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The Straight Story
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Tue Jan-25-11 10:41 AM Original message |
Airlines may add carry-on, infant fees (last year made more than $6 billion charging fees ) |
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Tue Jan-25-11 10:46 AM Response to Original message |
1. What's next? A "boarding fee?" A "bathroom fee?" A "disembarking fee?" A baggage pickup fee? |
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KansDem
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Tue Jan-25-11 10:52 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Why not some airline employee named "Big Moe" who goes up and down the aisles |
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Statistical
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Tue Jan-25-11 10:47 AM Response to Original message |
2. Why not just raise the ticket price? |
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SheilaT
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Tue Jan-25-11 12:19 PM Response to Reply #2 |
17. Some years back, some TV show did a |
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LisaL
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Tue Jan-25-11 10:51 AM Response to Original message |
3. You will need to pay a fee to carry on an infant? If he doesn't fit under |
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Nye Bevan
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Tue Jan-25-11 10:58 AM Response to Original message |
5. How about waiving the infant fee if the infant stays quiet the entire flight? (nt) |
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LisaL
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Tue Jan-25-11 10:59 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. I don't see why that would be a problem. |
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Gin
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Tue Jan-25-11 11:02 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. I read that the airlines pay taxes on the fees but not the extra |
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WolverineDG
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Tue Jan-25-11 11:14 AM Response to Original message |
8. Thanks, airlines! |
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somone
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Tue Jan-25-11 11:20 AM Response to Original message |
9. Next: Airline profit augmentation fee |
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lolly
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Tue Jan-25-11 11:23 AM Response to Original message |
10. Well, call me Ms. Contrary |
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Missy Vixen
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Tue Jan-25-11 12:01 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. As long as airlines keep "losing" items such as laptops |
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CTyankee
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Tue Jan-25-11 12:07 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. I don't think laptops are the big problem. The problem is carryons that |
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Lance_Boyle
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Tue Jan-25-11 11:57 AM Response to Original message |
11. Don't need a 'fee' for infants. Start charging fares for them. |
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Brickbat
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Tue Jan-25-11 12:01 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Every passenger on every flight is subsidized by people who don't fly. |
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LisaL
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Tue Jan-25-11 12:11 PM Response to Reply #11 |
16. I agree. An infant in a car needs to be in a car seat. |
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Shagbark Hickory
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Tue Jan-25-11 12:01 PM Response to Original message |
12. Why does this concept make so many headlines? |
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Initech
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Tue Jan-25-11 12:34 PM Response to Original message |
18. The simple solution is to tell the oil speculators to go fuck themselves. |
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Skidmore
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Tue Jan-25-11 12:36 PM Response to Original message |
19. Is there an option to stow the infant in baggage if you don't want to pay the fee? |
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