As you all may have heard, Spirit Airlines will be charging for carry-on luggage. They will be the first airline to charge for bags placed in the overhead bins, charging $20 to $45 depending on travelers' membership with the airline's fare club and pre-reservations.
The U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said the new fees were "outrageous." He went on to say "I don't think they care about their customers."
Spirit Airlines Chief Executive Ben Baldanza defended the fees by stating carry-on baggage was the "No. 1 controllable reason that our planes were being delayed at the gate." The Spirit fees plus the airline tickets are said to cost the same as, if not less than, comparable ticket prices from competing carriers. The important to budget travel is to prepare in advance. When it happens to family trips, globetrotting, well-deserved vacations and/or going to see new destinations we have never been before, the truth of cost and budgeting is often in the back of our thoughts. Planning and consuming our travel budget carefully is a priority for most families. Minimizing consuming and expenses, while still delighting your vacation to its fullest, is the key to assured accomplishment and fiscal responsibility. Your pocketbook and family will thank you! The reasoning regarding economizing money while journeying is simple: Even if your personal finances is really small, you can still take a break and enjoy life! Simply put, life is just too short to never step out of the door or leaving the homestead! Also recalling that while traveling, no matter whether on a budget or not, even the smallest of things can all add op to a huge vacation or travel bill!. However, many wonder if other carriers will follow Spirit and begin charging for carry-on bags as well.
In light of recent public outcry, Senators Benjamin Cardin (D-MD) and Mary Landrieu (D-LA) have introduced a new bill that would keep airlines from being able to charge fees for carry-on luggage while Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) is calling on LaHood to fill in certain "loopholes" that make these fees possible. Baldanza stated that Schumer failed to see "two really good points. One is security lines will be shorter and less frustration. And it's also safer."
Although Baldanza stresses these fees will not affect airline prices adversely, many wonder when these creative fees will end, such as RyanAir proposal to put a coin slot on aircraft bathrooms so passengers have to pay a pound to, well, "relieve" themselves...
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