Spirit to charge 100 dollars for carry ons

[Crash Pad]

I must ask you a question then CA1900, since you work for NJ, do you think its fair for a catering company to charge $75 for a box sandwich on the corporate side of flying? Something to ponder.

 

[tomgoodman]

Hah! My carry-on stuff isn't worth $100! I'll just leave it at home and buy new stuff when I arrive.

 

[CA1900]

While the revenue aspect is a large part, another goal is to get those bags down below so we can have some semblance of a decent turn time. As someone who is regularly subjected to blunt-force head trauma by people brining the contents of their entire living room aboard, I would think you would understand!

Yup. That part I can completely understand! Although you know my special hate for fat backpacks and oblivious people. :laugh:

I must ask you a question then CA1900, since you work for NJ, do you think its fair for a catering company to charge $75 for a box sandwich on the corporate side of flying? Something to ponder.

Not quite sure what that has to do with the topic at hand, but sure I think it's fair. But if there's a competing caterer on the field that will do the same sandwich for half the price, I highly doubt we'd be buying the $75 lunch.

A better analogy would be one caterer charging $75, and another charging $25. But you didn't notice the fine print that if you want it in a box, it's another $50. Same $75 either way, but I feel like the latter is playing games to make their product appear cheaper. And of course, that's exactly what these airlines are doing -- preying on the customer who has no brand loyalty (or doesn't know the difference), and is simply clicking the "price" column and buying the cheapest one.

It's their business and they can charge what they want -- capitalism, as BEECH points out. When I'm buying products, though, I'm not pleased when I'm nickel-and-dimed to death for things are are normal and customary for the product/service. I know I wouldn't be a repeat customer of a company that does that. I guess the question is whether enough one-off ticket sales by sort-by-price customers will offset the lower repeat business. That's one only the bean counters can answer.

 

[ROSWELL41]

Do these airlines charge non-revs and/or jumpseaters for carry-ons?

Spirit does not charge jumpseaters for carry-ons. I've ridden on them many times and never had a problem. I've also asked and the above was the answer given. I was told 'non-revs'(i.e. people riding on a pass, not jumpseaters) get 1 free checked bag and 1 free carry-on. Hope that info clears things up.