Originally Posted by
af101
Simple solution. Stop charging extra for checked baggage.
Some people HBO for convenience, others for cost. For the latter group, get stuff checked at checkin, breeze into the plane. Everyone's happier.
Equally simple solution would be to sell only 50% of the seats.
But, that might cause an increase in fares.
I have no desire to subsidize those who choose to check luggage or who purchase HBO fares and then want the benefit of the checked bag.