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From NYC
Lastly, if Easyjet and Ryanair can offer a reduced fee for people who know they will check a bag when they book a ticket online, why can’t CO? Make it non-refundable, so if you decide not to check your bag when you’re at the airport, CO keeps the money; a little 21st birthday Vegas thing in your own home. If you do check the bag, you’ve saved $5, or whatever the discount is. Isn’t the whole idea of things like online check-in and buying a ticket on the web supposed to save CO money and save time and manpower at the airport? Wouldn’t having the bag thing done online do the same?
I think this would certainly be a smart idea. Passengers could add and pay for checked bags to their reservation at any time after ticketing, up through the end of the online check-in period before the flight. Offering a small discount for paying up front would certainly speed things up at the airport, since payment wouldn't have to be processed on the kiosk.