stuff" the cost of your airfare isn't transparent at all. I would be pissed if I got on a JBU plane and just fell asleep and didn't use the TV's or missed the snack and beverage service because in the end I am paying for it.
The airlines pay taxes on the airfare and not on baggage fees. If they could figure out a way to make the fare $1.00 and charge extra for everything else, they would. It is all about making more money by paying less taxes. Since we are all self loading cargo, we should all pay by weight. I weigh 150lbs. I should get at least one free bag.
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Are you still flying for somebody or have you upgraded your cert to ATP?
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Yeah, mine goes blooey next week. I have been retired since 09; got caught in the over 60 crowd. Rule changed but retirement was planned so we left it. Ran a truckline a while and stayed current. Company bought a CRJ200 last year + had uptraded as I was leaving for a new 767. They called me back on contract last year to train/orientate a bunch of newby's. That fully went away last fall and reserve money went in April of this year. Medical is due for renewal in December and I start insulin on Friday, so I won't even be able to get a 3rd class physical with tht. Time to hang it up anyway.
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Did you happen to know a Miami based captain named Charlie Craig. He retired about a year before they went down.
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Tenerife was a tragedy that didn't need to happen, and would not have had it not been for the Golden Boy's arrogance and impatience.
Probably not now but would have been expensive then I bet. I asked about Charley. He retired about a year before they went down and managed to get his retirement lump sum. Operates a Hobby Shop out here in Western AR now. He lived out here and commuted to MIA for 10-12 years before he retired.