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Narcissism in the News: How Dare Spirit Airlines Charge for a Service

Flying on an airline has become a tragedy of the commons.  Everyone wants to bring two large bags onto the plane, even though the shared resource of the overhead bins cannot accommodate everyone.  Consequently, we all stay in line far too long while hapless flight attendants shift bags and explain to passengers that there isn't room for their luggage.  Often, flights don't leave on time.   And so Spirit Airlines has a solution:MINNEAPOLIS - Baggage fees have sneaked out of the belly of the plane and into the overhead bin.Spirit Airlines will charge as much as $45 each way for a carry-on bag starting Aug. 1. Personal items like purses and laptop computers that fit under the seat will still be free.Spirt's new policy is an obvious - and just - solution: Make people pay for the services they use...continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime & Federalism on April 07, 2010 (boomark / email).