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標題: [美洲] 聯航第二件行李寄艙附加費加三成 [打印本頁]
作者: eqwai    時間: 2012-6-13 06:13 PM     標題: 聯航第二件行李寄艙附加費加三成

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）。5.39.217.76( y1 ^& I7 U7 w" u4 t' I

9 S# ?* \. U' ]0 L9 x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。
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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。
作者: vandas    時間: 2012-6-14 05:52 AM     標題: 美國聯合航空公司宣布 第二件寄艙行李附加費加三成

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')
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( D1 \) s2 n: w2 PFlying just got more expensive for most  United Airlines passengers wishing to jet internationally.
" k" o  X6 C+ D& _( I; ^Those checking a second back on the airline  will have to hand over an additional $100, up from $50 just one year  ago.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。5 g' `* S) `9 ]2 Y  [
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. 公仔箱論壇# G" S4 B+ T3 J/ x2 I( v, L
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Excess baggage: While the first checked bag is still  free, the fees have steadily risen for the second, and doubled in the case of  UA3 Z. q' A! O+ W. s
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High-flying headache: United Airlines is raising fees  for a second checked bag on some international flights $100, citing rising fuel  and handling costs
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, M* N) M  J/ L0 U" c$ n% Htvb now,tvbnow,bttvb'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. 公仔箱論壇2 C% K9 ^! B( x" ~' X

2 j# ~; k+ B6 T, g. h. Z9 Q5 R公仔箱論壇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.公仔箱論壇& a" S( A/ b3 D* Z

/ r. x" E2 g4 \  T& [8 L, N" oTVBNOW 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。Airline analyst Hunter Kaye said that despite  the $30 increase, the airline should only expect ‘modest’ profits – around  $30million.
0 i* [. O2 ]5 R9 PHe 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
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The additional charges usually fall on  leisure travellers, who do not belong to a business or preferred flier  program.
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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
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Falling in line: Delta Airlines hiked their second bag  fee to $100 in Januarytvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; N# L. v; ?9 g/ B% D
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Across the board: United has increased its fees for  Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and India, but not for other points of  flight
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In addition, many passengers are able to  circumvent baggage fees by simply modifying their behaviour.
4 m3 {$ a3 d7 w1 ?& V+ Q( l: DThose 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.
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But the alarming rise in baggage fees may  have more capitalistic origins.
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TIME’s  Moneylandwriter Josh Sanburn believes that the  prices are almost opportunistic, and will bank on the U.S. tourist rush to the  Continent as prices make travel more appealing.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) o$ z* q% D8 C; T2 B
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'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. 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。1 a- b3 G6 O$ s) `# M* N# b
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'Nope. Not even declining jet fuel prices  halted the move.'
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4 Z6 c- v6 I. K. w5.39.217.76Mr Sanburn added that many American families  will be heading across the Atlantic because the U.S. dollar is relatively strong.5.39.217.76! B7 b& ]4 G7 w, \
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/ r$ X! z& w! ~公仔箱論壇FLYING ACROSS THE POND WITH  ONE CHECKED BAG...5.39.217.768 J& k9 e" q/ ]0 o

+ s6 Y- B& w  b) i# B4 ?5.39.217.76...OR TWO? FEES FOR SECOND  CHECKED BAG ON US AIRLINES
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) x7 ~/ g* F* T3 H6 G6 r, `5.39.217.76US Airways did not immediately return  MailOnline's request for comment on the fare hike.
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6 W+ }, Q0 H  Z( A% a# S& p% L) vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThis year, airline profits are forecasted  around $3billion, a wafer thin margin of just 0.5 per cent on projected revenues  of $631 billion, according to the International Air Transport  Association.
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# Y% a! _) D6 d( T5 {, u+ |5 IWhile airlines can make more money from  selling extras, it also means more travellers are getting squeezed as they're  forced to pay for things that used to come with the ticket such as seat  assignments.
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4 H2 T+ N' m8 ^$ `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.公仔箱論壇4 [$ ?; I0 h  b6 f4 i2 s8 L
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The extra revenue from add-ons such as seat  assignments and priority check-in could total $30-$60billion over the next five  years, according to IATA.0 ~' O8 R5 |- }4 ^
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Passengers took to social media to express  their unhappiness. One Twitter user wrote: 'Now United is on my 'Do Not Fly'  list, along with Spirit.'
" }& J- G  c2 U- m; u8 K- }. T$ h公仔箱論壇Another said: 'We need a new airline term for  "highway robbery."'
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作者: vandas    時間: 2012-6-14 05:53 AM


$ j8 j* R. u  |% ]* k7 d" B: P1 B美國聯合航空公司宣布 第二件寄艙行李附加費加三成
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4 q) ~$ }+ m" }2 I  z$ l1 o7 A    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）。/ l' G' ^6 c& k4 V8 z: _; m$ ^
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    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。tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb& l$ v5 g# }5 y; [. d2 E
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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。
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! _7 _7 M$ s% z8 P, ]    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。' B6 g6 e+ E) v" o' `1 i/ K

  J1 _' ?3 M/ Y, B9 m    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。
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    凱伊預計，其他航空公司會效法聯合航空，增加收費。1 Z" V2 n  I, E% q4 b& P0 h
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    現時全美航空（US Airway）和美國航空公司對第二件寄艙行李，分別徵收70及60美元（約465港元）附加費。公仔箱論壇3 P( x0 D- J; ]; V

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