Another stupid govenrment offical's remarks.

Hasen't he (president Luis Rodriguez Ariza) noticed that Spirit has been doing this since last year.


Lets pull in some more votes for the PLD and its bright cronnies like Segura at the CDE.

What train did these people get off of to come up with these idiotic statements.

Spirit is not considered mainstream it is a heavy discounter American has already announced it wont ...that is because their Latino routes are the most profitable of their routes...But if its legal internationally to do this ,then consider this a shot across the bow.....if American did do it then Spirit and Jet blue would be the winners

American has already. Use to be 70lbs per checkin 2 allowed and one carryone plus a pocketbook or attache case.

Check it now as it is substantially less and they charge outragous fees for extra weight that wasn't before.

extra weight not extra bag checked this is current AA policy you can look it up Weight policy for baggage checked

* Only bags up to 50 lbs/23 kgs or less will be accepted completely free of charge as part of the two checked bags allowance.
* Bags over 50 lbs/23 kgs but less than 70 lbs/32 kgs can also be checked-in as part of the two bags allowance but will be subject to a $50 USD overweight baggage fee per bag.
* Bags over 70 lbs/32 kgs cannot be accepted....plus one carry on

No DR agency has the authority to control any foreign airline, no matter what they might assume in that arena.
Foreign airlies are governed by the ICAO and that is limited to operations only, not to any restrictions placed on their passengers or anything pertaining to restrictions placed on luggage limits of number of peices or weight.
The threat of the JAC iswithout force or authority andthat's the bottom line.
This is nothing but empty rhetoric on the part of and agency totally without the power to act effectively, especially in the manner proposed.
Such statements are nothing but "Machismo eyewash" for public consumption.

TB

fully agree with you texas bill, its just alast minute election ploy.

Travel season is upon us (USA), guess what the Airlines (it's a ritual) will do soon.....up up & away with tickets, and over weight luggage fees.

You know, they have been blaming it on the rise of fuel cost for the last decade or more, and yet in the off season, the ticket prices come down while the fuel cost stays the same...go figure.

something is better than nothing it figures............empty seat 0 revenue

Well, UnderCover, if you think you can manage the airline industry any better than its present management, then have at it.
Just don't be surprised if you get laughed out of their headquarters.
These guys are forever trying to figure out how to increase thier "bottom line" in theface of extreme adversity.
Personally, I think they should be placed back under the regulatory scenario that existed a few years back. They have entirely too many flights as it is and are overtaxing the Air Route Traffic Control System by jamming too many aircraft into too many transportation hubs causing unwarranted delays and extra costs to themselves asa result.

TB

you are correct again Kaiser bill one of the few times deregulation was a huge mistake...

you go abroad and come back with a bag that weights 80 pounds what do you spect the airline carrier to do about this. to let it fly for free no i don't think so. so yes i am in favor of the extra chrages for over weight bagges.

if the dominican authorities are fearing that excess baggage charges are going to have an adverse effect on travel to this country, they might consider speaking to the dominican authorities responsible for the extortionate dominican taxes added to the basic cost of a ticket. i know people who refuse to come here on principle, simply because of all the taxes they have to dole out to the government here.