Makes the Heart Sad (2)

Posted by Kendall Harmon

Delta Air Lines doubled the fee for checking a second bag on domestic flights to $50 each way.

Filed under: * Culture-Watch • Travel

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Posted July 30, 2008 at 8:58 am [Printer Friendly] [Print w/ comments]



1. Jeffersonian wrote:

A sure sign that Delta is currently in the aeronautic equivalent of hospice.

July 30, 9:28 am | [comment link]
2. The_Archer_of_the_Forest wrote:

There was a cartoon caption in some magazine a week ago (it was either the New Yorker or Parade) where a guy in a parachute is at the front door, and the caption reads, “Delta is now charging extra for landings!”

July 30, 10:14 am | [comment link]
3. phil swain wrote:

Someone’s heart is in a strange place.

July 30, 10:18 am | [comment link]
4. Katherine wrote:

Delta is a business.  The cost of jet fuel is sky-high.  Why on earth is it bad for them to charge extra for carrying the extra weight?  It would cost you a lot more than $50 to ship that second suitcase UPS.

July 31, 5:49 am | [comment link]
5. The_Elves wrote:

All, just a guess, but I’m assuming Kendall titled this as he did (which I confess I also found strange at first sight), in terms of the economic difficulties so many are faced with.  I assume his “sadness” is due not to the baggage charge, but the fact that the current economic climate necessitated it, and perhaps also due to a concern for the welfare of Delta employees should the company be so financially pressured. (see, for example the “makes the heart sad” post re: GM layoffs above).

I’m just guessing, mind you, but based on 5 years of reading this blog just about daily, I think I have a pretty good idea of how Kendall thinks much of the time!

—elfgirl

July 31, 6:36 am | [comment link]
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