http://solofriendly.com/airline-food-and-beverage-fees/ All You Need to Travel is YOU Tue, 15 May 2012 14:32:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://solofriendly.com/airline-food-and-beverage-fees/#comment-30 admin Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:48:12 +0000 http://solofriendly.com/?p=247#comment-30 I totally agree, Brad. I see it in other industries, too, in this recession--the penny pinching leading to bad business decisions that actually drive customers away instead of luring them in--but the airlines are by far and away the biggest offenders right now. It certainly makes a difference re who I book my flights with. I totally agree, Brad. I see it in other industries, too, in this recession–the penny pinching leading to bad business decisions that actually drive customers away instead of luring them in–but the airlines are by far and away the biggest offenders right now. It certainly makes a difference re who I book my flights with.

]]> http://solofriendly.com/airline-food-and-beverage-fees/#comment-1853 admin Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:48:00 +0000 http://solofriendly.com/?p=247#comment-1853 I totally agree, Brad. I see it in other industries, too, in this recession--the penny pinching leading to bad business decisions that actually drive customers away instead of luring them in--but the airlines are by far and away the biggest offenders right now. It certainly makes a difference re who I book my flights with. I totally agree, Brad. I see it in other industries, too, in this recession–the penny pinching leading to bad business decisions that actually drive customers away instead of luring them in–but the airlines are by far and away the biggest offenders right now. It certainly makes a difference re who I book my flights with.

]]> http://solofriendly.com/airline-food-and-beverage-fees/#comment-29 Brad Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:52:47 +0000 http://solofriendly.com/?p=247#comment-29 It's sort of shocking that they feel like the way to recoup some of their losses is to make flying less appealing. Particularly with the bag fees that most airlines are charging now, I think they're just shooting themselves in the foot. I suspect more and more people will defect to low-cost carriers like Southwest, which pretty much guarantees a round of bankruptcies and mergers... It’s sort of shocking that they feel like the way to recoup some of their losses is to make flying less appealing. Particularly with the bag fees that most airlines are charging now, I think they’re just shooting themselves in the foot. I suspect more and more people will defect to low-cost carriers like Southwest, which pretty much guarantees a round of bankruptcies and mergers…

]]> http://solofriendly.com/airline-food-and-beverage-fees/#comment-1852 Brad Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:52:00 +0000 http://solofriendly.com/?p=247#comment-1852 It's sort of shocking that they feel like the way to recoup some of their losses is to make flying less appealing. Particularly with the bag fees that most airlines are charging now, I think they're just shooting themselves in the foot. I suspect more and more people will defect to low-cost carriers like Southwest, which pretty much guarantees a round of bankruptcies and mergers... It’s sort of shocking that they feel like the way to recoup some of their losses is to make flying less appealing. Particularly with the bag fees that most airlines are charging now, I think they’re just shooting themselves in the foot. I suspect more and more people will defect to low-cost carriers like Southwest, which pretty much guarantees a round of bankruptcies and mergers…

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