Airline carry on allowances change from time to time, new airlines start up and old ones fade away … so it is time for Flying With Fish to update the carry on baggage allowance guide created for 68 airlines back in June 2009. This updated guide to airline baggage allowance covers more than 100 airlines,…
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Airline Fee Profits On The Rise Again
This past Monday the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics released the 2010 2nd Quarter financial data for U.S. airlines and the news was not surprising … ancillary revenue profits are continuing to increase. I have been writing about the Bureau of Transportation Statistics findings for the past two years or so because I find this shift…
“Mad As Hell About Hidden Airline Fees” … nope
On the 23rd of September, two days from now, Mad As Hell Day will be upon us. What is Mad As Hell Day might you ask? Well let me tell you … it is a day when … you know what, I still can’t figure it out. The American Society or Travel Agents, Business Travel…
Airlines Earn Even More Money On Your Baggage In 2010’s First Quarter
The U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics has released the 2010 1st Quarter earnings for airlines in the United States. While earnings from checked baggage fees are in the stratosphere, the overall look at the ancillary revenue numbers show a surprising potential overall dip from last year’s annual totals. Back in the fourth quarter of 2008…
Spirit Airlines Charges For Carry-On Bags & Beats Ryanair To The Bottom
Irish airline Ryanair is reviled by flyers throughout Europe for their extreme measures in ‘unbundling‘ airfares and charging for everything. Ryanair’s pricing is so convoluted that the airline charges passengers to pay for their tickets and even charges passengers to check in for their flights. While Ryanair is reviled, passengers fly them because of their…
United Airlines’ New Unlimited Premier Baggage Plan…Is It Worth It?
Web: www.stevenfrischling.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 6/10/2009 – United Airlines’ New Unlimited Premier Baggage Plan…Is It Worth It? Yesterday United Airlines announced an interesting twist in airline baggage fees. While many airlines continue to experiment with secondary-revenue from passengers, through ‘unbundling’ airfares, United Airlines has created a new “Premier Baggage” fee scheme that allows travellers to…
Airline Baggage Fees : The Airline Industry’s Financial Salvation?
Web: www.twitter.com/flyingwithfish — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 13/05/2009 – Airline Baggage Fees : The Airline Industry’s Financial Salvation? Throughout the past year airlines have suffered massive financial losses due to record high fuel prices, a weakening global economy and declining demand for airline seats. In an attempt to increase their financial stability many airlines in the United…
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