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Old Sep 18, 2019, 11:20 am
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eefor jfp
 
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Originally Posted by PepeBorja
Let's address the root of the problem: Carry-on luggage..

Tolls, Fees, or taxation are a way to modify human behavior; thus carry-on bag fees are the way to go to restore order and civility to air travel.

E.g., $20 to check bag. $40 to carry on. FC, Prem Econ, and Elites have the carry-on perk; all others pay the man.

Problem solved.
One issue is that it does cost the airline money to transport your bag in the hold. They have to pay ramp workers to load it and unload it and get it to you at baggage claim. Forcing people to deal with their own baggage saves the airlines money. (they can, for example, hire fewer baggage handlers) so, if nothing else, the prices for carry ons should be cheaper than those for checked luggage if we're going by costs (although we all know that is not always something an airline does).
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