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marmar

(76,982 posts)
Wed May 1, 2013, 08:22 PM May 2013

Frontier 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



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Frontier adds carry-on fee for some passengers (Original Post) marmar May 2013 OP
There is nothing worse than having to wait 20 minutes to leave the plane, because some greedy graham4anything May 2013 #1
That is my pet peeve...I pay to check a bag, and then I have to wait likesmountains 52 May 2013 #4
Easy fix.. New carryon limitations SoCalDem May 2013 #2
Add laptops to that list, and you've got a deal. TheMightyFavog May 2013 #3
implied in the briefcase...but I'll add it SoCalDem May 2013 #6
It's about time... KansDem May 2013 #5
 

graham4anything

(11,464 posts)
1. There is nothing worse than having to wait 20 minutes to leave the plane, because some greedy
Wed May 1, 2013, 08:28 PM
May 2013

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)
4. That is my pet peeve...I pay to check a bag, and then I have to wait
Wed May 1, 2013, 08:37 PM
May 2013

for everyone to try to coax their overstuffed carry on out of the overhead bin.

SoCalDem

(103,856 posts)
2. Easy fix.. New carryon limitations
Wed May 1, 2013, 08:32 PM
May 2013

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..

KansDem

(28,498 posts)
5. It's about time...
Wed May 1, 2013, 08:43 PM
May 2013

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!

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