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Post by madamtrashheap on Aug 4, 2007 23:50:01 GMT -5
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6930067.stm I understand why they need to charge, but this whole tact of trying to "make people pack lighter and smarter" isn't really viable in light of the new laws about liquids in carry-on luggage. Ah well...!
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Post by pointofnoreturn on Aug 5, 2007 8:56:27 GMT -5
Wow... that's kind of a rip-off in my opinion but to be honest with all the strict rules and implementations, I am not really surprised.
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Post by WillTravel on Aug 6, 2007 2:23:57 GMT -5
It might have something to do with those low-price guarantee competitions that EasyJet and Ryanair are both having. So EasyJet has to do everything possible to reduce the base price of its fare, so that people don't invoke the "double the difference" guarantee if they find a cheaper flight somewhere.
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Post by herrbert on Aug 6, 2007 7:23:21 GMT -5
Maybe I am thinking in a negative way, but I presume they indeed want to look cheap, but want to make money, with adding 'hidden costs'.
In Europe it is now forbidden to advertise, with only the base price (adds not include the total costs of the flights). To me it looks like a trick to get the total price of the ticket down, only to make these costs appair again when you are at the counter.
I also think, that a person having to pay an additional fee, at the counter, will need more time to check-in, so queues will become longer.
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Post by me on Aug 6, 2007 9:55:58 GMT -5
the idea, as i understand it, is that some people use EasyJet for day trips. as these people have little or no luggage, if the cost of luggage is included in the ticket, they are paying for something they don't use.
it's a silly argument, but there's a kernel of truth there. but Southwest, America's oldest low-cost airline, the one Ryanair, Easyjet, et al, claim as inspiration, has much more liberal baggage rules.
- d
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Post by herrbert on Aug 6, 2007 14:59:11 GMT -5
it's a silly argument, but there's a kernel of truth there. In the Netherlands we call it: iets wat krom is recht praten -> talking something straight, that is bended. (You can always find a kind of justification, for what you are doing.) I mean: I never eat the outside of a banana, why should I pay for it? |
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