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Caveat emptor...
Sep. 15th, 2013 08:23 pmI'm not going to say I'm disappointed with Orbitz for suggesting the flight home from Durango via Frontier, but it sure was a good thing I looked up the Frontier baggage rules before I started packing.
When I left for Kazakhstan back in June, my luggage included an extra bag intended for my sister-in-law. The charge for that extra bag was, if memory serves, $75.
Frontier, as it turns out, charges starting with the first bag. The fee is $25 for the first bag (with a $5 discount if you check in online), and $20 for a second bag. The fee goes back up to $25 for each additional bag up to four.
Considering the modest fee and the fact that I had w-a-a-a-y too much stuff for just one bag, I decided to take home two checked bags, my computer bag, and my trusty old "fanny pack" (which I wear using a neck strap).
Alas, without the pack, my computer bag might've passed as my one "personal bag" and I would not have to have paid a $25 "carry-on" fee for the computer bag. In the end, however, the overall cost of the flight was still pretty cheap, so I have nothing to complain about. If I had given my packing a bit more thought, I might've selected a more optimal variant, but that's in the past.
I'm home, and that's what matters.
In work news, I've managed to put a respectable dent in the pile that was on the plate when I left Colorado on Friday, and that's a good thing.
Cheers...
When I left for Kazakhstan back in June, my luggage included an extra bag intended for my sister-in-law. The charge for that extra bag was, if memory serves, $75.
Frontier, as it turns out, charges starting with the first bag. The fee is $25 for the first bag (with a $5 discount if you check in online), and $20 for a second bag. The fee goes back up to $25 for each additional bag up to four.
Considering the modest fee and the fact that I had w-a-a-a-y too much stuff for just one bag, I decided to take home two checked bags, my computer bag, and my trusty old "fanny pack" (which I wear using a neck strap).
Alas, without the pack, my computer bag might've passed as my one "personal bag" and I would not have to have paid a $25 "carry-on" fee for the computer bag. In the end, however, the overall cost of the flight was still pretty cheap, so I have nothing to complain about. If I had given my packing a bit more thought, I might've selected a more optimal variant, but that's in the past.
I'm home, and that's what matters.
In work news, I've managed to put a respectable dent in the pile that was on the plate when I left Colorado on Friday, and that's a good thing.
Cheers...
