Spirit Airlines CEO stuffs himself in an overhead bin to justify paid carry-on fees

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"In reality, nobody is able to do that (unless they ship their bags), so a family of three will end up saving $76.20 on the ticket, but will have to pay a minimum of $90 for three carry-on bags (if they pre-pay online, $135 if paid at the airport).

Goodbye savings."

Wouldn't they check their bags for $75 dollars and the deal be equal with Southwest?

I am for this fee.

4-14-2010 @ 1:39PM

Scott Carmichael said...

Sure - they can do that. But it still doesn't make the trip any cheaper.

Spirit claims that Southwest has their luggage fees hidden in the ticket price - but if the final price of a ticket with checked bags on Spirit is the same as on Southwest, how does any of this benefit passengers?

4-14-2010 @ 1:57PM

ncsustash said...

It benefits them pretty easily. The family pays for what they use. They compress to 2 bags, saving $25.

Southwest does have the baggage fees somewhat hidden.

4-14-2010 @ 1:59PM

Scott Carmichael said...

Sure they do - I Agree. But once you start thinking like that, the bathroom, legroom, oxygen, pilot pay and window shade are all "hidden" in the fee. Up until now, carry on bags and checked bags were always part of the ticket price. The a la carte method of ticketing is opening up all kinds of options for the airlines.

That said - I do agree with compressing 3 bags to 2, but that is starting to take away the fun of travel. We've already had to deal with toiletries, and now we need to leave stuff at home just because airlines want to make some extra $$$.

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