starchkr
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That's all well and good there flyboy, but you fail to realize that there is extra cost built into airline tickets right now that actually chargees you for your bags anyway. This fees goes to pay the TSA and to boost airline income...the fees to the TSA range in the very high millions every year for luggage. Also, there is nothing wrong with using learjets to get the luggage where it needs to go, for right now there are limited amounts of people (yes there are some) that use the service let alone know about the service. The current plan is to supplement the open space on most of the jets or props with this luggage and use courriers to get them to their final location...tell me where anyone else at Airnet is actually "trying" to fill those open spaces?
The airlines actually are not going to pay to transport the luggage, the pax are. You say they will not be willing to, well, they may not have a choice, they will either pay to have it shipped or be slapped with a $50 per piece luggage charge when they check in. It is already taking place in Europe, and the shipping of luggage has been a pretty big success there. Of course the price of tickets will go down as well, since the TSA fees will be eliminated, so in all reality, the general public will pay the same, they will just have to pay two different people.
One thing to note is that if this does happen in full swing, all the luggage will be off airlines, and shipped via "shipping services", which consist of ground transport and air transport. What this means for airlines is huge savings in TSA fees, and what this means for the "freight" industry is billions of dollars of income yearly. So tell me, could airnet use a few million more per year just for filling up a little empty space on their lears? Of course, and the rest of the business assets could remain intact as well...it would probably even mean larger equipment when things really started to move as planned. As i was told to do in another forum...do a little research before posting things that make little sense to you. You will see what their true plans are and what this means for companies like Airnet. As you can see for myself, i did do the research, and i do believe what they are saying is good, you can also look up how this is working in Europe, and what the entire push for getting luggage off airlines is all about. As a fellow pilot said, everyone is jumping to conclusions about things they do not understand.
Ok, you say there is no reason for the airlines to do this...besides the TSA fees, think about safety. Get bags off airlines and you eliminate a lot of threats that can "sneak" onto those a/c. Also, something a lot of freight companies never think about...weight restrictions. Get bags off and you can now fill the seats with "paying" pax and not have to leave some of that revenue behind.
Oh yeah, one last thing...if you buy your ticket on Travelocity or any other site like that you are a retard!!!!! Any moron should know that the same ticket they give you for $200 RT is available on that airlines website for $10-15 less...those sites have to make money somehow.
The airlines actually are not going to pay to transport the luggage, the pax are. You say they will not be willing to, well, they may not have a choice, they will either pay to have it shipped or be slapped with a $50 per piece luggage charge when they check in. It is already taking place in Europe, and the shipping of luggage has been a pretty big success there. Of course the price of tickets will go down as well, since the TSA fees will be eliminated, so in all reality, the general public will pay the same, they will just have to pay two different people.
One thing to note is that if this does happen in full swing, all the luggage will be off airlines, and shipped via "shipping services", which consist of ground transport and air transport. What this means for airlines is huge savings in TSA fees, and what this means for the "freight" industry is billions of dollars of income yearly. So tell me, could airnet use a few million more per year just for filling up a little empty space on their lears? Of course, and the rest of the business assets could remain intact as well...it would probably even mean larger equipment when things really started to move as planned. As i was told to do in another forum...do a little research before posting things that make little sense to you. You will see what their true plans are and what this means for companies like Airnet. As you can see for myself, i did do the research, and i do believe what they are saying is good, you can also look up how this is working in Europe, and what the entire push for getting luggage off airlines is all about. As a fellow pilot said, everyone is jumping to conclusions about things they do not understand.
Ok, you say there is no reason for the airlines to do this...besides the TSA fees, think about safety. Get bags off airlines and you eliminate a lot of threats that can "sneak" onto those a/c. Also, something a lot of freight companies never think about...weight restrictions. Get bags off and you can now fill the seats with "paying" pax and not have to leave some of that revenue behind.
Oh yeah, one last thing...if you buy your ticket on Travelocity or any other site like that you are a retard!!!!! Any moron should know that the same ticket they give you for $200 RT is available on that airlines website for $10-15 less...those sites have to make money somehow.
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