Frontier will charge for drinks, carry-on luggage

[PigsDad Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close PigsDad]

Another airline starting to charge for drinks and carry-ons:

http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/01/travel...ees/index.html

Kurt

[Carolinian Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Carolinian]

Bad news! This crap of charging for carry on luggage started with Wizz Air, and has led me to book several flights with EasyJet or BA that I would otherwise have booked on Wizz,

Another airline starting to charge for drinks and carry-ons:

http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/01/travel...ees/index.html

Kurt

[lawren2 Malibu Beach Barbie & A Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close lawren2]

Bad news! This crap of charging for carry on luggage started with Wizz Air, and has led me to book several flights with EasyJet or BA that I would otherwise have booked on Wizz,

Scratch another "discount" airline off the list. On occasion I fly where they are pretty dominant, like my last flight to MYR. I am not a fan of Spirit but sometimes the schedule/cost will predicate the purchase. By the time Spirit was done with all the nickle and dime-ing on this trip they were more expensive than a REAL airline.

I flew United/Republic non-stop instead.

[Presley Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Presley]

Either the article or Fronteir is confusing. It looks like it costs to check a bag and will cost to carry on a bag, depending on how you book the flight. So, they seem to be catering to those who fly without any type of baggage at all?

[Pstreet1 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Pstreet1]

Since airlines are now required to post prices including taxes, why aren't they required to post prices including checking one bag----maybe with a discount if you have zero luggage of any kind?

[JWC Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close JWC]

It only applies to passageners that purchase their tickets through 3rd party sites.

"Denver-based Frontier Airlines announced Wednesday it would begin charging passengers who book tickets on third-party web sites -- such as Expedia and Orbitz -- for bringing their bags onboard the flight. Passengers who purchase tickets on Frontier's web site will incur no additional charge for a carry-on bag."

http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/frontie...8#.UYLBNEp1Fac

Frontier will start charging $1.99 for soda, coffee, etc. for all economy or basic tickets regardless of where they were purchased.

"Frontier will also begin charging $1.99 for coffee, tea, soda and juice on July 1 to customers who purchase economy or basic fares. Spirit Airlines also charges for soft drinks. In 2009, US Airways implemented a $2 charge for soft drinks, a move that was quickly rescinded because of its unpopularity with customers."

[Presley Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Presley]

Really, I'd rather they upped the price of each ticket by $1.99, rather than charge for the sodas. We can't bring sodas, water bottles, etc through security. So, we can't bring our own and if we are thirsty, we have to pay an overpriced amount. They can buy in bulk and they can charge .50/cents or less per can.

[GrayFal Silver Contributor and supermoderator Find all posts View Profile Close GrayFal]

Thank goodness they have not implemented pay toilets - I feel that is next.

[Luanne Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Luanne]

Thank goodness they have not implemented pay toilets - I feel that is next.

I thought there was talk of this, or that some airline (not a U.S. carrier) had already implemented this.

Just googled and it looks like Ryan Air was talking about doing it, don't know if they did. The articles were from 2010.

[Carolinian Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Carolinian]

Ryan Air did not do that in the end. They fly between countries that use a variety of different currencies, which would have made it a nightmare to do.

I thought there was talk of this, or that some airline (not a U.S. carrier) had already implemented this.

Just googled and it looks like Ryan Air was talking about doing it, don't know if they did. The articles were from 2010.

[Carolinian Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Carolinian]

I have been finding that a lot in Europe, where there are more LCC's and they are a bigger share of the market. From a number of points in eastern Europe to London, I have found BA often fairly competitive with some of the LCC's and with BA, I get full air miles even on cheap fare for my AA account, free carryon, free meals and adult beverages inflight, free preferred seating, free checked luggage, and access to the BA Galleries lounge at Heathrow (many of those perks due to my Plat elite status on AA).

Scratch another "discount" airline off the list. On occasion I fly where they are pretty dominant, like my last flight to MYR. I am not a fan of Spirit but sometimes the schedule/cost will predicate the purchase. By the time Spirit was done with all the nickle and dime-ing on this trip they were more expensive than a REAL airline.

I flew United/Republic non-stop instead.