I thought everyone in the Great Northwest was soooooo laid back…
“Public reaction has been fiercely opposed to Alaska Airlines’ announcement Thursday that it will begin charging $15 for checking a passenger’s first bag starting July 7.
Many postings to aviation-related websites, such as flyertalk.com, worry that Alaska’s on-time performance, already the worst in the country in February, will deteriorate even more as passengers carry on luggage instead of checking it, and spend time in the plane’s aisle, trying to load the bag in an overhead bin.
“As everybody tries to avoid the checked bag fee by carrying on all their stuff, we all get to sit and wait while our fellow passengers try to fit their 200 carry-ons into bins and under seats that can accommodate maybe 150,” wrote one person who posted on flyertalk.com.” - Puget Sound Business Journal