Well, consider who you keep hiring for top decision positions…white males! Don’t you think excluding three quarters of your populations from top spots is why things aren’t running right in any area of your economy and business? I think there is a connection. The world thinks of america is a bunch of obese fatties smacking and jacking their lips and breeding like dogs waiting to take all from the rest if the world. You ain’t seen nothing yet! A new day for the world has arrived and you are no longer at the top of the heap. Deal with it… LMAO at the crazy selfish soft silly americans.

Are they trying to go out of business? I mean how can you justify charging that much money per bag and think that people are stupid enough to pay for it if they have a choice to fly another airline?
I sit here at night and listen to the evening news with my mouth dropped open at how everybody is trying to gouge the last penny out of us and justifying with such stupid reasons. American Airlines may as well sing their swan song with this one.

Forget luggage - what about oversize people? Fat people should be paying a surcharge to carry on their extra weight. My suitcase weighs less than the excess pounds on most travelers.

Isn’t this blog titles “TALK OF THE DAY” and not “The talk of yesterday”?

titleD…. that is.

” “The U.S. airline industry as it is constituted today was not built for $125- or $130-per-barrel oil,” Mr. Arpey said after the AMR annual shareholders meeting in Fort Worth. ”

Well I submit to you, Mr. Arpey, that it also wasn’t built for some tool to sit behind a desk firing people who live paycheck to paycheck, nickle and diming it’s passengers, while collecing a 21 percent compensation increase of 6.6 million dollars in 2007.

If anyone thinks they can just switch airlines to avoid the fee you are mistaken. I predict within 2 weeks ALL airlines (maybe not SW) will start charging for each bag. Airlines are usually in lockstep when it comes to raising or lowering fees. We’re talking about an oligopoly here, not pure competition. All airlines know the demand for air travel is pretty inelastic, i.e. people will pay almost any price to fly, so they are able to do this because people, especially business travelers, can’t or won’t use other alternatives.

Question: Do people really need to fly across country for the weekend jaunt just because they want to? Fine I say, pay the going rate or find other means.

I’ll ask this question - what is a fair price to pay for flying? I’ve asked the same question when it comes to the price of gas. What is a fair price? People only know what they USED to pay, but that for the most part does not represent it’s (gas and airline travel) real value.

I said it earlier here, they can charge any fee they want and I’d be happy. This way the casual traveler will be cleared out of the market and service for those who NEED to fly or can AFFORD to fly will improve. Don’t like it? Find another way or stay home.

Well, AA just lost another flier!!! There are many other choices. I really like Continental, they are big in the NY area. AA is digging a hole and I think this is not going to help them raise more $$$. People are going to stop flying with them, and honestly, I liked AA, but they are really screwing themselves over. I just hope the other major airlines seethis, anddon’t start charging that same fee!

Others will follow

http://www.smartmoney.com/deal-of-the-day/index.cfm?story=20080522-airline-baggage-fee

How are middle and lower class citizens suppose to survive in the world today??? AJ, you are a very lucky person and I’m glad you are happy to get rid of us “casual” travelers and maybe you have an amazing great paying job, which you probably don’t even have to work nearly as hard as us mid-class, working citizens, but why not have a little sympathy??? Obviously other airlines are going to follow along with American Airlines eventually. We aren’t going to have a choice but to pay or like AJ says find other means. Okay, so just because we can’t afford it we are expected to never travel. I guess that is fine with some of you, but it is SO WRONG. The economy is so bad right now and everything is so pricey I find myself wondering all the time–how do poor people survive today? It makes me extremely SAD There is noway that luggage increases the gas they use that much. (or “FAT” people) I am far from over-weight or poor, but that doesn’t stop me from thinking of others. Don’t say that what we pay or have paid in the past doesn’t represent it’s “real value”. Everything is already over-priced before they start to increase prices. Don’t act like any business’s top priority isn’t to make a large profit. Nobody or business cares about anyone but themselves. I’m glad to see all the caring people out there who’s answer to people not wanting to pay rediculous fees is to “stay home”! This world is already soooo BACKWARDS and I see where it comes from when people like that comment. It is scary so many ignorant people are out there. I am 29 years old and have weighed 115lbs. since Jr. High, but I feel the Krispy Creme comments are unnecessary and pretty brutal!!! You should be ashamed! I’m sure you aren’t any Prince charming yourself!!!