Articles tagged “baggage”

IATA had a good idea, it just didn't implement it with any authority.

Considering the low margins they make flying us where we're headed, airlines are smart to seek other sources of revenue through travel-related merchandise.

This short-term promotion has half-baked written all over it.

Frontier may have discovered that its attempt to get more direct purchases wasn't worth lost business from customers turned off by the $100 baggage charge, or it may hope to score popularity points by bucking the extra-fees trend. Either way, this is a win for Priceline, which now boasts one more reason to book through its site instead of the airline's.

Your baggage may go missing thanks to a carrier who is flying an Airbus plane, but at least you'll be able to track where that bag is thanks to Airbus.

All the thought behind smart technology is a great thing, but there's little mention in the study of the effect baggage fees have on lost bags -- the fewer checked, the fewer lost.

When you make your baggage handlers central to your advertising campaign you need to be ready for them to take a stand when they see their power being weakened.