Originally Posted by
AlwaysAA
Gosh - I guess if it was all about the fees - instead of banning them - they could have monetized it at an even greater rate than the existing policy. $125 for Rover in the bag, additional seat purchase and $500 fee to allow Rover to sleep and fart at your feet. Because they didn't continue to allow a like offering - it seems not revenue based for the airline.
They're closing the loophole that allowed passengers to specifically
avoid paying the fee. So yes, it's about the fees. Sure, it's about snakes and pigs and peacocks too, but those were likely a VERY small percentage of the ESAs.