American to charge for FIRST checked bag.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

About the only item that I have an issue with (on the whole a la carte pricing structure) is the (non-alcoholic) drinks. Since they don't have drinking fountains on planes, water (Coke, etc.) is the one item I would consider a necessity on the plane that I am forced to purchase.

One would assume they'll still offer water for free. Flights usually have plenty of non-bottled water in pitchers to serve.

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

One would assume they'll still offer water for free. Flights usually have plenty of non-bottled water in pitchers to serve.

Good point. Bet it tastes gawd-awful too.

[Stan4dSteph]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

One would assume they'll still offer water for free. Flights usually have plenty of non-bottled water in pitchers to serve.

Not on some of the low-cost Euro carriers.

Also, your $2 in the aiport will usually buy you a larger bottle than what you will get for $2 on the plane. I'm sure they're using this as a way to reduce weight also. They can figure a certain % of passengers won't buy drinks, so they can eliminate having excess that no one will use.