Originally Posted by
Traffic_Is_Er_Was
Except on paper, and at the bank.
They're not free. They're included. You are paying for them. Just the same as you are paying for them in any fare with any carrier that has checked luggage included in that fare. The difference I guess is that Rex don't give you an option to not pay for them and thus get a cheaper fare.
I see that you are very well 'conditioned' by the corporate sales department to accept this as normal when beyond 20 years ago it was always 'included'. In any case the airlines dont carry much freight on domestic routes so the hold will just be empty space and the fuel savings maybe a few kilograms over a sector where no one has 'paid' for luggage space.