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i just heard that US airways is going to reverse their charges of non-alcoholic drinks. Seems they had too much negative publicity and they were not saving enough money to make the whole thing worthwhile. Also no other airline joined US airways in this charge. So now they have reversed it.
Now when are they going to remove the bag charge fee? it is so consistent in charging for checked in luggage and not carry ons. Because now most people try not to have checked in luggage and they bring these huge carry on pieces, which don't fit in the compartments above the seats and so they are "checked in" at the gate. So... what is the point? oh more importantly, the charge was brought on by high fuel prices which have since gone down down, way down. So why are we still paying for it?
Oh and my absolute biggest pet peeve about airlines? not being allowed to take liquids thru security. I heard somewhere they will relax this rule this year but nothing for sure. Anyone know anything about this?
wow this post has turned into a rant against airlines. Of course some airlines like Jet blue and Virgin are quite customer friendly :-)