The price when leaving baggage with an airplane is actually an exceptional price

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When taking a domestic flight in Japan, checked baggage that can be deposited with the airline at the check-Japan Airlines(JAL) andAll Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.In the case of ANA, depending on the class of the seat, basically it is possible to deposit up to 20 kg free, and in case of a cheap airline it is necessary to pay a separate fee unless it is included in the fare .

In the United States, it is necessary to pay a fee of 25 dollars (about 3000 yen) for the first one and 35 dollars (about 4200 yen) for the major airline company, separately from the fare, and in the case of a major airline Although it seems to be expensive at first somewhat compared with Japan which is free, compared to using air mail, it seems that it is becoming the price setting of exception.

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Provide software to companies engaged in international tradeFlexportCEO Ryan Peterson explains why the baggage fee on American domestic flights is actually too low.

Mr. Peterson used for commentary,WorldACDData on the price of air cargo provided by. In the United States with a vast country land, when the price of air mail differs greatly depending on the distance from the departure place to the destination and carries a baggage of about 22 kg, which is the weight limit of domestic routes, Hartzfield Jackson Atlanta About US $ 40 (about 5000 yen) from the international airport to San Francisco International Airport, the highest is about 180 dollars (about 22,000 yen) from Sacramento International Airport to Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport in Alaska Province, takes. In other words, you can see that $ 25 (about 3000 yen) on checked baggage on domestic flights is cheaper than any air mail. In the case of an airline that carries both the baggage of the passenger and the air mail by airplane, it is more advantageous to carry airmail than to carry checked baggage.


However, it takes about 40 to about 180 dollars that is called so-called express express, which is called express train among air mails, which is set higher than ordinary air mail. Mr. Peterson then compares the charges for checked baggage and ordinary air mail. Looking at the graph below, checked baggage is not the cheapest, but it seems that it is set considerably cheap still.


However, if the weight of the checked baggage is 13 kg instead of 22 kg, the airline's sense of affiliation will increase at once. If you go from Los Angeles airport to Honolulu airport, paying $ 25 for checked baggage would be cheaper if you pay $ 13.74 (about 1700 yen) by airmail. However, in fact, in order to go on a trip or a business trip, it is not easy to mail the package first, unless there is a very large package.


As airlines operate baggage and airmail packed in the cargo holds, you can earn more profits, but the marketing companyCAPAAccording to most airlines, only an average of 37% of the space in the cargo space is loaded. With this, it seems that 67% of the cargo space is empty, "I guess it will be more convenient to carry?" Mr. Peterson puts the baggage up to the limit of the space, the user gets baggage at the baggage claim office Analysis that the airline company giving priority to customer satisfaction is a matter of course because waiting time will increase significantly. However, I also pointed out that "By setting a charge on checked baggage, will you lower customer satisfaction?"

There is a big difference in the size of the country so that when a Japanese traveler who is accustomed to a major Japanese airline who can deposit baggage free of charge gets on the domestic line in the United States, It seems better to remember.