• B1naryB0t@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 year ago

    Weight isn’t that much of an issue as long as it’s evenly distributed. Luggage weight limits are only really there to protect workers loading the plane.

    This headline was talked about by an airline executive who claimed it would be with the goal of making a plane ticket as low as 5 euros for a short flight

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      1 year ago

      They’ll always make some promise on price to get you to accept the ridiculous proposal upfront. Then, when it becomes the norm they’ll be jacking prices up to what they were before when you had legroom.

      Remember how Netflix and streaming services were supposed to be cheaper and ad free? Now it’s more expensive than cable and the ads are back. Never believe a capitalist won’t take every opportunity to squeeze more profits out of his business.