Originally Posted by
motormadness
Just because oil is down to $90 something a barrel, it doesn't mean that jet fuel is. Fuel is still extremely high and the damage of the spike has been done. Don't expect any of the new fees to go away ever because people will pay it no matter how much they complain about it. Money talks and BS walks, simple as that.
Which is why I brought up the gasoline price spike (Jet A doesn't have a ready futures market to quote).
I don't agree that none of these fees will ever go away. Many of the very hidden fees probably won't: UM, pets, stuff like that. But the baggage fees hit everyone, and Southwest is already advertising on it. So, if the market gets better, I can certainly see a race to match.