Comments on: What will be the next airline “a la carte” items and fees?

By: Mike Licht

Mike Licht — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:52:40 +0000

Some of those fees have been around a long time.

See:

http://notionscapital.wordpress.com/2009/10/25/da-vinci-and-air-travel/

By: David Parker Brown

David Parker Brown — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:19:43 +0000

I really think some airline at sometime might try the “per pound” strategy. Weigh a persons weight, baggage, etc and the total weight = how much they pay!

By: Charlie Leocha

Charlie Leocha — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:49:59 +0000

Sorry, I swapped out the original photo. Indeed, though the photo was labeled on the web as airplane interior, it turned out to be a train. Heck, it happens in the wee hours of the morning when my eyes aren’t quite focusing yet. The current photo is clearly an airplane interior.

By: Heather

Heather — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:38:21 +0000

For “salamio”…

look again…there is a flight attendant at the back of the plane.

Also, trains are not rounded at the top like this pictures shows, nor
do train overhead compartments look like the picture.

By: Janice Hough

Janice Hough — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:17:10 +0000

Airlines are far from the only offenders on charging under the guise of being green. Charges for shopping bags at stores, charges for housekeeping at hotels, extra fees that go towards “reducing your footprint.” If corporations can make it seem like they are doing it for the good of the Earth then they can pat themselves on the back while boosting profits..

By: Frank

Frank — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:16:51 +0000

Since “green” is in, along with staying healthy, presumably charging for things like disposable pillow covers or blankets — recyclable of course — could be possible new options. (JetBlue already sells a pillow/blanket set.) With the flu season upon us perhaps the airlines will sell mini bottles of hand sanitizer.
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I just received a letter from my energy company about reducing carbon emissions to combat climate change. Reading the fine print, it says for an ADDITIONAL 2.5 CENTS per Kilowatt-hour above the cost of standard electricity I can help reduce the release of thousands of pounds of carbon dioxide per year.
I just tossed it in my shredder. Mind you, my bill has DOUBLED in 7 years.

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By: salamio

salamio — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:17:14 +0000

Just curious – why there’s a train picture for article whole about arilines&planes?