09-22-2017, 03:55 AM
Lets break down these Paragraphs Of Lies:
"This system has the benefit of having guests pay for what they consume, rather than spreading the cost of baggage handling to those who do not check bags."
People don't check bags because they want to avoid the fee, and it pushes the responsibility of handling the baggage onto the consumer, and it frees up more space in the belly for the airline for air cargo. These are all motivated by profit, not to save the customer money.
"Reservation and cancellation fees apply to non-refundable tickets purchased at reduced rates. When such a ticket is purchased, we take that seat out of inventory. When it is released back into the inventory — often at the very last minute — we have lost our ability to sell it, and our fees offset some of the lost revenue."
When the seat is released back into inventory, it is sold at a higher price than when it was originally sold. The added profit is built-in. And to guarantee that profit, they oversell their seats. On most routes the empty seats are a result of not selling them in the first place, or somebody missing a connection due to a delay on another flight, not because a customer changed their mind.
"This system has the benefit of having guests pay for what they consume, rather than spreading the cost of baggage handling to those who do not check bags."
People don't check bags because they want to avoid the fee, and it pushes the responsibility of handling the baggage onto the consumer, and it frees up more space in the belly for the airline for air cargo. These are all motivated by profit, not to save the customer money.
"Reservation and cancellation fees apply to non-refundable tickets purchased at reduced rates. When such a ticket is purchased, we take that seat out of inventory. When it is released back into the inventory — often at the very last minute — we have lost our ability to sell it, and our fees offset some of the lost revenue."
When the seat is released back into inventory, it is sold at a higher price than when it was originally sold. The added profit is built-in. And to guarantee that profit, they oversell their seats. On most routes the empty seats are a result of not selling them in the first place, or somebody missing a connection due to a delay on another flight, not because a customer changed their mind.