American to charge for FIRST checked bag. - Page 15

dlrp_bopazot · 08-01-2008, 10:21 PM

Ryanair in Europe wants to teach you how travel light with one hand luggage thats it . Their first checked bag is like 10euros or something .

BarTopDancer · 08-04-2008, 06:13 PM

Jet Blue to charge $7 for new blanket and pillow that you can take with.

a la cart done right.

I don't mind this one at all. It's an item you can take with you, that is new and can be reused. It's also sanitary, and since I never use them, is one less thing I have to stash somewhere.

tracilicious · 08-04-2008, 10:11 PM

And one more thing making waste.

I keep looking at this thread wondering when the title will be fixed.

blueerica · 08-05-2008, 05:45 AM

Wish I could quickly find the commercial... I believe it's from Emirates Airlines, though possibly Saudi. (Probably Emirates, since they sponsored the Breeder's Cup, and I think that's what was on when I caught it.)... but it was beautiful, and reminded me of the idea that flying used to be such a luxury.

It is a luxury airline, and expensive as sh*t, but I really wanted to fly on it. Oh, that travel could be so chic...

Stan4dSteph · 09-05-2008, 10:56 AM

Damn it!

Continental to charge $15 for 1st checked bag

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Continental Airlines Inc. said Friday it is charging some coach customers $15 for a first checked bag, matching a similar fee imposed by most other major U.S. carriers.

Alex · 09-05-2008, 11:03 AM

I just booked our intra-Europe flights when we're in Europe. For EasyJet they charge you for any checked bags they just make it less obvious. The fee was included in the initial price but on one of the confirmation pages there was a box hidden among the various travel insurance and would I like to buy a house while in Europe and look at these fine Rolex-esque watches we're selling that let me set the number of checked bags to 0 and knocked 18 pounds off the the price.

I'm more annoyed by Virgin's carry on policy. You get one bag per person. Not a bag and a purse or a bag and a camera bag or a bag and a computer bag. One bag. And it can't weight more than 13 pounds. My "mandatory" electronic gear is about 4 pounds total, the gag is a pound itself. So I get about 8 pounds of clothes for a two week trip.

Not a huge problem but I can't figure out why the weight matters much so long as it is within the size limit (and Lani investigated, apparently they don't always weigh your carry on but if they do they are strict about the limit).

Stan4dSteph · 09-05-2008, 11:08 AM

Yep. In some places if it doesn't look too obvious, they won't weigh it. I flew Aer Lingus from CDG to Dublin, and they weighed my cabin bag. Luckily I was allowed a personal item too, so I had some things in there that would have added weight to the other bag. One trick is to have a coat with big pockets and stick stuff in there.

It's just so much more stressful now to try and figure out how to whittle everything down to meet requirements. I'd just rather pay the fee and be done with it, but I won't be happy about it.

Morrigoon · 09-05-2008, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Alex

I'm more annoyed by Virgin's carry on policy. You get one bag per person. Not a bag and a purse or a bag and a camera bag or a bag and a computer bag. One bag. And it can't weight more than 13 pounds. My "mandatory" electronic gear is about 4 pounds total, the gag is a pound itself. So I get about 8 pounds of clothes for a two week trip.

That's a change. I've traveled on Virgin before and don't remember my carryon being weighed. Of course, I used to carry my heaviest stuff in my carryon since checked stuff always gets weighed on Transatlantic flights.

13 pounds? Hells bells, my purse would make up the majority of that!

dlrp_bopazot · 09-05-2008, 12:29 PM

i'm a frequent flyer on Ryanair and they never weight my carry on luggage .

i know that Ryanair will charge $10 or $15 for a checked bag .

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blueerica Nueve Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,497	Wish I could quickly find the commercial... I believe it's from Emirates Airlines, though possibly Saudi. (Probably Emirates, since they sponsored the Breeder's Cup, and I think that's what was on when I caught it.)... but it was beautiful, and reminded me of the idea that flying used to be such a luxury. It is a luxury airline, and expensive as sh*t, but I really wanted to fly on it. Oh, that travel could be so chic... __________________ Tomorrow is the day for you and me
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09-05-2008, 11:03 AM	#6
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	I just booked our intra-Europe flights when we're in Europe. For EasyJet they charge you for any checked bags they just make it less obvious. The fee was included in the initial price but on one of the confirmation pages there was a box hidden among the various travel insurance and would I like to buy a house while in Europe and look at these fine Rolex-esque watches we're selling that let me set the number of checked bags to 0 and knocked 18 pounds off the the price. I'm more annoyed by Virgin's carry on policy. You get one bag per person. Not a bag and a purse or a bag and a camera bag or a bag and a computer bag. One bag. And it can't weight more than 13 pounds. My "mandatory" electronic gear is about 4 pounds total, the gag is a pound itself. So I get about 8 pounds of clothes for a two week trip. Not a huge problem but I can't figure out why the weight matters much so long as it is within the size limit (and Lani investigated, apparently they don't always weigh your carry on but if they do they are strict about the limit).
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09-05-2008, 11:08 AM	#7
Stan4dSteph Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: East Bay Area, CA Posts: 3,156	Yep. In some places if it doesn't look too obvious, they won't weigh it. I flew Aer Lingus from CDG to Dublin, and they weighed my cabin bag. Luckily I was allowed a personal item too, so I had some things in there that would have added weight to the other bag. One trick is to have a coat with big pockets and stick stuff in there. It's just so much more stressful now to try and figure out how to whittle everything down to meet requirements. I'd just rather pay the fee and be done with it, but I won't be happy about it.
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09-05-2008, 12:29 PM	#9
dlrp_bopazot Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Paris - France Posts: 323	i'm a frequent flyer on Ryanair and they never weight my carry on luggage . i know that Ryanair will charge $10 or $15 for a checked bag .
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