Outrage as United Airlines now charging $100 for second checked bag on international flights (and other U.S. carriers may follow in 'fee-for-all') & z* o, \6 v, B' }7 k9 Y5.39.217.76
United Airlines upped fee for second checked bag from $70 to $100 on flights from the U.S. to Africa, Europe, India, and the Middle East
Delta raised second bag fees in January from $75 to $100
Analyst predicts fee increase will yield 'modest' profit of $30m
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Flying just got more expensive for most United Airlines passengers wishing to jet internationally. ; e8 R; j- o# B# P$ C" S7 @& {tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThose checking a second back on the airline will have to hand over an additional $100, up from $50 just one year ago. ; N4 E. P) J( {3 u公仔箱論壇But United is just one of many taking away the complementary checked baggage. Delta announced in January that it was raising its fees from $75 to $100 as well. + C; i/ k! T* T- F# q7 C公仔箱論壇 j& n( Y' [. j1 X3 U3 G6 T8 \) } 5 I7 ` R- I4 P% {6 Ntvb now,tvbnow,bttvbExcess baggage: While the first checked bag is still free, the fees have steadily risen for the second, and doubled in the case of UA 5 g9 D$ W9 l. S; d* `4 V# H4 u7 ~8 }% A# Q. R ! B- ]' ~( a( K. R. r0 Y, f! t
High-flying headache: United Airlines is raising fees for a second checked bag on some international flights $100, citing rising fuel and handling costs公仔箱論壇9 w( X' D& I( K$ L
0 c8 l7 ]2 b+ ^8 L* N1 A9 A8 \5.39.217.76'United’s international customers will continue to be able to check in their first bag free of charge. This change reflects an increase in costs associated with carrying bags such as fuel and handling' Christen David, a spokesperson for United Airlines, told the Mail Online on Tuesday. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: g) w- X. m# C, W- t
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This is the second such price increase in two years, when United raised its fee between the U.S. and Europe $20, from $50 to $70.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 Y& u% N W5 M* J0 z" W
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Airline analyst Hunter Kaye said that despite the $30 increase, the airline should only expect ‘modest’ profits – around $30million. : _% m$ N; X6 C$ W% o; U1 rTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。He said that it is likely the rest of the major carriers within the U.S. will follow suite and increase prices to match. US Airways and American Airlines charge $70 and $60 for second bags checked on international flights, respectively, according to ABC News 8 @$ d' t, |; d4 otvb now,tvbnow,bttvb.8 w% ~& o- b+ @! Y5 Q5 |3 _
The additional charges usually fall on leisure travellers, who do not belong to a business or preferred flier program.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。" z" l l, f0 M; w
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Summer of discontent: Members of the Airline Pilots Association picket the United shareholders meeting, in Times Square today; they say they have been working two years without a contract公仔箱論壇) I- N& x+ z& T6 q1 U3 u
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Falling in line: Delta Airlines hiked their second bag fee to $100 in January : v( z/ P' U% i- A l( d# r5.39.217.76; I0 Q; C) r! w2 C, |/ |0 ^# R3 S
Across the board: United has increased its fees for Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and India, but not for other points of flight5.39.217.76# N$ O- p5 m0 C# V3 N, `
/ {# }: G7 c( y5.39.217.76In addition, many passengers are able to circumvent baggage fees by simply modifying their behaviour. 9 Z( v# [7 V( YThose going on shorter trips can eke by with the standard one bag, one personal item as carry-ons, though certain airlines are stingier than others with space requirements and airplane size.$ S6 _( p9 x9 u; l E( R
