Southwest: We’ll charge fees, but not for bags
October 31, 2016
Southwest isn’t giving up its special niche as the airline that doesn’t charge for bags, but it’ll soon be adding fees for a bunch of other things.
Southwest isn’t giving up its special niche as the airline that doesn’t charge for bags, but it’ll soon be adding fees for a bunch of other things.
JetBlue check-in kiosks at JFK. Save $5 by checking bag here instead of counter Photo: JetBlue With JetBlue’s announcement today that it is ending
You see baggage, the airlines see even bigger profits. Photo: Jarcje / Wikimedia Those darn bag fees, change fees, fee fees and more just keep piling up at America’s airlines. For the first quarter of 2015, they set a…
Frontier Airlines, which last year joined Spirit and Allegiant in the ULCC (ultra-low-cost-carrier) class that seems to mean ULC (ultra lots of charges) for most
JetBlue announced Wednesday that it would not only start charging baggage fees, but will also reduce legroom in its planes to add 15 more seats per plane. The airline, which made its reputation as being customer-friendly and heavily advertised its…
Spirit Airlines–the one that sometimes makes Grinch seem like a good guy–is planning a new revenue-squeezer. It’s planning to raise checked bag fees at high-travel times such as Christmas and other holidays. Spirit already has some of the…
There are only two domestic airlines in the US that don’t charge for checked bags — Southwest and JetBlue. Will Southwest start charging a baggage fee? Click on this link to read more
Southwest isn’t giving up its special niche as the airline that doesn’t charge for bags, but it’ll soon be adding fees for a bunch of other things.
JetBlue check-in kiosks at JFK. Save $5 by checking bag here instead of counter Photo: JetBlue With JetBlue’s announcement
You see baggage, the airlines see even bigger profits. Photo: Jarcje / Wikimedia Those darn bag fees, change fees, fee fees and more just keep piling up at America’s airlines. For the first quarter of 2015, they set a…
Frontier Airlines, which last year joined Spirit and Allegiant in the ULCC (ultra-low-cost-carrier) class that seems to mean ULC (ultra
JetBlue announced Wednesday that it would not only start charging baggage fees, but will also reduce legroom in its planes to add 15 more seats per plane. The airline, which made its reputation as being customer-friendly and heavily advertised its…
Spirit Airlines–the one that sometimes makes Grinch seem like a good guy–is planning a new revenue-squeezer. It’s planning to raise checked bag fees at high-travel times such as Christmas and other holidays. Spirit already has some of the…
There are only two domestic airlines in the US that don’t charge for checked bags — Southwest and JetBlue. Will Southwest start charging a baggage fee? Click on this link to read more