Originally Posted by
Vulcan
I can live with the changes, but don't like them. I don't check bags or go to TLV. I only have 1-2 trips a year <500 miles. I don't like the decrease to 100% bonus miles, since this means if I only fly 75000, my spendable miles go down from 168,000 to 150,000. It is not the end of the world, but in an era of increasing # of miles for an award ticket, it hurts.
Furthermore, on an earlier post, someone bought up the fact that more people will now try and carry on. So will CO haul these people off the plane at the last minute and demand $25 for the bag they will now have to place in the hold? Probably not, but it won't take non-elites long to learn this loophole. I see this causing more departure delays.
At least they did not increase the in-cabin pet fee again
No fees to be charged at the gates if the aircraft overheads are full.
We are being asked to look at the size and quantity of bags as you board the flight and deal with them at that time. I don't think too many boarding agents will take the time to charge you for the oversize or extra bags but we might be tagging those before you enter the jetway.