Originally Posted by
cjparker0110
Haha...thanks. That's what I was really afraid of. I was more just venting I think. I still don't like paying to check the first bag. I understand airlines aren't as profitable as they once were, and I see why they want to charge for it. The result is that as they charge that fee, there has been a major increase in the amount of carry-ons...at least from what I am observing. I don't remember that many carry-ons when I was younger, or even when I flew in 2005 or 2006. But I know my couple of flights this year it seemed everyone had a carry-on.
There are already a couple of LCC in Europe that charge for carry-ons...the day is coming soon when this will start in the U.S.. I predict the first to institute this will be US Airways, and then all the other legacies will quickly fall in line.
It is also interesting to note that the federal government is considering taxing all these new fees as they do the actual tickets themselves, under the principle that these fees are just a technique to displace fare increases, which, of course, they are.