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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | Maybe they'll FINALLY do something right!
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | Sorry, but that's unfeasible.
"I'm from The Government, & I'm here to help you."
Probably not.
It will get mired down in some bureaucratic morass, I'm sure. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | It already has...
The law was passed in 2012.
It's just not a priority. |
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Location: Nashville TN. | I know player printed out the law and carries it with him. |
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Location: Indiana | Actually, in my experience, all the domestic airlines have become very accommodating in recent years. |
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Location: Canada | As a former frequent flier I think it's a tricky issue. Airlines have started to charge for checked luggage and more people are trying to avoid these scam charges by boarding with more and bigger carry on luggage, while airlines are also cramming more passengers into their planes. Thus, overhead space has become pretty scarce and people are already starting fights over this. So adding oversized instruments to this already hostile situation is not a good solution. They either need to reduce the checked luggage fees AND the safety of/liability for checked luggage, or as a (less desirable) alternative remove a couple of seats to create premium carry on space for oversized items that can reserved for an extra fee. |
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Location: Utah | As an airline pilot, I too think it is a tricky issue!
Passengers want the lowest fare, and it has been proven time after time. One dollar will steer customers to a different airline. People want the lowest fare, but then they complain endlessly about the lack of food, having to pay for snacks, and having to pay for a checked bag. The airline which pulls out a row of seats will have to raise fares by $10 or more, which will cause some customers to choose a different airline. The airline which stops charging for checked bags (or for snacks) will have to raise fares by $10 or more, chasing away even more customers.
It seems the smart answer is to charge for carry on bags, which would encourage passengers to check their bags. This would free up tons of overhead storage space for oversize or fragile items. It would speed up boarding dramatically, and it would enable a much faster turnaround for the aircraft (deplaning one flight and then boarding the next flight). Apparently the marketing folks believe this fee would be hated more than the checked bag fee, so they don't do it.
Back in the era of Regulation there was no price competition. Airlines competed based on service, food, attractiveness of stewardesses, comfort of the seats, etc. Today it is all about price. It is the Wal-Mart business model, driven by the customers. |
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Maybe, just maybe...