FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - Spirit Airlines to charge for carry-ons...Hope Delta doesn't make that move
Old Apr 6, 2010, 12:05 pm
  #12  
hgdf
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: SEA, SoCal
Programs: AS 75K, DL Plat, AA, WN, Hertz, HHonors, Marriott
Posts: 1,306
Originally Posted by chollie

Just allow these pax to stow their bags in the overheads anyway? Are the FA's going to check to see that all overhead bags have some kind of special tag?

And I wonder how Spirit (or DL or anyone else) will handle bulkhead seating?

Of course, I think it's going to happen anyway.
I'd imagine what they'll do is simply charge for all carry-ons over a certain size. Once on board you can probably stow your bag wherever. I suspect, given the pricing, that the true goal is to encourage passengers to check more bags.
hgdf is offline