Is SAS planning to charge for baggage soon?
Feb 12, 2009, 7:38 am
#1
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Is SAS planning to charge for baggage soon?
I was booking a flight between Beijing and Finland on SAS' page, in addition to the price, there is a line caught my attention: "Additional baggage charge may apply"
Does this mean that SAS is also planning to charge for baggage as the American airlines and LC airlines are doing? Anyone has some "inside" information?
Does this mean that SAS is also planning to charge for baggage as the American airlines and LC airlines are doing? Anyone has some "inside" information?
Feb 12, 2009, 7:49 am
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No, and I highly doubt they will. At least here in Norway they have during the last years pointed out that baggage is included and beginning charging for it will be a contradiction to their new "Core SAS" strategy. So it's nothing I'm worried about
I think this is just a warnibng with regards to overweight luggage
I think this is just a warnibng with regards to overweight luggage
Feb 12, 2009, 11:49 am
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Well - I wouldn't count on that. Back in 2004, something like 4-5 months prior to when the P class was introduced I was on an SK flight where the captain (or was it the lead purser?) proudly announced that "With Scandinavian Airlines all the service is free, as you have already paid for that with your ticket - unlike on some other carriers. So kick back and enjoy your flight and the service."... fast forward half a year and what do you know... SK had become a no frills airline.
Feb 12, 2009, 12:03 pm
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Well - I wouldn't count on that. Back in 2004, something like 4-5 months prior to when the P class was introduced I was on an SK flight where the captain (or was it the lead purser?) proudly announced that "With Scandinavian Airlines all the service is free, as you have already paid for that with your ticket - unlike on some other carriers. So kick back and enjoy your flight and the service."... fast forward half a year and what do you know... SK had become a no frills airline.
The service never entered into service but Blue1 followed SAS into the path reducing service.
I don't trust on SAS for not skipping opportunities to reduce service when they can. At the moment, I wouldn't be surprised on pretty much anything.
Feb 13, 2009, 12:28 am
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The marketing spin doctors are cunning folk.
Feb 13, 2009, 8:42 am
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I think they might take over the BT model: pay for bags in P class, EBS can take one 10kg bag free, EBG one 20kg bag.
In the future they could also charge for the seats in exit row, window seats, front part seats, the sound-fan-seats (next to the engines of MD80), for manual check-in, for manual boarding, for inflight newspapers, for arriving on time, etc, there is plenty of opportunities here
In the future they could also charge for the seats in exit row, window seats, front part seats, the sound-fan-seats (next to the engines of MD80), for manual check-in, for manual boarding, for inflight newspapers, for arriving on time, etc, there is plenty of opportunities here
Feb 13, 2009, 8:49 am
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Feb 13, 2009, 11:27 am
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No baggage surcharge...I guess
I guess and hardly doubt SK will charge the customer for baggage. In Norway at least, they make a point in their commercials that "we don´t charge you anything for your baggage..."
Feb 13, 2009, 11:46 am
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