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Old Oct 18, 2010 | 11:23 am
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Originally Posted by mke9499
From the article

bag fees are a very tangible concern for travelers, since they often know whether or not they'll need to check a bag in advance. Ticket changes, however, typically come only when travelers face an unforeseen change of plans
That seems to be a reasonable conclusion for the leisure flyer. Small businesses would look at it more favorably than the bag fee item.

I hope it's very successful, to the point of shaming other airlines to eliminate or drastically reduce change fees. But I am not too optimistic about it, given they've been able to INCREASE baggage fees in the 2 years since they began with little downside. And baggage fees are the easier item to campaign against.
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