Comments by "Dangic23" (@Dangic23) on "How Checked Bags Became A Massive Business For U.S. Airlines" video.

For the young ones reading and unaware of the root. This was supposed to be a temporary measure to recover from loses due to 9-11.
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And now that you have to pay extra (since 9/11), the ticket didn’t go down. So you are still paying even if you don’t have luggage.
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It’s not cost saving. They are making you uncomfortable by charging for something that was already included before. Is like saying that you are ok with the airline charging for the seatbelt, because you are bringing your own seatbelt and “outsmarted “ them. 😂😂😂😂😂
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@fpl_bailey You are not saving. You are just not paying extra. And it’s ridiculous to cut back on luggage just because airlines decided to rob us. I check luggage even for a weekend trip. I definitely do not want to be the idiots that failed basic geometry and can’t figure out how to fit their oversized carry-ons in the overhead bins.
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@jobunaga4178 No. This is a new thing that started after 9/11. Airlines started a temporary charge for baggage to recover the loses from the attack. Before that, there was almost no limit to how much you could check in. We are seeing the same now, with business charging for things that were included before the pandemic. To ”recover”, but all these new charges will become permanent.
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@shaund9759 It 100% started after 9/11, with Government consent. Temporary measures to cope with financial loses. Then they used the excuse of the 2008 banking created financial crisis, and on and on. Airlines reported record profits year after year, and the temporary measures of junk fees were never lifted. Folks used to carry 3-4 checked-in baggage before 9/11. All included in the ticket. Nobody had to look like idiots with oversized carry-ons, or taking extreme measures to avoid paying extra baggage costs.
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Not a junk fee. It started after 9/11 as a recovery fee for the loses suffered after the event. And then became permanent because companies love to exploit people.
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No. Absolutely nothing to do with packing. It’s about exploiting people for the money.
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