AirTalk.org Aviation discussions newsgroups   Archives   FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  Flybe Launches its Fair Deal on Baggage          AirTalk.org Forum Index -> Glasgow Airport View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message John Dundas Guest Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2005 8:24 am    Post subject: Flybe Launches its Fair Deal on Baggage Flybe Launches its Fair Deal on Baggage Live - Midday Friday 16th December! Flybe, one of Europe's leading low cost airlines, today announces its new 'Fair Deal on Baggage' for air travellers, which will come into effect in early February for 2006. Under the 'Fair Deal': - If you do not carry checked baggage, you will no longer have to pay the cost of carrying other peoples bags and will save £1 off your ticket - Flybe will double the weight allowance that can be carried as hand baggage. - Flybe will remove excess baggage charges for 99% of the travelling public by increasing hold baggage allowance to 25kgs (the highest in the low cost sector). - Flybe will exempt all economy plus passengers from paying any baggage costs (up to 30kg). - Flybe will introduce charges for each checked item of hold baggage of £2, per item, per sector, if booked in advance, and £4 per item, per sector if presented un-booked at the airport - As a result of the change passengers will now only pay for the service they use rather than the cost being unfairly spread across all passengers on the aircraft whether they check a bag in or not For complete press release http://www.flybe.com/news/0512/16.htm Back to top John Dundas Guest Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2005 8:27 am    Post subject: Re: Flybe Launches its Fair Deal on Baggage "John Dundas" <j.m.dundas11111111111ssss (AT) btinternet (DOT) com> wrote Quote: Flybe Launches its Fair Deal on Baggage Live - Midday Friday 16th December! Flybe, one of Europe's leading low cost airlines, today announces its new 'Fair Deal on Baggage' for air travellers, which will come into effect in early February for 2006. Under the 'Fair Deal': Hi Wot a joke. Getting charged £2 per bag. I wonder who will be the next airline to try and rip off the passengers. Its bad enough on some flights with people trying to stuff large bags in the overhead lockers but its going to get worse and on some of their plans if your sitting under the wing then the lockers are half size. regards Back to top Mister Niceguy Guest Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2005 9:26 am    Post subject: Re: Flybe Launches its Fair Deal on Baggage "John Dundas" <j.m.dundas11111111111ssss (AT) btinternet (DOT) com> wrote in news:dnttjc$rvc$1 (AT) nwrdmz03 (DOT) dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com: Quote: Flybe Launches its Fair Deal on Baggage Live - Midday Friday 16th December! Flybe, one of Europe's leading low cost airlines, today announces its new 'Fair Deal on Baggage' for air travellers, which will come into effect in early February for 2006. Under the 'Fair Deal': - If you do not carry checked baggage, you will no longer have to pay the cost of carrying other peoples bags and will save £1 off your ticket - Flybe will double the weight allowance that can be carried as hand baggage. - Flybe will remove excess baggage charges for 99% of the travelling public by increasing hold baggage allowance to 25kgs (the highest in the low cost sector). - Flybe will exempt all economy plus passengers from paying any baggage costs (up to 30kg). - Flybe will introduce charges for each checked item of hold baggage of £2, per item, per sector, if booked in advance, and £4 per item, per sector if presented un-booked at the airport - As a result of the change passengers will now only pay for the service they use rather than the cost being unfairly spread across all passengers on the aircraft whether they check a bag in or not For complete press release http://www.flybe.com/news/0512/16.htm Sounds confusing. So £2 or £4 with luggage but -£1 if without. Basically, then, nobody pays the advertised fare. Back to top Doug Maclean Guest Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2005 11:17 am    Post subject: Re: Flybe Launches its Fair Deal on Baggage Quote: For complete press release http://www.flybe.com/news/0512/16.htm Sounds confusing. So £2 or £4 with luggage but -£1 if without. Basically, then, nobody pays the advertised fare. Interesting that Flybe have done this first. Ryanair have said for sometime that those without luggage should not subsidise the cost of luggage handling etc. The Flybe scheme looks very similar to that which Mr O'Leary proposed. It won't be long then till all the airlines do this. Suits me as I travel 95% of the time with only hand luggage. Doug Back to top dagspot Guest Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2005 11:59 am    Post subject: Re: Flybe Launches its Fair Deal on Baggage Doug Maclean wrote: Quote: For complete press release