I don't like this as I usually just take hold luggage only, and a small bag.
Why is this somewhere the government had to intervene? The only role of government here should be in ensuring sufficient competition and information for the purchaser.
Why is this somewhere the government had to intervene? The only role of government here should be in ensuring sufficient competition and information for the purchaser.
Because some airlines have crazy fee structures that makes comparing prices impossible.
Streamlining services fosters fair competition.
If it is carry on, it's with you at all times and unlikely to get lost or damaged.
What’s worse, you’re forced to buy a bundle with ‘Priority Boarding’ just to get cabin luggage - no option to buy it alone.
The ‘priority boarding’ option is a scam in itself: you pay extra just to stand around in a crowded corridor for about 30-40 minutes while the last passengers get off and the plane, then the cleaning crew takes the trash out of the plane. Ryanair planes don't seem to get cleaned anymore between two flights, no time for that.
That's the thing they're charging for :)
> Why is this somewhere the government had to intervene?
I am skeptical of intervention generally, but #1) it got out of hand entirely, particularly RyanAir, #2) they're intervening because that's the law. They're finally getting around to enforcing it. This is where the They the People drew a line w/r/t opportunity to charge fees.
Most importantly, you didn't expect to get charged the fee for your small bag. That gives us a revealed preference, the most honest of all.
Had a couple flights where it sort felt like the Best Buy Protection Plan sales scenario, where that was what the gate's crew perceived as a core duty.
(I hear ya, I was going to go with the more concise argument that this is about price transparency, rather than go off experience or handwaving about anecdotes or "everyone knows...", but realized it'd just turn into anecdata vs. anecdata)
I'm the one carrying the bag, not them. If they aren't doing work they should not be allowed to charge extra.