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In the world of incessant greed amongst the airlines, I was always so happy that Jetblue stood it's ground and put customer satisfaction and practicality above the ever-present trend to turn a profit.
Sigh...I guess I was wrong. I just heard this on the news:
In the world of incessant greed amongst the airlines, I was always so happy that Jetblue stood it's ground and put customer satisfaction and practicality above the ever-present trend to turn a profit.
Sigh...I guess I was wrong. I just heard this on the news:
Every airline should allow one bag free...you are going on vacation! Unless you are a day trip, you're bringing clothes and toiletries. More than one, fine, charge.
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Do you own any mutual funds? If so, than you as a stockholder are benefiting from this "incessant greed amongst the airlines."
I doubt very much that the benefit of having a fraction of one share, or even a few shares, of Jet Blue with their pennies of dividends (if that) when we sell them in retirement will even come close to the cost of us having paid for one or two bags in a lifetime. That argument always seems week to me since 99% of us aren't benefiting from such an approach.
Every airline should allow one bag free...you are going on vacation! Unless you are a day trip, you're bringing clothes and toiletries. More than one, fine, charge.
That's why you have carry on. (And some airlines are charging for that, too! )
I doubt very much that the benefit of having a fraction of one share, or even a few shares, of Jet Blue with their pennies of dividends (if that) when we sell them in retirement will even come close to the cost of us having paid for one or two bags in a lifetime. That argument always seems week to me since 99% of us aren't benefiting from such an approach.
Your missing my point. Look at the big picture of Wall Street and the Economy. Every for profit business has the same goal - to provide the best return on investment for their stockholders. Sometimes that means providing great customer service, sometimes that means nickle and diming customers to death. Whichever way they do it, ROI is the goal.
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Your missing my point. Look at the big picture of Wall Street and the Economy. Every for profit business has the same goal - to provide the best return on investment for their stockholders. Sometimes that means providing great customer service, sometimes that means nickle and diming customers to death. Whichever way they do it, ROI is the goal.
Except they look at ROI short term, no longer long term. Because, in reality, they don't care about the long term return to the ownership. They care more about immediate returns and their bonuses.
Despite that, it doesn't help me at all. It doesn't help most of us. There is no net benefit to us. Saying you'll improve my ROI by putting $0.50 in my right pocket while taking $25.00 from my left, isn't helping my ROI. It is soaking me.
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(And some airlines are charging for that, too! 
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