I think much of the criticism may come from some of us who have been travelling for many, many years and have been used to having all these "extras" for free, albeit at the cost of higher tickets.
That perception sticks, so you see all these additional charges as a rip off. In fact the cost of your ticket has almost certainly gone down (unlike the price of a pint
) and as Roverman said, you now only pay for what you use.
The airlines have been very keen on the transparency concept for some time when discussing airport charges and the airport has been forced to disclose all its income and expenditure streams to them when it was fully regulated by those nice people from the CAA.
If you don't like it, next time you buy a case, get one with wheels....
Suzeman