http://www.flybe.com/news/0512/16.htm Sounds confusing. So £2 or £4 with luggage but -£1 if without. Basically, then, nobody pays the advertised fare. Interesting that Flybe have done this first. Ryanair have said for sometime that those without luggage should not subsidise the cost of luggage handling etc. The Flybe scheme looks very similar to that which Mr O'Leary proposed. It won't be long then till all the airlines do this. Suits me as I travel 95% of the time with only hand luggage. Doug Im sick of people bringing too many and too large bags into the cabin, just causes delays on boarding and leaving. Back to top Mike Guest Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2005 12:38 pm    Post subject: Re: Flybe Launches its Fair Deal on Baggage Quote: Im sick of people bringing too many and too large bags into the cabin, just causes delays on boarding and leaving. Yes, annoys me as well. It' s the crap they give the crew when they can't find a place for it. The one that really pisses me off is when they walk on and leave their bags at row 1 when they are back in row 35. And the other thing that pisses me off is when you get a seat where the crew have left their bags or the inflight entertainment system/safety gear is stowed. Am I just easily annoyed? Mike Back to top Doug Maclean Guest Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2005 12:54 pm    Post subject: Re: Flybe Launches its Fair Deal on Baggage "Mike" <travel.logue (AT) ntlworld (DOT) com> wrote Quote: Im sick of people bringing too many and too large bags into the cabin, just causes delays on boarding and leaving. Yes, annoys me as well. It' s the crap they give the crew when they can't find a place for it. The one that really pisses me off is when they walk on and leave their bags at row 1 when they are back in row 35. And the other thing that pisses me off is when you get a seat where the crew have left their bags or the inflight entertainment system/safety gear is stowed. Am I just easily annoyed? Mike If anything the Flybe scheme will exascerbate this problem Bigger hand luggage and a charge for hold luggage Doug Back to top John Reid Guest Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2005 5:48 pm    Post subject: Re: Flybe Launches its Fair Deal on Baggage X-No-Archive: Yes John Dundas wrote in message <dnttpu$sg8$1 (AT) nwrdmz03 (DOT) dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com> : Quote: "John Dundas" <j.m.dundas11111111111ssss (AT) btinternet (DOT) com> wrote in message news:dnttjc$rvc$1 (AT) nwrdmz03 (DOT) dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com... Flybe Launches its Fair Deal on Baggage Live - Midday Friday 16th December! Flybe, one of Europe's leading low cost airlines, today announces its new 'Fair Deal on Baggage' for air travellers, which will come into effect in early February for 2006. Under the 'Fair Deal': Hi Wot a joke. Getting charged £2 per bag. I wonder who will be the next airline to try and rip off the passengers. Its bad enough on some flights with people trying to stuff large bags in the overhead lockers but its going to get worse and on some of their plans if your sitting under the wing then the lockers are half size. regards This is them getting in ahead of Ryanair, who have been talking about it for some time now. No charge for overweight passengers (I mean the people!) yet though. I've seen that mentioned as well. -- John Mail sent to the reply address will be binned automatically. Use my name with the domain (@+the rest) Back to top John Reid Guest Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2005 5:50 pm    Post subject: Re: Flybe Launches its Fair Deal on Baggage X-No-Archive: Yes Mike wrote in message <1134736694.087103.134840 (AT) g47g2000cwa (DOT) googlegroups.com> : Quote: Im sick of people bringing too many and too large bags into the cabin, just causes delays on boarding and leaving. Yes, annoys me as well. It' s the crap they give the crew when they can't find a place for it. The one that really pisses me off is when they walk on and leave their bags at row 1 when they are back in row 35. And the other thing that pisses me off is when you get a seat where the crew have left their bags or the inflight entertainment system/safety gear is stowed. Am I just easily annoyed? Mike You may be easily annoyed, but I share your annoyance. Having been in an emergency situation where the lockers opened and I was hit on the head with someone else suitcase, I always check my bag, and carry a reporters bag which goes under the seat in front. For myself, I would ban anything heavier than a coat in the overheads and people with more than one piece of hand luggage. -- John Mail sent to the reply address will be binned automatically. Use my name with the domain (@+the rest) Back to top John Dundas Guest Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2005 10:03 pm    Post subject: Re: Flybe Launches its Fair Deal on Baggage "Mike" <travel.logue (AT) ntlworld (DOT) com> wrote Quote: Im sick of people bringing too many and too large bags into the cabin, just causes delays on boarding and leaving. Yes, annoys me as well. It' s the crap they give the crew when they can't find a place for it. The one that really pisses me off is when they walk on and leave their bags at row 1 when they are back in row 35. And the other thing that pisses me off is when you get a seat where the crew have left their bags or the inflight entertainment system/safety gear is stowed. Am I just easily annoyed? Mike Hi Recently on a BA flight someone tried to leave their bags at row 1 but they were told they to take their bags and move them to the back where they were sitting or check the bag into the hold. They were not happy at all, but I am glad they are doing this as I usually get row 1 thru 6 when travelling with BA so not happy when others think they are being so smart with their bags. Its going too become a joke on some Flybe flights. regards Back to top John Dundas Guest Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2005 10:05 pm    Post subject: Re: Flybe Launches its Fair Deal on Baggage "John Reid" <news (AT) jazza (DOT) demon.co.uk> wrote Quote: This is them getting in ahead of Ryanair, who have been talking about it for some time now. No charge for overweight passengers (I mean the people!) yet though. I've seen that mentioned as well. -- John Hi Well I also find it bad that they will start this charging. Some of the kit I carry must be put in the hold, even though I could easily fit it in a carryon case, so I will be penalised for using their airline for my business travel. regards Back to top Doug Maclean Guest Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2005 10:08 pm    Post subject: Re: Flybe Launches its Fair Deal on Baggage "Mister Niceguy" <me (AT) privacy (DOT) net> wrote Quote: "fox1" <fox1 (AT) edinburghairport (DOT) org.uk> wrote in news:1134826018.365384.20330 (AT) f14g2000cwb (DOT) googlegroups.com: Mister Niceguy wrote: Sounds confusing. So £2 or £4 with luggage but -£1 if without. Basically, then, nobody pays the advertised fare. Modest charges to begin with but how long before they esculate? I can see things deteriorating over time with pax boarding with oversize bags the cabin bins cannot accommodate. No airline has yet addressed the issue of oversized people. What then? These bags being redirected to the hold free of charge or what? Yes, they would have to be. Bad move Flybe? It may open the floodgates. Interesting reply from Ryanair approaching the same problem from another direction. Doug Michael O'Leary, the chief executive of Ryanair, floated the idea of charging for hold baggage last year. The airline said yesterday it had no immediate plans to follow Flybe's lead, but its goal remained for passengers to fly with no luggage whatsoever. A Ryanair spokesman said it will encourage passengers to travel with hand-luggage only by cutting fares by some £2 in an online check-in trial starting early next year. This will enable travellers with no hold baggage to print out their own boarding passes and head straight to departure gates without the need to queue at check-in desks. Back to top Doug Maclean Guest Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2005 11:02 pm    Post subject: Re: Flybe Launches its Fair Deal on Baggage "Mister Niceguy" <me (AT) privacy (DOT) net> wrote Quote: Gavin Coates <webmaster (AT) SPAMTRAPtaxiwayalpha (DOT) com> wrote in news:43a5e886$0$82627$ed2619ec (AT) ptn-nntp-reader03 (DOT) plus.net: No airline has yet addressed the issue of oversized people. a number of US airlines have, I believe Southwest is one of them. If you cannot sit in the seat with the arm rest down, then you pay for two seats. It's a start. Personally I'd weigh luggage and passenger together. Again you see the RYR logic. Their proposal less time at check in desks therefore less cost Doug Back to top Doug Maclean Guest Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2005 5:35 pm    Post subject: Re: Flybe Launches its Fair Deal on Baggage "Doug Maclean" <drmayr (AT) btinternet (DOT) com> wrote Quote: "Mister Niceguy" <me (AT) privacy (DOT) net> wrote in message news:Xns9731C91E82990niceguyonzetnet (AT) 194 (DOT) 247.47.119... Gavin Coates <webmaster (AT) SPAMTRAPtaxiwayalpha (DOT) com> wrote in news:43a5e886$0$82627$ed2619ec (AT) ptn-nntp-reader03 (DOT) plus.net: No airline has yet addressed the issue of oversized people. a number of US airlines have, I believe Southwest is one of them. If you cannot sit in the seat with the arm rest down, then you pay for two seats. It's a start. Personally I'd weigh luggage and passenger together. Again you see the RYR logic. Their proposal less time at check in desks therefore less cost Doug Just noticed that Globespan are selling extra baggage allowances in advance. You can bet you won't now get away with taking extra baggage and having it ignored at check in . 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