Those Scandinavians are smart people, and at the moment they've got a much better strategy for dealing with rising fuel costs than the ol' add-a-new-fee system being wholeheartedly embraced by a bunch of airlines.
At SAS they've just published the results of their "slow flying" strategy, where they reduced the cruising speeds on their flights by about 80 kilometers per hour. In the last year and a half, this simple idea has saved them $12 million in fuel costs--and barely a single passenger noticed. A domestic flight up Norway at the slower speed takes just three minutes longer; it's a ten minute difference if you fly from the top of Norway all the way to Paris.
Going a tiny bit slower sounds a whole lot nicer than getting charged $15 for your suitcase, doesn't it? Problem is you have to be flying in or out of Scandinavia to take advantage of this trick.
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· SAS Saves By Slowing Down [Aftenposten]
· Airline Fees coverage [Jaunted]
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