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But the alarming rise in baggage fees may have more capitalistic origins. m! F2 G i, R2 E Y4 E7 U, l& `8 C
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: ?1 T" A, v+ p公仔箱論壇'Considering the economic turmoil in Europe, you might think that the airline would consider putting fewer financial obstacles in the way of Americans taking a trans-Atlantic flight to the Old World,' he said. 7 K# _: G: o/ x& L6 [TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 ) S: v' J# M0 A0 K. P9 ltvb now,tvbnow,bttvb'Nope. Not even declining jet fuel prices halted the move.'tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 }& C5 X' k, l4 |* X1 _
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Mr Sanburn added that many American families will be heading across the Atlantic because the U.S. dollar is relatively strong. ( W) Z( r4 U1 L% Ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5.39.217.76+ Q8 d# I0 d4 [% p: } m4 E
TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。: r2 T' Y$ e4 e4 q1 P" |5 f5 V FLYING ACROSS THE POND WITH ONE CHECKED BAG... 0 D4 [+ J. C5 G& u) g; M# O) D; p
American Airlines: $0
Delta: $0
United: $0
US Airways: $0
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American Airlines: $60
Delta: $80/online, $100 at airport
United: $100
US Airways $70
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US Airways did not immediately return MailOnline's request for comment on the fare hike. 8 B" h* ]7 K7 N ' C8 V! a, g8 @+ {# JThis year, airline profits are forecasted around $3billion, a wafer thin margin of just 0.5 per cent on projected revenues of $631 billion, according to the International Air Transport Association.( n' _2 F" I# }: x* P( w
3 q* \( [+ F5 X! ?! r0 e# Ytvb now,tvbnow,bttvbWhile airlines can make more money from selling extras, it also means more travellers are getting squeezed as they're forced to pay for things that used to come with the ticket such as seat assignments. 6 R$ ]6 Q6 c' G) W" @7 Z5.39.217.760 b3 h' P) S9 }2 w4 L
U.S. airlines, for example, are setting aside more economy seats requiring an extra fee because they come with more legroom or are closer to the front. 4 H+ P: l' H6 B, K( B1 r1 O5.39.217.76! `9 Z& g/ `9 @8 X4 N
The extra revenue from add-ons such as seat assignments and priority check-in could total $30-$60billion over the next five years, according to IATA. 1 B* f: `' t3 r5 [* e. Z8 ptvb now,tvbnow,bttvb公仔箱論壇5 I; V6 S' k9 m( D2 O2 b) p; P1 }
Passengers took to social media to express their unhappiness. One Twitter user wrote: 'Now United is on my 'Do Not Fly' list, along with Spirit.'TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。( [: o3 Z/ E8 o# U
Another said: 'We need a new airline term for "highway robbery."' 5 P- ?1 M8 N( B2 K+ c% p7 Vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb公仔箱論壇1 {( F3 l s# k# ]* _% ^. { 作者: vandas 時間: 2012-6-14 05:53 AM
% ~- v4 a' K3 ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvb美國聯合航空公司宣布 第二件寄艙行李附加費加三成 3 O+ W% D: f' U4 y' z4 A% p公仔箱論壇) e9 Q7 L! X/ D& N0 l; P
美國聯合航空公司宣布調高第二件寄艙行李的附加費，由原本70美元（約542港元）增至一百美元（約780港元），費用更較一年前上調50美元（約390港元）。TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。2 r) t Y6 y) O. y1 p( W
! }' f4 z% h: O: T6 }% C8 ITVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 除了聯合航空外，達美航空公司早於今年一月宣布把第二件寄艙行李的附加價，由75美元（約580港元）加至一百美元。' B& N7 M: G" W
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聯合航空強調，今次加價反映出燃料和處理額外寄艙行李的成本上漲，需要加價彌補額外開支，而首件寄艙行李仍然維持免費。公仔箱論壇( E: o! S; I! ~+ J, n5 P" D( `+ a
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今次已是聯合航空兩年內第二次調高美歐之間航線第二件寄艙行李附加價，這項附加費原本是50美元，其後增至70美元（約542港元），現在再升至一百美元。公仔箱論壇* M, k; ^) p4 r
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航空業分析家凱伊指出，雖然聯合航空調高收費，預料它的利潤只屬溫和，約3千萬美元（約2億3260萬港元）左右。6 }- b; a+ U7 X+ ~2 {' i4 ~
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