American to charge for FIRST checked bag.

Ghoulish Delight · 05-21-2008, 08:55 AM

Yeah, I can't really get too upset about this one. They may be charging for the little services, but by doing so, they keep the face-price of the ticket from rising, so it ends up a wash, and you may even end up ahead if you forgo some of those services.

Kevy Baby · 05-21-2008, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

Feelin' hopeless against a big corporation's shenanigans.

How is this shenanigans? American (and all of the other major airlines) have been losing money hand over fist; their stock price is in the toilet (currently trading under $7 when just one year ago, they were over $27). People are losing their jobs and American et. al. are just trying to stay afloat.

Where exactly is the shenanigans?

Gemini Cricket · 05-21-2008, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

Where exactly is the shenanigans?

I personally think that charging people for their bags is ridiculous. There are times when you have to have luggage for your trip. It's not an option not to. So now you're getting charged for it. I think there are other ways to stay afloat rather than nickel and dime your passengers.

Ghoulish Delight · 05-21-2008, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

I personally think that charging people for their bags is ridiculous. There are times when you have to have luggage for your trip. It's not an option not to. So now you're getting charged for it. I think there are other ways to stay afloat rather than nickel and dime your passengers.

Again, by charging for checking baggage, it allows them to not increase the ticket price.

You're paying for it either way. This way just gives them a slight marketing advantage, and gives you the option to save a little money if you can get away without checking bags.

If they were raking in the dough and made this move as a way to squeeze more money out of people, that'd be one thing. But they're losing money, so if air travel is going to remain an option, we were all going to have to start paying more for it one way or another.

Gemini Cricket · 05-21-2008, 10:19 AM

I don't understand is ticket pricing in general. ie. The last flight I took, my seat from LA to HI was $300. The guy sitting next to me paid $800 for his seat. It's weird how big of a difference that is.

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Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	I don't understand is ticket pricing in general. ie. The last flight I took, my seat from LA to HI was $300. The guy sitting next to me paid $800 for his seat. It's weird how big of a difference that is.
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