The headline in the JetBlue Airways press release today said it all: JetBlue Outlines Plan to Drive Shareholder Returns. Beginning next year, JetBlue passengers will have a choice of three “branded fare bundle options.” The first of these will incur checked bag fees while the other two include one or two free checked bags “along…
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New Airplane Boarding Procedures Could Be In Your Future
This Wall Street Journal article focuses on American Airlines’ efforts to speed up the boarding process. In a two year study, the airline found that randomizing boarding can actually reduce boarding procedures and get you in the air faster. You’ve been boarded by row numbers from the back of the plane to the front and you’ve…
Wow, a New Low for Airline Fees!
I always thought Ryanair was the airline everyone loved to hate. After all, they are the master of additional fees, including floating the possibility of pay toilets. But now Spirit Air has lowered the bar, becoming the first airline to charge for carry-on bags. Yes, you heard that right; they are charging passengers for bags…
Charge for Carry-on Bags Instead of Checked Bags?
With the recent new round of increases for checked luggage fees, I return to a question asked by flight attendants: Why not charge for carry-on bags instead of checked bags? I have no doubt the airlines would love to also charge for carry-ons rather than one versus the other. Nevertheless, the checked bag fee has…
