Apparently, proposals are floating around EU parliament about setting rules for minimum free carry-on sizes. limits, even for budget airlines. (Caviats: 1- EU parliament isn't the fastest-moving legislative body. 2-Costs may just shift into the base tickets.)
I saw/read the story on El Mundo, so found this travel-blog link to share in English: https://www.offthebeatenpoints.com/the-eu-will-vote-in-october-whether-to-ban-fees-for-carry-on-bags/
A proposal is exactly that, a proposal. We will see soon I guess what the result of the vote will be. And the Parliament does not have the power to decide those rules, all it can do in this case is to ask the Commission to propose rules. And the Commission can just say no.
“Caviats: 1- EU parliament isn't the fastest-moving legislative body”
An even bigger caveat is that the EU parliament isn’t a legislative body in the first place. They can kindly ask the EU commission to propose a certain law, but if the EU commission doesn’t want to do that, that’s it. So this proposal is just some idea that is still a long way from being implemented. If it even comes to that…..
According to Mr. Gandada, at least 60% (i.e., the majority) of travelers, fly with cabin luggage. So, why not require that the advertised price include one piece of carry-on (not personal item) luggage. Then allow them to give a discount to any passenger who does not bring on a piece of carry-on luggage. That would still provide what he calls, letting "passengers pick what they genuinely need", while making the price most passengers will pay more transparent. Do you think the discount would be as high as what they now charge (>$30) to carry a bag on? (Fat chance)
I (MBA, Marketing major) have often said that the way to make money in a competitive (free market) system is to give the customer less than he thinks he will get or to get him to pay more than he thought he would pay. Airline ticket pricing is a prime example of this principle.
Airline ticket pricing is a prime example of this principle.
Airline ticket pricing is also a prine example of the current supply and demand theory. Control the supply, and demand the price you want.
Bette yet require all airlines to include free checked luggage as it covers everyone from those with disabilities to elderly passengers and also waive seat assignment free for those with disabilities and families.
So, why not require that the advertised price include one piece of carry-on (not personal item) luggage. Then allow them to give a discount to any passenger who does not bring on a piece of carry-on luggage.
Functionally, that is really no different than just selecting the option you want. The fact is, many in Europe travel within very low limits, like Ryanairs base limit which is essentially a book bag/day pack. If you have more, pay for the option that makes sense. I have used a base city, and took cheap flights to places for a weekend, taking only a day bag, it was great.
What would be handy though, is standardizing size and weight among airlines for what is a Cabin Carry-On bag (in addition to your personal item), so if I hop from airline A to B, whether I pay for a cabin bag or not, I do not run into my bag being OK on one, and oversize on the other
Yeah, they require free checked baggage which means your everyone’s airfare will go up
There’s a cost involved with your luggage. It’s not free.
