Comments on: US Airways expects ancillary revenues to take off http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/us-airways-expects-ancillary-revenues-to-take-off/ The last honest travel site Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:38:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Michael http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/us-airways-expects-ancillary-revenues-to-take-off/comment-page-1/#comment-11185 Michael Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:31:15 +0000 http://www.tripso.com/?p=11769#comment-11185 If the fee is a good business practice, they should do it whether competitors follow suit or not. The fact that they reversed course when competitors didn't jump on board just shows that it wasn't a good business practice. If the fee is a good business practice, they should do it whether competitors follow suit or not. The fact that they reversed course when competitors didn’t jump on board just shows that it wasn’t a good business practice.

]]> By: Mark http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/us-airways-expects-ancillary-revenues-to-take-off/comment-page-1/#comment-11156 Mark Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:46:17 +0000 http://www.tripso.com/?p=11769#comment-11156 Well Mr. Kirby this is one old customer who has moved his business to Southwest due to your rip-off fees! Well Mr. Kirby this is one old customer who has moved his business to Southwest due to your rip-off fees!

]]> By: Bruce InCharlotte http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/us-airways-expects-ancillary-revenues-to-take-off/comment-page-1/#comment-11099 Bruce InCharlotte Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:19:09 +0000 http://www.tripso.com/?p=11769#comment-11099 Charging for bags, I can understand. Sooner or later, passengers are going to revolt from being nickeled and dimed for fees, from being charged a hidden $5 booking fee (US Airways, I'm talking about you!) to being charged for reserving a seat ("choice" seats are the same ones that were free before) and being charged $7 for a blanket (again, US Airways, I'm seeing a theme) as well as phone reservation fees. Let's see Southwest keep listing what everyone charges, because it's clearly not something the other airlines want, or they'd stop requiring these fees be disclosed at time of booking. Here's the list: http://www.southwest.com/travel_center/pod_chart.html Now if they would only start flying out of Charlotte, they would get my business! Charging for bags, I can understand. Sooner or later, passengers are going to revolt from being nickeled and dimed for fees, from being charged a hidden $5 booking fee (US Airways, I’m talking about you!) to being charged for reserving a seat (“choice” seats are the same ones that were free before) and being charged $7 for a blanket (again, US Airways, I’m seeing a theme) as well as phone reservation fees.

Let’s see Southwest keep listing what everyone charges, because it’s clearly not something the other airlines want, or they’d stop requiring these fees be disclosed at time of booking. Here’s the list: http://www.southwest.com/travel_center/pod_chart.html

Now if they would only start flying out of Charlotte, they would get my business!

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