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Wed Jul-30-08 12:48 PM
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| 6. ok, no problem. we just wot do business with them anymore. (flash forward 6 months to bankruptcy) |
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make flying pain in the ass and wallet and watch us run away from you.
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| -Delta Air is increasing their second checked bag fee to $50 from $25 |
burythehatchet |
Jul-30-08 12:36 PM |
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I'd sooner mail my clothes via UPS to my destination. |
no_hypocrisy |
Jul-30-08 12:39 PM |
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exactly, or bring enough money to buy new ones. |
alyce douglas |
Jul-30-08 12:50 PM |
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lol...remember that college kid in the 90s who put himself in a box |
Blue_Tires |
Jul-30-08 02:10 PM |
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Good grief..... |
marmar |
Jul-30-08 12:41 PM |
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Oligopoly, defined. |
burythehatchet |
Jul-30-08 12:46 PM |
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Back-door fuel surcharge. |
DemoTex |
Jul-30-08 12:47 PM |
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Exactly |
Parche |
Jul-30-08 01:05 PM |
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yes |
aspergris |
Jul-30-08 01:57 PM |
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How about a front door fuel surcharge? A little honesty would go along way here. |
Gormy Cuss |
Jul-30-08 02:15 PM |
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They have those too. I like the back-door ones more; you can opt out of them |
Occam Bandage |
Jul-30-08 02:28 PM |
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I suspect that the checked baggage charge doesn't save them much |
Gormy Cuss |
Jul-30-08 02:52 PM |
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there is ALSO a front door fuel surcharge |
pitohui |
Jul-30-08 03:01 PM |
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pitohui, you do know that four of the major carriers are charging for all checked bags now, right? |
Gormy Cuss |
Jul-30-08 03:12 PM |
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absolutely, you are paying for all bags, not just second bags checked |
pitohui |
Jul-30-08 03:22 PM |
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more people will travel with a carry on only. My sister and her 2 kids came out to visit |
chimpsrsmarter |
Jul-30-08 12:47 PM |
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ok, no problem. we just wot do business with them anymore. (flash forward 6 months to bankruptcy) |
NightWatcher |
Jul-30-08 12:48 PM |
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My driving threshold has risen to 10 hours. But the main reason for that is that |
burythehatchet |
Jul-30-08 12:51 PM |
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my threshold is 16 hours (usually because I like taking my guns for work) |
NightWatcher |
Jul-30-08 12:59 PM |
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ME? I want them to charge the "carry on" fliers! Leave us considerate bag checkers ALONE! |
samdogmom |
Jul-30-08 12:49 PM |
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Preach it! |
fifthoffive |
Jul-30-08 01:04 PM |
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Thanks! |
samdogmom |
Jul-30-08 01:29 PM |
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Well said samdogmom and fifthoffive! |
Owl |
Jul-30-08 01:29 PM |
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they ARE charging for the first checked bag |
pitohui |
Jul-30-08 03:03 PM |
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Absolutely. Check your bags? Free. Drag it on to have someone else lift it? $50. |
CLW |
Jul-30-08 01:15 PM |
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Yikes! When the plane is crashing...do you or anyone want that over weight bag over their head.... |
samdogmom |
Jul-30-08 02:08 PM |
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yeah, as a matter of fact, I would |
Lance_Boyle |
Jul-30-08 03:18 PM |
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That's exactly what I told my husband this morning. |
CrispyQGirl |
Jul-30-08 02:06 PM |
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well it's obvious you don't fly and you just make yourself look ignorant |
pitohui |
Jul-30-08 03:06 PM |
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I may be ignorant about flying, but you're rude. |
CrispyQGirl |
Jul-30-08 06:22 PM |
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So lemme get this straight: |
Occam Bandage |
Jul-30-08 02:26 PM |
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Well...you have a good scenioro...except:.... |
samdogmom |
Jul-30-08 02:41 PM |
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*shrug* That's a matter of enforcement of preexisting carry-on rules. |
Occam Bandage |
Jul-30-08 02:50 PM |
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Hugs! We're on the same side...no use arguing with you! |
samdogmom |
Jul-30-08 02:57 PM |
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your post is just silly |
pitohui |
Jul-30-08 03:16 PM |
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Okay...whatever...just DON'T CLOG up the aisle ahead of me when we're boarding.... |
samdogmom |
Jul-30-08 03:29 PM |
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That does it for me. I'd just as soon hitch hike. |
lpbk2713 |
Jul-30-08 12:50 PM |
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A story from last week: |
burythehatchet |
Jul-30-08 12:59 PM |
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Yup |
lpbk2713 |
Jul-30-08 01:01 PM |
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But we can't have foreign owned airlines operating domestic routes |
RGBolen |
Jul-30-08 01:10 PM |
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If Singapore Air, or JAl, or Malay Air operated in the US, no one would ever fly |
burythehatchet |
Jul-30-08 01:16 PM |
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If they operated in the US, they would either |
Occam Bandage |
Jul-30-08 02:27 PM |
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Air travel is still cheaper than the market can sustain. |
Occam Bandage |
Jul-30-08 02:19 PM |
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United |
bikebloke |
Jul-30-08 03:30 PM |
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My daughter flew United domestically yesterday. |
samdogmom |
Jul-30-08 06:59 PM |
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