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Airline Baggage Fees Bring In Nearly $1B In 3 Months
A new report found that airlines brought in nearly $1 billion last quarter by charging customers for hauling their belongings. (consumerist.com) Ещё...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Well, I hate to play the devil's advocate here but the airlines are not a charity. They are a private, for profit, entity and must make a healthy profit to stay in business and attract working capital. There is precedent, in that Airlines have hauled freight on flights in years past for extra revenue. Why should the bags be treated any different. Your ticket is the cost of transportation from point A to point B, to include whatever in cabin amenities they want to provide, plus hopefully a tad of profit. Anything else is open season.
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Are you still flying for somebody or have you upgraded your cert to ATP?
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Yeah, mine goes blooey next week. I have been retired since 09; got caught in the over 60 crowd. Rule changed but retirement was planned so we left it. Ran a truckline a while and stayed current. Company bought a CRJ200 last year + had uptraded as I was leaving for a new 767. They called me back on contract last year to train/orientate a bunch of newby's. That fully went away last fall and reserve money went in April of this year. Medical is due for renewal in December and I start insulin on Friday, so I won't even be able to get a 3rd class physical with tht. Time to hang it up anyway.
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Did you happen to know a Miami based captain named Charlie Craig. He retired about a year before they went down.
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Tenerife was a tragedy that didn't need to happen, and would not have had it not been for the Golden Boy's arrogance and impatience.
Probably not now but would have been expensive then I bet. I asked about Charley. He retired about a year before they went down and managed to get his retirement lump sum. Operates a Hobby Shop out here in Western AR now. He lived out here and commuted to MIA for 10-12 years before he retired.