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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFrontier adds carry-on fee for some passengers
Frontier Airlines plans to start charging up to $100 for a carry-on bag and $2 for coffee or soda, although its announcement on Wednesday did say that passengers will get to keep the whole can.
The new carry-on fee is for bags in the overhead bin, so small bags under the seat will still be free. Frontier said it will charge $25 if the fee is paid in advance, $100 if travelers wait to pay until they're at the gate.
Frontier spokeswoman Kate O'Malley said the $100 fee is to get travelers to take care of the charge in advance. "We don't want to charge that," she said.
Airlines began charging for the first and second checked bags in 2008. Passengers trying to avoid those fees have been stuffing as much as they can into carry-on baggage stashed in overhead bins, meaning those bins often run out of space. Fees are one way to get passengers to bring less on board. ................(more)
The complete piece is at: http://news.yahoo.com/frontier-adds-carry-fee-passengers-194244417.html
graham4anything
(11,464 posts)person bought their entire material possessions with them on the plane and also in boarding left no room for anyone else.
not to mention it delays the flights
likesmountains 52
(4,093 posts)for everyone to try to coax their overstuffed carry on out of the overhead bin.
SoCalDem
(103,856 posts)Diaper bags, briefcases/laptop cases, SMALL backpacks , purses..only..
Leave the overhead bins OFF completely..
problem solved..
add $25 to each ticket and allow 1 checked bag per person..
TheMightyFavog
(13,770 posts)SoCalDem
(103,856 posts)KansDem
(28,498 posts)I don't know how many times I've flown in the last several years when I've seen passengers boarding with steamer trunks as "carry-on" bags. Many times since I boarded last, or last section, the overhead bins are all full. Once the attendant had to take my one carry-on bag to check through with the luggage. I wasn't charged, though.
There are dimension limits for carry-ons, but they're ignored in order to save checked-luggage fees. It's about time the selfish pay up!