If annoyance and frustration are the mothers of invention then I can see why I have so many ideas at the airport. Here's my latest and as usual I haven't actually run any numbers to test my assumptions.
Thanks for flying with us. You have 3 baggage options for your flight. 1) Carry-on, which is limited to this this and this. 2) check-in baggage, which is limited to this and this. Or, 3) door-delivery baggage, which is limited to more than First Class of the most generous airline. Door-delivery baggage will be delivered to your door within 3 weeks of your arrival. You don't have to wait at the baggage carousel, you don't have to manhandle it through the airport. What you don't use for carry-on, you can use for check-in. What you don't use for either you can use for door-delivery. And if you need more, you can add as much as you want at a constant rate.
Here's why it works (assuming it does). Most of the things people bring on carry-on they don't actually need on the plane. Many of the things people check in, they don't really need on arrival. The airline simply partners with a courier/shipping agency. The baggage that people choose to put in door-delivery simply goes on a boat like any other shipped package. The savings of jet fuel outweigh the cost for shipping it with the courier. And for anything in excess of what the passenger would put on the plane, you just charge the regular courier rate.
Thanks for flying with us. You have 3 baggage options for your flight. 1) Carry-on, which is limited to this this and this. 2) check-in baggage, which is limited to this and this. Or, 3) door-delivery baggage, which is limited to more than First Class of the most generous airline. Door-delivery baggage will be delivered to your door within 3 weeks of your arrival. You don't have to wait at the baggage carousel, you don't have to manhandle it through the airport. What you don't use for carry-on, you can use for check-in. What you don't use for either you can use for door-delivery. And if you need more, you can add as much as you want at a constant rate.
Here's why it works (assuming it does). Most of the things people bring on carry-on they don't actually need on the plane. Many of the things people check in, they don't really need on arrival. The airline simply partners with a courier/shipping agency. The baggage that people choose to put in door-delivery simply goes on a boat like any other shipped package. The savings of jet fuel outweigh the cost for shipping it with the courier. And for anything in excess of what the passenger would put on the plane, you just charge the regular courier rate.
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