Air travelers everywhere are being squeezed…and it seems as though the airlines are now actually ENJOYING the process of charging for everything from extra baggage to an in-flight soft drink.
I flew to DC recently on US Airways. On the way down, I was served a “complimentary” soft drink…the VERY NEXT DAY, the return trip on the same airline—soft drinks were $2.00 each! Others on the flight made the point that soda was free on the way down the day before…the flight attendant was rather smug when announcing in a flip manner, “Well, that was yesterday, wasn’t it?”
How nice.
Makes me really enjoy the Southwest ad featuring a desk clerk with two faces on a swiveling head—the sweet clerk—and her alter-ego, the EVIL airline employee. Not too far from the truth!
We are learning to travel light or CRAM into small bags the stuff that we normally just tossed into the suitcase before. God help us if we acquire something on the trip..either it better be worth paying $50 bucks to fly back with—or valuable enough to ship UPS at a cheaper rate. Either way, it’s a hassle
If they added a DOLLAR to the ticket price, airlines could bury the price of a soda without looking like the skinflints they appear to be now.
What’s next? A new class for passengers?
First Class, Coach and….DAMN IT’S COLD OUT HERE!
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