Comments on: Baggage Fees Weigh Down American Airlines

By: Eastside

Eastside — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:46:58 +0000

I don’t accept it but the airline puts people in a no win situation. I just flew to NYC this past weekend and took AA nonstop. When we were checking our 1 bag, we saw people on the floor taking things out of bags to put in carry on’s because the bag was over 50 lbs. Then we were held up at the gate by the airline employees telling people their carry-on’s were too big and they would need to check them. This caused all kinds of commotion. And then getting on the plane, we not only had to wait while people stuffed their bags in any place they could, we had to deal with the flight attendants telling everyone to hurry it up so we could leave. It was such a beating. The airline has probably made the carry on requirements smaller so they can charge people. And FYI-AA’s fees have already gone up from $15 to $20 for one bag. 2nd bag is now $30. The greed amazes me. Guess I’ll start saving my baggage fee money now if I ever want to go to Europe.

By: Spamboy

Spamboy — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:19:44 +0000

If you asked me this question a year ago, before I had my first child, my answer could have gone either way. Now that I am lugging luggage for both myself and my son, the baggage fees frustrate me.

Ticket prices are the same for everyone, but not everyone has the same ability to carryon their luggage. It’s tough to do when I also have to account for my son’s stuff — and my son himself, occupying one of my free arms.

At least I haven’t (yet) been charged for him riding in my lap, although it’s also weighing down the plane. Guess that means my fellow passengers are subsidizing his 17-pound butt.

By: JB

JB — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:51:07 +0000

@ Who Said
I think that if you ask to recoup the $30 there is a $40 fee for that.

By: Who said

Who said — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:02:38 +0000

AAs fees are ridiculous. We were recently bumped from a flight since it was oversold but got vouchers for future travel. However you can’t redeem the vouchers online – you have to go to the ticket desk at the airport to redeem and if that wasn’t bad enough – they charge you $30 PER TICKET for using the ticket counter to get your ticket – even though there isn’t an option to purchase online. So folks – next time you are offered a voucher to accommodate AA – be sure to ask for that additional money it will cost you to redeem the voucher.

By: JS

JS — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 23:23:43 +0000

Amanda, I thought you meant that the anus was on AA to try to convince you to fly them instead of Southwest!

By: amandacobra

amandacobra — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:45:15 +0000

Well, technically I meant that I have a extreme preference and I almost exclusively only fly Southwest when at all possible. Didn’t mean it as a Ticket reference, per se. Also, it’s Friday.

By: Seven

Seven — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:38:44 +0000

Southwest out of Love Field with no baggage fees vs AA out of DFW with baggage fees?

Closer + cheaper + less hassle = no brainer.

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:09:20 +0000

You mean “you” are Southwest’s P1. P1s = fan.

By: amandacobra

amandacobra — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:37:45 +0000

they could flew = they could fly

I’m clocking out now.

By: amandacobra

amandacobra — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:36:31 +0000

@ Enrique

I am neither a friend nor a family member of Southwest Airlines. And if they could flew non-stop out of Dallas to more locations, I would only use them exclusively. They are my P1 of airlines, so to speak.