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The writer is an airline pilot.
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Nice try, Mr. Smith. "[S]elling passage at wholly unsustainable levels" was not the public's fault -- the airlines chose to do that. Today, the major carriers are trying to compensate for their bad business decisions by collecting even from those of us who already paid for our tickets believing that our baggage costs, etc., were covered. Imagine paying for a banquet in advance and upon arriving being told that it costs extra to get a plate, utensils and a napkin.
The airlines are once again failing to act sensibly. The only fair way to charge for the cost of a flight is by weight. And, yes, it can be done, but, no, the airlines don't have the courage to do it. Southwest Airlines will do it eventually, and then the biggest carriers will follow suit -- any that are still in business, of course.
Nickel-and-diming is a tactic for timid companies; the majors need to grow up and make that hard business choice now.
C.E. WRAY
Charlottesville
