Articles tagged “bag fees”

Bag Fees Were the Most Successful Airline Business Model Change of the Past Decade

Bag Fees Were the Most Successful Airline Business Model Change of the Past Decade

Micheline Maynard, Skift

In the past decade, airlines have successfully convinced flyers to pay for everything from seat assignments to checking bags. But some of their most loyal customers are fuming.

4 months ago

Delta and Partners Will Charge for Checked Bags on Cheapest Transatlantic Fares

Delta and Partners Will Charge for Checked Bags on Cheapest Transatlantic Fares

Brian Sumers, Skift

A $60 fee to check a bag in one direction sounds extreme. But how many passengers will buy Basic Economy fares on transatlantic flights? It's one thing to give up perks on a two-hour domestic flight. It's another to give up the right to choose a seat on an eight- or 10-hour segment.

6 months ago

Airline Fares Drop but Airlines Make Up for It With Bag Fees, Report Finds

Airline Fares Drop but Airlines Make Up for It With Bag Fees, Report Finds

Joan Lowy, Associated Press

We don't begrudge airlines for bag fees. They're not a public utility. They have shareholders, and their mission is to make profits. Bag fees help them do that.

8 months ago

Southwest Airlines Says it Won’t Use New Technology to Upsell Passengers

Southwest Airlines Says it Won’t Use New Technology to Upsell Passengers

Brian Sumers, Skift

Other airlines are trying to segment their customers as much as possible. But that's not something Southwest plans to copy.

2 years ago

Amtrak Starts Charging Fees for Excess Baggage

Amtrak Starts Charging Fees for Excess Baggage

Associated Press

Amtrak, thankfully, says it's not trying to generate revenue by charging fees to passengers exceeding its already generous baggage allowances.

3 years ago

U.S. Airlines Collected a Record $6.4 Billion in Bag and Change Fees in 2014

U.S. Airlines Collected a Record $6.4 Billion in Bag and Change Fees in 2014

Dan Peltier, Skift

These ancillary fee revenues will only continue rising until passengers get totally tired of them or the government steps in.

3 years ago

The New JetBlue Will Have More Bag Fees and Less Legroom

The New JetBlue Will Have More Bag Fees and Less Legroom

Dennis Schaal, Skift

It's somewhat amusing that JetBlue states its mission is to "Inspire Humanity." As the airline's revenue initiatives highlight, JetBlue's latest mission actually is to win over skeptical shareholders and increase the bottom line.

4 years ago

Brazil Prohibits Airline Bag Fees But that May Change

Brazil Prohibits Airline Bag Fees But that May Change

Christiana Sciaudone and Julia Leite , Bloomberg

Even U.S. and European airlines are barred from charging bag fees when transporting passengers to Brazil. The practice is under review in Brazil, but authorities are taking their time in considering any changes.

4 years ago

JetBlue Considers Charging for First Bag Under New Fare Structure

JetBlue Considers Charging for First Bag Under New Fare Structure

Mary Schlangenstein, Bloomberg

Although the fee would be optional give the new fare options, the decision would give JetBlue's competitor Southwest Airlines -- the only U.S. airline to never charge for the first bag -- enough marketing fodder to last the year.

4 years ago

U.S. Airlines Push Congress to Let Them Advertise Lower Fares, Despite Total Cost

U.S. Airlines Push Congress to Let Them Advertise Lower Fares, Despite Total Cost

Samantha Shankman, Skift

With contradictory bills in the House and Senate, there's almost zero chance this bill will pass soon. But that doesn't mean the industry won't continue to come up with creative ways to advertise one cost while charging another.

4 years ago

Frontier Unveils New Fare Options in Transition to Becoming Ultra Low-Cost Carrier

Frontier Unveils New Fare Options in Transition to Becoming Ultra Low-Cost Carrier

Associated Press

Frontier is hoping to become the nicer of the U.S. ultra-cost carriers by giving flyers the opportunity to pay for the amenities they want or choose a fare that includes them all.

4 years ago

JetBlue May Begin Charging for the First Checked Bag Next Year

JetBlue May Begin Charging for the First Checked Bag Next Year

Dennis Schaal, Skift

The lure of bag fees may be too much for JetBlue to resist, but it would take a big brand hit if it decides to do so. Coupled with the airline's new business class service, many passengers will wonder if the JetBlue they loved is gone forever.

4 years ago

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