Originally Posted by
PAXboy
Good question! Of course, what it actually costs them - and what they charge are not directly related. As long as they charge 1% more than cost. Usually, the charge is as much as the market will bear.
I suspect they really don't want us to know what the actual cost is. And that this is related to
LCCs selling very low fare tickets
As I said (more or less) there - fifteen quid for the ticket but another hundred to take a 20kg suitcase there and back. My own feeling is that the suitcases are subsidising those who are able to do a handbag-only flight.