Originally Posted by SquareDanceGuy
Good question: what's next? Here are some possibilities:
- "Convenience" fee for those who wish to recline their seat back
- "Tray Table Usage" fee
- "Early Exit Fee": if you don't pay this fee, upon arrival you hafta remain seated until those who've paid the fee have deplaned
- "Illumination Fee" for using the overhead lights
- "Entertainment Fee" for fillling in the crossword puzzle
- "Information Fee" collected by FA's who pass the hat after every in-flight announcement made by the pilot
- "Time is Money" fee, where they charge you extra if the flight happens to arrive a few minutes earlier than scheduled
- "Takeoff Threshhold Fee" where they taxi to the end of the runway, then pass a hat to take up a collection. When the pool of money gets sufficiently large, the plane starts its takeoff roll.
Anyone else care to add possibilities to this list?
Those convenience fees can be paid by inserting coins or bills to the holes embedded in the armset. No cash? Customers can use cAAsh, a pre-paid convenient card. Of course, there will be a convenience fee to buy the card. To add fund to the card, there won't be any transaction fee but there will be an account access fee.
To be fair, flight attendants will start "Early Exit" AAuction as soon as the aircraft rotates. Those who sit in the back have chance to get off the plane before those sit in the front.
Carry-On-Space-Worry-Free service! AAdvantage members can redeem their upgrades to board early regardless of the class flying. AA does not have official $20-tip-to-gate-agent-to-board-early policy.
Upon check-in, all passengers are required to be weighed together with their baggage. There will be an over-weight fee if the total weight is over 210lb.
Overhead light will be charged on a minute rate.
For family travelling together, a 15% tip will be pre-charged upon ticketing.
AA.com will start to show class availability. 500 miles will be automatically deducted for every inquiry.
There will be sensors installed on the seat. If you just wanna take a peak (keep the plastic bag sealed) on AmericanWay, a small convenience fee will be charged. If the plastic bag was opened, you will be charged full price and a restock fee. If you take the magazine with you, the sensor at the door will alarm the crew to have you pay double the full price.
Parents can buy crying-baby insurance before boarding. Without insurance, parents will be charged for crying kids or babies on a minute basis.