Continental airlines new 15 dollars a bag fee- is this right?

Question

i can't believe that the airlines keep finding ways to tag on fees. next they'll charge you to use the smelly little hole in the wall bathroom on the flightS! (oh c**p i shouldn't give them ideas)... The food charge is bad enough because they do not even offer you good food to buy.

what do you think is the answer to the airlines problem-- should we just have them all consolidate into one airline?

Answer 1

i know huh?

its cause of the gas prices... because the heavier the load..the more gas it burns..

gosh it pisses me off

Answer 2

LOL...as long as people like u keep paying, they will keep charging!

Well, if it will make u feel better, they r working at a loss.

Oh, no...not a best answer....now I must kill myself for the shame I have brought upon YA!

Answer 3

Continental doesn't charge for food. If your flight is over 3 and half hours and is after 10 am but before 7, they'll give you a meal. It's because of gas prices. Soon(hopefully) gas prices will drop dramatically. I went on vacation in June...I came back in the middle of July. When I left gas prices in my area were around 4.80. Now, they dropped to 3.80..Some even dropped to 3.75.

Answer 4

many of them are starting to join forces and yet much of this is because of fuel sur charges

i thing they should just up their fares by 20-50.00 and stop nickle and diming us    

Answer 5

you should be grateful continental airlines is the only one who doesn't charge for the food. 15 extra dollars in continental get you what other airlines will charge you atleast 40. food, drinks, newer jets and a award winning service.

Answer 6

the airlines HAVE to add fees. i know as someone who doesnt depend on the airlines survival to feed your family it may seem like they are ripping people off but they arent. most of the airlines are hardly surviving. it seems like every couple weeks another airline is going bankrupt or shutting down. they have to charge the extra fees to make it. would you rather that the airlines dont make any money and have to close down... or get in a really really bad situation and have to charge thousands of dollars for a simple domestic ticket in economy class? eventually if this keeps up only rich people will fly. or no one at all. its not the airlines fault. they arent money hungry greedy people. its business and its survival. alot of airlines are cutting down on wages and laying people off. im just lucky to be one who still has a job.

Answer 7

You know how i beat the system. I bought this ski bag that was disguised as a golf bag off a website. I did that cuz im a frequent flyer and im a sponsored rider so i go to a lot of places. Most airlines make you pay very little for golf bags compared to ski bags, snowboard bags, surfboard bags, and etc. Saved me some good money!