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Old Aug 18, 2014 | 7:44 am
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BusTrav8yrs
 
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Originally Posted by vincentharris
My point is if they raised the average ticket price by $30 per one way flight, and gave "free luggage" they would arrive at the same bottom line.
No, if the price is $60 more people will fly WN or someone else that still charge them the fee but a cheaper fare and carry on.

These fees are here to stay because they work for the airlines. And the customers seem to have accepted them too, 3B in 2013 alone.

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