Originally Posted by
Busdriver
Now people complain about SkyBus charging for everything...I ask you to think...If you bring a bag or want to eat on another airline you pay for it on the ticket price. If you don't bring a bag or don't eat on another airline...you pay for it! On SkyBus if you don't bring a bag or want to eat you don't pay for it! Small airports= less time waiting for bags, smaller security lines, less time taxiing on the tarmac and less time in the rental car center.
I totally agree. My motto is, "I want to pay for what I consume, and not pay for what I don't consume." If only life were like that.
I am in the minority over on the Marriott forum, because I don't want "free" high-speed internet access in the room -- I rarely use it, and it must be the case that the cost of the "free" service is built into the cost of the room.
Of course, there's always a balance -- Marriott gives everyone "free" soap, towels, and closet space, which I think are reasonable. But the things that Skybus charges for are certainly discretionary, so I like the model. It seems so true that, when the market for air travel speaks, it says loudly and clearly that travelers ultimately care most about low ticket prices. So we will see.