Comments on: Southwest Encourages You to Pack Light http://crankyflier.com/2008/01/04/southwest-encourages-you-to-pack-light/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:32:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: CF http://crankyflier.com/2008/01/04/southwest-encourages-you-to-pack-light/comment-page-1/#comment-17901 CF Mon, 07 Jan 2008 21:29:01 +0000 http://crankyflier.com/2008/01/04/southwest-encourages-you-to-pack-light/#comment-17901 That's per bag. That’s per bag.

]]> By: Smail http://crankyflier.com/2008/01/04/southwest-encourages-you-to-pack-light/comment-page-1/#comment-17898 Smail Mon, 07 Jan 2008 20:47:18 +0000 http://crankyflier.com/2008/01/04/southwest-encourages-you-to-pack-light/#comment-17898 Is that $50 per bag for bags 4-9, or a flat rate? Is that $50 per bag for bags 4-9, or a flat rate?

]]> By: 250k flier http://crankyflier.com/2008/01/04/southwest-encourages-you-to-pack-light/comment-page-1/#comment-17798 250k flier Sun, 06 Jan 2008 17:35:54 +0000 http://crankyflier.com/2008/01/04/southwest-encourages-you-to-pack-light/#comment-17798 What airlines post as their free checked baggage policies, and what they offer, are not always the same. For example, Delta allows premium-cabin passengers and SkyMiles elite members to check up to three bags gratis. I suspect that most people who check bags check no more than two bags per person. I find it hard to fault WN for this move as I don't think that offering a more generous checked baggage allowance would do anything to help the airline capture more market share. What airlines post as their free checked baggage policies, and what they offer, are not always the same.

For example, Delta allows premium-cabin passengers and SkyMiles elite members to check up to three bags gratis.

I suspect that most people who check bags check no more than two bags per person. I find it hard to fault WN for this move as I don’t think that offering a more generous checked baggage allowance would do anything to help the airline capture more market share.

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