Airline industry insiders say passengers have become carried away with carry-on baggage, leading to costly delays. That’s prompting calls for changes to how airplanes charge for baggage, with some discount airlines like Sunwing and Spirit already beginning to flip the fee structure so passengers pay for the privilege of keeping their bags on board.
Airlines used to include at least one checked bag as standard. Then they decided this was something they could upcharge for. At the same time, they were getting worse and worse at actually delivering checked baggage to the right place, so you were basically paying for the privelige of having your luggage lost.
Passengers responded in the only logical way; bring all your luggage into the cabin.
Cue surprised Pikachu face from all the airlines as the incentives they created produce an obvious and predictable outcome.
There’s nothing more frustrating than paying to check a bag, then your flight gets changed at the last minute and your luggage goes on the original plane ride.
People started putting Airtags in their suitcases because they wanted to know where their luggage was and call the airlines on their BS, so they banned those in checked bags too.
Zero attempt to remedy the root cause, but damned if they aren’t going to stop people trying to cure the symptoms.
Going to need a source on the AirTag ban… I used them six times in the last 18 months, no problems, and I had the peace-of-mind that my bag had made it onto the plane.
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This is exactly what it is.
Airlines used to include at least one checked bag as standard. Then they decided this was something they could upcharge for. At the same time, they were getting worse and worse at actually delivering checked baggage to the right place, so you were basically paying for the privelige of having your luggage lost.
Passengers responded in the only logical way; bring all your luggage into the cabin.
Cue surprised Pikachu face from all the airlines as the incentives they created produce an obvious and predictable outcome.
There’s nothing more frustrating than paying to check a bag, then your flight gets changed at the last minute and your luggage goes on the original plane ride.
Also don’t forget this decade’s follow on:
People started putting Airtags in their suitcases because they wanted to know where their luggage was and call the airlines on their BS, so they banned those in checked bags too.
Zero attempt to remedy the root cause, but damned if they aren’t going to stop people trying to cure the symptoms.
Going to need a source on the AirTag ban… I used them six times in the last 18 months, no problems, and I had the peace-of-mind that my bag had made it onto the plane.
Happend to me while in Europe. Not sure about other parts of the world. Was not for long though.
https://www.macworld.com/article/1347964/lufthansa-airtags-ban-luggage-flights.html