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117 sats \ 6 replies \ @optimism 16h \ on: Should airlines charge for overhead bin space? AskSN Travel

Its already priced in...

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147 sats \ 5 replies \ @SimpleStacker OP 16h

You mean how they've tiered out basic-economy from regular-economy and economy-plus? In a way, I suppose that's right--I'll pay extra for earlier boarding privileges so I can guarantee bin space.

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100 sats \ 3 replies \ @Undisciplined 15h

The actual space usage isn't priced in, though. There's no difference in charge between using zero overhead space and using the max.

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53 sats \ 2 replies \ @optimism 15h

Them overbooking the max doesn't mean its not priced in, it just means that they count on enough people not using the max.

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100 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined 15h

That's not the issue. They have no marginal pricing, so the priced-in-ness does nothing to help ration that scarce space.

The issue is that passengers would viscerally hate it and a competitor would advertise "free" carry-ons and we'd be right back to the status quo.

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52 sats \ 0 replies \ @optimism 6h

I think we're coming at the same conclusion effectively that introducing marginal pricing would be costly for the airline. I think the status quo, where coach overhead space is a race, is the best solution (to explicitly not solve it outside of business/first.)

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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @optimism 15h

No I mean there are specified volumes and weights regarding how much you can carry on board depending on your ticket in the first place. Always has been. So its included in your ticket price.

What will happen though is that all these assmilking airlines will just add it on top. I think when I flew a short flight on eurowings they had a class without carry-on.

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