Thoughts? I suspect the fees are simply built into the fares.
Thoughts? I suspect the fees are simply built into the fares.
Yes, that is correct. Unless your bags are accompanied by a human traveler who purchased a ticket, they aren't going anywhere.
I only fly southwest. Yes, they are free. I get cheap airfare from BWI to ALB for $120 round trip also.
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Thoughts? I suspect the fees are simply built into the fares.
They no longer have the best base fares these days, as I can find cheaper flights on United, etc. But if you add the checked bag fees on those other airlines, then that may tip the balance in Southwest's favor.
Of course they're free. FREE bags. Pay attention.
Yes, Southwest does build them into the fares and you know those fares before paying. Meanwhile United, Delta, American, etc. trick you by not building them into the fares then you have no choice but to ante up some more that you weren't expecting to have to do when you get to airport.
"bags fly free"
--southwest
sure sounds like it. I mean, if you fly with southwest, and pay for your ticket, are you then assessed an extra "baggage fee"? if not, I think they are flying for free. they aren't charging
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"bags fly free"
--southwest
sure sounds like it. I mean, if you fly with southwest, and pay for your ticket, are you then assessed an extra "baggage fee"? if not, I think they are flying for free. they aren't charging
no people are saying they are alredy bilt in the fees. so they dont reely fly free.
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no people are saying they are alredy bilt in the fees. so they dont reely fly free.
what? but I tought they flu free?
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what? but I tought they flu free?
no they dont
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no they dont
well ive seen it all now
They are free.
Let's say someone purchased a ticket for you from Southwest to a destination and a ticket for your friend form a different airline.
When you check your bags, it's free for you but your friend will have to pay.
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They are free.
Let's say someone purchased a ticket for you from Southwest to a destination and a ticket for your friend form a different airline.
When you check your bags, it's free for you but your friend will have to pay.
No they do not fly for free. If you take your bags to a southwest counter and request to have them flown to some destination, you will walk away disappointed. SWA will not fly them for free to the requested destination.
I am a travel agent... On average Southwest flights are more expensive than their competitors (sometimes up to $100 more)... Therefore you are paying for your bags with higher ticket price.
Getting into semantics here, but the short answer is "no", the cost of getting your bags to the same destination as you are traveling is built into the cost.
Too often, companies interchange "at no additional cost" with "free". They are not the same thing.
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Yes, Southwest does build them into the fares and you know those fares before paying. Meanwhile United, Delta, American, etc. trick you by not building them into the fares then you have no choice but to ante up some more that you weren't expecting to have to do when you get to airport.
Really? They trick you? Who doesnt know these days that is costs money to check a bag? Plus how do you not know when you pack your stuff if you are going to carry it on or check it?
Obviously, it's just the opposite because you are not factoring in the free breakfast at your hotel.
It's a matter of basic economics. With Southwest there is a weak Pareto optimum because free bags are an allocation for which there are no possible alternative allocations whose realization would be a Pareto improvement if the alternative allocation realizes a 2x2x2 model with variable factor proportions that leads to a higher equilibrium price and higher quantity of bags caused by negative externalities of systemic risk, which in turn causes intertemporal consumption of free hotel breakfasts.
It's easier to demonstrate mathematically, but you get the idea.
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Obviously, it's just the opposite because you are not factoring in the free breakfast at your hotel.
It's a matter of basic economics. With Southwest there is a weak Pareto optimum because free bags are an allocation for which there are no possible alternative allocations whose realization would be a Pareto improvement if the alternative allocation realizes a 2x2x2 model with variable factor proportions that leads to a higher equilibrium price and higher quantity of bags caused by negative externalities of systemic risk, which in turn causes intertemporal consumption of free hotel breakfasts.
It's easier to demonstrate mathematically, but you get the idea.
Good effort, but missed being funny by about 30 extra words.
The biggest advantage of Southwest is the ability to change flights with NO CHANGE FEE. In other words I can book a trip I might take, cancel last minute, and still be able to keep the full purchase price as credit toward a flight or flights up to a full year later. There are no fees or hassles in doing this.
Also, Southwest has better employees than the other US domestics. They are clearly much happier than their counterparts at United, Delta, etc. The quality of service is higher.
While their flights can be expensive in some cases, between Northern CA and Southern CA they have tons of flights and quite often the best price.
I may fly on Southwest out to California this summer. VERY excited about the possibility of my bags flying for free!