On the Road Again
Cash In with Carry-Ons
In the not-so-distant past, airlines discovered they could charge weary travelers yet another fee, that pesky up-charge just for checking a bag. Since then, one item has become the dominate in travel bags: the carry-on. "Since the airlines have begun the widespread practice of charging for checked bags, frequent travelers know that to get everything that they need into a bag that they can carry on the aircraft is to save anywhere from $25 to $150 depending on the size and weight of the checked bag. The financially pressed airline industry has discovered this untapped revenue stream with no incremental costs attached to it and a little publicized IRS ruling in January of 2010 made this classification of revenue exempt from federal taxes," explained Landry.
- Companies:
- Indigo
- Sweda Company
- Tumi Inc.