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Old Jun 11, 2016 | 10:24 am
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Originally Posted by daniellam
Hypothetical Question:

If the airlines started charging say USD 50-100/bag on top of existing checked baggage fees (if applicable) to have your bag interlined across separate PNRs / separate tickets, would you pay for it?

This can help offset the cost of re-routing any lost bags in the process (which would be a small percentage) while at the same time generate additional revenue.

Perhaps they should have considered charging for it instead of no longer doing it?
Baggage handling costs are bit parts in the picture, if even in the picture. The primary driver is ticket revenue related, with baggage fee revenue and check-in-agent related costs being secondary.
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