Do airlines actually charge for carry-on bags? I primarily fly Delta so I've never run across this, maybe an issue for discount airlines?
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Yup, it's the budget airlines that charge for everything. Realistically you're already paying for your carry on with Delta because of the higher prices.
The really cheap budget lines do.
They pull you in with a $30 (or even sometimes $10-20) ticket. But you then have to pay for E V E R Y T H I N G else.
Carry on bag? $50+. (And anything bigger than a purse counts, that backpack is gonna cost ya) Checked luggage? $65. Select a seat? $25+ (per leg). Their seats are small so if you don't pay you'll probably end up in the middle, oh and they're not keeping your party together. Not using mobile ticketing? $50. Free sodas and snacks? Lmao you wish.
I've never been able to price out one of these airlines and find it worth it compared to something like Southwest or even the more traditional airlines. I'm 6'4" so I definitely don't want a middle seat in their cramped planes. By the time I add everything it's the same price or more.
Maybe if I ever needed to get just myself and no luggage somewhere on a budget?
Legislation is needed for some of these things.
Things like being asked to pay £50 to print a ticket, or deliberately splitting people up when they don't pay for designated seating is plain fucking obnoxious.
Fix the baggage charges at whatever the airports charge for it.
Spirit does. You get a “personal” item and that is all. My son and I flew to Vegas from Albuquerque for NYE at something like $70 a ticket, but a carry-on would have more than doubled the price. Since we were literally going to a concert and leaving we decided to sleep at the airport after the show, so we had the clothes on our backs and our phones.
It’s definitely on budget airlines. Been using frontier and spirit for short domestic flights and they charge for everything.
Never really had issues with bigger carriers where they include checked bag, carry on and personal item in the ticket price.
That makes sense, being in Utah Delta is really our only option for decent direct flights.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
The European Parliament’s Committee on Petitions has unanimously adopted a resolution that calls on airlines to guarantee that passengers can carry cabin baggage free of charge.
In 2014, the European Court of Justice ruled that cabin baggage which complies with “reasonable” requirements for size and weight was an essential part of air travel.
This is especially problematic for passengers with connecting flights on different airlines that have different standards, increasing the chance they have to pay extra fees at the boarding gate.
The EU is also urging airlines to be more upfront with passengers when providing information about additional costs, like charges for seat allocation, and flight timing.
Earlier this year, Spain’s Ministry of Consumer Affairs launched an investigation into multiple low-cost airlines over hand luggage fees.
“Low-cost airlines do business with the price of tickets by hiding the extra for carrying cabin baggage until the end of the purchase,” said Spanish MEP Jordi Cañas.
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The timing on this is funny. I was just talking about this with me SO. I am on vacation around BENELUX and this is the first time I've ever seen the carry on bags were paid. You can take a small bag though but I remember that, at least before covid, you could bring a carry on + a small bag under the seat in front of you for free.
I was asked 50€ for the carry on this time... So for a couple that's 200€ just in carry on fees lol. I packed all my clothing on my backpack and I think I'll eventually need to pay a laundromat or something to wash my clothes but it won't be 50€.
Fuck these hidden fees.
Overhead baggage is a scarce resource. If you don't pay for a carry-on, you pay for a carry-on by paying for early boarding.
Budget airlines should start charging for backpacks.