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Commission On Overweight Baggage?

PlymSpotter From Spain, joined Jun 2004, 11111 posts, RR: 63
Posted (5 years 12 months 1 day 19 hours ago) and read 866 times:

Couldn't find anything on a search of this site, or using google, so I thought I'd turn directly to the experts

I believe that there are a few airlines, in Europe at least, who give their staff commission on the basis of highlighting and charging passengers the appropriate amount for being overweight. Do any of the mainstream carriers like BA/AA/AF etc... also do this, or is it just another way for LCC's to squeeze money out of people?

Would be interested to know the kinds of commission they get for it and just how many airlines practice it. Do you think it could be open to abuse? Personally I can see that as a major flaw to such a procedure.

Many thanks,

Dan

Edit:Typo

[Edited 2007-05-24 04:01:04]

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ETStar From Canada, joined Jan 2004, 2103 posts, RR: 9
Reply 1, posted (5 years 12 months 1 day 19 hours ago) and read 839 times:

Quoting PlymSpotter (Thread starter):

I believe that there are a few airlines, in Europe at least, who give their staff commission on the basis of highlighting and charging passengers the appropriate amount for being overweight. Do any of the mainstream carriers like BA/AA/AF etc... also do this, or is it just another way for LCC's to squeeze money out of people?

If KL staff do get commission, i tell ya, it's gotta be good commission.

PlymSpotter From Spain, joined Jun 2004, 11111 posts, RR: 63
Reply 2, posted (5 years 12 months 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 780 times:

Quoting ETStar (Reply 1):
If KL staff do get commission, i tell ya, it's gotta be good commission.

They particularly adept at squeezing money out of you I take?

SK601 From Belgium, joined Jun 2005, 975 posts, RR: 4
Reply 3, posted (5 years 12 months 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 741 times:

Quoting ETStar (Reply 1):
If KL staff do get commission

No they don't.

IAirAllie From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 4, posted (5 years 12 months 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 731 times:

I've never heard of it happening but I think it's an excellent suggestion that would get agents to more uniformly enforce the regulations.

OtnySASLHR From Spain, joined May 2007, 127 posts, RR: 0
Reply 5, posted (5 years 12 months 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 696 times:

With 45 years working at LGW & LHR I have never heard of this - ever.
I have heard of airline staff taking money to reduce the amount being charged for XS but that was by one of the African carriers.
Brgds
Tony

oTny

PlymSpotter From Spain, joined Jun 2004, 11111 posts, RR: 63
Reply 6, posted (5 years 12 months 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 683 times:

Quoting OtnySASLHR (Reply 5):
With 45 years working at LGW & LHR I have never heard of this - ever.
I have heard of airline staff taking money to reduce the amount being charged for XS but that was by one of the African carriers.

Yeah, I don't know who the carriers are - hence the question, but I have heard that some do it now from three different sources, so I thought there might be something to it?

Dan Smile

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