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Hate Basic Economy Fares? More Are Coming
Buying airline tickets is getting even more dastardly: Basic Economy fares are spreading nationwide. (www.msn.com) עוד...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
We booked Flight from LAX to SEA. Looking at the Costs we found Spirt Airlines has a Flight that was listed as $68. BUT.. Even your Personal Carry on would have cost us $38 EACH. NOT COUNTING ANY CHECKED BAGS. When we checked AlaskaAir we found that they were $36 CHEAPER if you added in the cost Spirit wanted for our Personal Carry On Bag. And if you ADDED in our 4 International Check Bags from MNL, Spirit would have been $102 MORE than AlaskaAir! That is silly! Unless you went in your UNDERWARE Spirit costs MORE, than the GOOD QUALITY Airlines!
'Bean Counters' are loose all around us. Nothing has to do with customer service or flight comfort. Only the bottom line counts. So, soon seats will be eliminated and you'll be standing strapped into a vertical chamber box or forced to climb into the overhead luggage bin so they can fit 800+ people in the plane. A single toilet will charge you $2.00 to relieve your self or just go in your Depends. No baggage will be allowed and you'll have to send it ahead via FedX. There will be a surcharge of $1.00 for each pound over each person who's weight exceeds 175 lbs. TSA will require you to be naked, except for your Depends and covered with a sheet which will cost an additional $2.50.
Yes, this sounds a bit extreme, but I've had it with these sky robbers and have directed all my employees to drive their cars if possible, this way there will be no delays or nuts to deal with while flying.
Yes, this sounds a bit extreme, but I've had it with these sky robbers and have directed all my employees to drive their cars if possible, this way there will be no delays or nuts to deal with while flying.
The issue I have is I don't mind paying more for a comfortable seat, but when that seat is a $1,000 more than 'Economy' I just can't afford it. Economy Plus is a joke, it is what basic economy used to be.
People want the cheapest fare point A To B. its always been that way. thats why the cheap airlines are making bo coo money right now. Don't complain if you didn't read what you bought before you press the purchase button.. do your research.. then buy. Note even tho SWA doesnt charge for bags most all the time the fare includes bag check ad is much higher. so watch out.
JOE..i am in agreement with you..southwest,although much loved,has promoted the "low cost,bags fly free" advertising for quite some time now..its good advertising, and yes, their people are fun and courteous,but in reality,by fare comparison, their fares are no cheaper than anyone else in the same market..a lot of travelers do not realize fares are what is called "market based",meaning how much competition any airline has on certain routes..
I fell into this trap with American, I didn't notice the fare restrictions until after I had purchased the ticket (I'll take part of the blame for that). For the cost of checking my luggage on American, I can get ticket on SWA and check two bags, plus a carry on. Sadly, AA didn't drive me to purchasing a higher cost ticket (and still have to pay to check luggage), they drove me to another carrier.
"The cattle will refrain from mooing."