With the crude oil prices falling, will the airline companies ever stop with the 1st baggage fee?

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JD asked:


If crude oil prices continue to fall and stay around a hundred per barrel, shouldn’t airlines stop charging for check-in baggage? I could understand if you carry more than 2 check-in baggages but with just one check-in baggage… Wasn’t that the main reason why airlines started charging for check-in luggage in the first place? Cause of high oil prices!

Jon
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    4 Responses to “With the crude oil prices falling, will the airline companies ever stop with the 1st baggage fee?”

    1. annonymous Says:
      December 19th, 2008 at 11:06 am

      they should… but they prob wont

    2. roadhunter Says:
      December 20th, 2008 at 8:12 pm

      No US airline other than SouthWest was profitable back when oil was $40 per barrel. They are not going to stop with these fees. If they do, they will just roll them into ticket prices.

    3. rambaldi47 Says:
      December 22nd, 2008 at 12:55 am

      I wouldn’t count on it-especially since airlines are not doing very well right now and are looking to pick up money wherever possible.

    4. potatochip Says:
      December 23rd, 2008 at 1:50 am

      The 1st baggage fee in the billions even if oil is in the airlines have lost since 2001 which is still pretty high.