More Airline Charges

[Tiggerfanatic]

Saw in today's paper the US Air is now going to start charging for blankets & pillows. For $7.00, you can buy a "Power Nap Sack" which includes a blanket, pillow, eye shades & earplugs in a drawstring bag embroidered with the US Air logo.

My question is, how much do these kits cost to make if the airline can make a profit @ $7.00 a piece? :shrug:I've never seen anybody actually take the pillow from a plane when they leave; what happens to them? Do they get thrown out?

I'm flying to Vegas next month on a 5-hour flight - guess I'll just ball up my jacket and sleep on that if I get that tired.

 

[DisneyMusician2]

How long before the complimentary drink is gone and they are charging you per psi based on how much air you might use during the flight?

 

[DisneyJoe]

I've never seen anybody actually take the pillow from a plane when they leave; what happens to them? Do they get thrown out?

It's probably not very sanitary to re-use pillows.....

 

[Fade_to_Blah]

How long before the complimentary drink is gone and they are charging you per psi based on how much air you might use during the flight?

I think the complimentary drink is gone on some carriers already.

One of these days they are going to start weighing passengers with there luggage and charging them per pound.

 

[ToTBellHop]

This drives me crazy. Oil prices plummet 75% and the fines continue?

 

[Fade_to_Blah]

This drives me crazy. Oil prices plummet 75% and the fines continue?

Yea tell me about it. I knew those fees were absolutely sticking aorund no matter what happens with oil prices.

And to be honest, the airline industry wasnt doing so hot before oil prices skyrocketed so im not surprised with keeping the fees.

 

[luckyeye13]

Saw in today's paper the US Air is now going to start charging for blankets & pillows. For $7.00, you can buy a "Power Nap Sack" which includes a blanket, pillow, eye shades & earplugs in a drawstring bag embroidered with the US Air logo.

My question is, how much do these kits cost to make if the airline can make a profit @ $7.00 a piece? :shrug:I've never seen anybody actually take the pillow from a plane when they leave; what happens to them? Do they get thrown out?

I'm flying to Vegas next month on a 5-hour flight - guess I'll just ball up my jacket and sleep on that if I get that tired.

Maybe it's one of those inflatable pillows. In that case, you can use it as a flotation device.

As for taking the free pillows off the plane, at the airline I work for, we throw passengers taking things off the plane into the Tower of London. It may be a bit harsh, but it is effective! :lol:

 

[SteveUK]

It may be that the airline isn't making any profit on selling them at $7; but many of these items they need anyway and were traditionally given free. It's better to take $7 from a passenger than to give them the items for free as they were doing in the past. The only difference is the embroidery, which can't be too expensive.

 

[KC82271]

It's probably not very sanitary to re-use pillows.....

I got mono weeks after using the only pillow ever while flying. So whether or not it was related, I have never used a pillow or blanket again. Now that I travel with a child, we bring her blankets with us.

 

[ToTBellHop]

I would think the airlines would try the obvious--sell parachutes. I always wanted a parachute more than a life preserver.

 

[Kamikaze]

It's probably not very sanitary to re-use pillows.....

... You mean, like ... in a hotel?

 

[Kamikaze]

I think the complimentary drink is gone on some carriers already.

One of these days they are going to start weighing passengers with there luggage and charging them per pound.

Thats fair.

 

[TURKEY]

... You mean, like ... in a hotel?

I think the original post meant that they get reused for an entire day before being replaced, not like a hotel replacing a pillowcase or sheet before being used again.

I've seen pillows (clearly used) still sitting in seat pockets on airlines and plenty of dirty blankets in the overhead bins.