Because baggage fees are so yesterday, Frontier Airlines is now charging people a “Covid Recovery” surcharge. Everyone that flies with them has to pay an extra $1.59 per flight. If you go to Frontier’s website, they explain it as a charge to cover the costs of “increased sanitation and cleaning onboard the aircraft and in the airport, shields at the ticket counters and gate areas, and personal protective equipment for employees”.
FYI, Frontier got billions from taxpayers already to do all that.
Here’s some other money grab ideas. Charge by the pretzel. Why give a customer the whole bag of 6 pretzels during the flight when you can sell them one at a time. Spin it as personalized pretzel service. People won’t be chained to a predetermined amount anymore. They can have as many as they want or don’t want…….. just upgrade to the premium pretzel service.
Put timers on the plane bathrooms with debit card swipes on the door. A dollar per minute.
Use retreaded tires on the plane wheels.
Sell sponsorships for each aisle and make that aisle listen to a pitch from the attendant.