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Comment on YSK that United has significantly escalated their war against basic economy passengers

Haven’t there always been rules about only 1 piece of carry-on, and there were limits for its size? It was simply never checked. Resulting in overhead boxes being full, etc. They’re just enforcing the rules now right? Or has something actually changed?

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fhqwgads@possumpat.io ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Something actually changed and now there’s a carry-on not included tier ticket. I wrote more in my other comment in the thread.

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corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Make the gangways longer

Make them hell on rolly bags

Deny the use of carts on the gangway

Make sure every piece of luggage must stay with the passenger

Fuck it. Put stairs (and a key-op elevator for wheelchairs)

There - I just solved the carry-on issue. If you can bundle all your shit into one bag and carry or drag it 700feet and up a flight of stairs, then, you sir can carry it on.

… IF it fits in the sizing thingy they only put AT the hatchway and enforce harshly. If it don’t fit, you must go back and check it. They do that ONCE and noone will be hogging the overheads again.
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PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
You used to be able to carry on one reasonable size bag, and they didn’t stress about it because the total load of luggage / purses / backpacks and so on was fine. You could do what you wanted and they’d fly you where you were going.

Then some genius realized they could charge people $40 for checked bags, so everyone started carrying everything on, so it became a problem and they had to start checking everything at the gate for everyone who didn’t feel like paying the $40 extra for no reason fee, which was the majority of people.

This is just the natural end point of that evolution, where they initiate open hostility to the customer and try to force you into paying $45 more than the ticket price and actively fuck with you to try to bully you into submitting to it.

It’s partially the fault of everyone who just goes on Kayak and hits whatever is the cheapest option. That’s what I do, anyway. Or did, until this week, when I learned my lesson about it.

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- criticon@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  
  It’s partially the fault of everyone who just goes on Kayak and hits whatever is the cheapest option. That’s what I do, anyway. Or did, until this week, when I learned my lesson about it.
  
  I guess that’s true. When you go through the website they have many warnings when you select basic economy about the carry on not being included, I have to basically budget +$60 each time I’m looking for flights because they always show the basic economy first
  
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- Drunemeton@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Sorry you unknowingly took a stress bullet for the team! However I really appreciate the heads up.
  
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aaaa@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
They used to say “one carry-on and one personal item” (which included things like a purse or a backpack). On my shorter trips, I could travel without checking a bag under this policy.

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