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Old 28th Jul 2008, 19:58
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It's interesting that there have been no comments on the abtn.co.uk link above (post 2211). The idea of "zero bag" flights is intriguing and is, to a degree, a logical outcome of the airline's encouragement of cabin baggage only/web check in. On the other hand, I would imagine that a lot of income comes from checking in bags. The idea that a premium might be charged for "zero bags" flights is risible: on what basis could you charge more? The article mentions faster turnarounds and less congestion. The opposite might be true if more people try to take luggage into the cabin because it cannot go in the hold. I can't see passengers paying a premium for this (but their employers might....). Interesting, though, that this would seem to indicate Ryanair's growing interest in business travellers (evidenced too, perhaps, by the plan to introduce check-in machines). Now, a frequent flyer programme - that might take off......(and, yes, I know, the "old" Ryanair had one!).
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