Basic Economy Fares Don't Lower Ticket Prices, They Increase Ticket Prices

Re:Basic Economy Fares Don't Lower Ticket Prices, They Incre... by jon-wood on Tuesday January 03, 2017 @03:11AM (#13307595)

There's an Uber for Air Freight business in that somewhere. Pair people who want cheap next day delivery on a package and people who are flying but not checking any luggage.

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Re:Basic Economy Fares Don't Lower Ticket Prices, They Incre... by pcr0 on Tuesday January 03, 2017 @05:34AM (#13308226)

That's a clusterfuck of nope right there, one bad apple tries to smuggle drugs and someone innocent could end up executed.

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Re:Basic Economy Fares Don't Lower Ticket Prices, They Incre... by hx87 on Tuesday January 03, 2017 @12:35PM (#13310944)

Just exclude countries that have harsh drug smuggling penalties from the program.

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Re:Basic Economy Fares Don't Lower Ticket Prices, They Incre... by oska on Tuesday January 03, 2017 @06:31AM (#13308451)

This is how DHL started, in 1969. [1]

[1] https://techcrunch.com/2016/02/13/how-dhl-pioneered-the-shar...

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Re:Basic Economy Fares Don't Lower Ticket Prices, They Incre... by rwmj on Tuesday January 03, 2017 @06:27AM (#13308432)

Japan has cheap next day delivery for parcels. You can even send food such as fresh sashimi in chilled containers (and it will arrive cold and carefully handled). Of course, smaller country with a culture of good service.

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Re:Basic Economy Fares Don't Lower Ticket Prices, They Incre... by mark-r on Tuesday January 03, 2017 @06:34PM (#13314324)

You don't need to go to Japan for that. Many years ago I ordered fresh lobster from Massachusetts to Minnesota, it arrived packed on ice and still alive.

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Re:Basic Economy Fares Don't Lower Ticket Prices, They Incre... by Kliment on Tuesday January 03, 2017 @03:55AM (#13307817)

Great idea but don't NA air transport regulations require you pack your own luggage? I certainly got asked that multiple times last time I went from Europe to NA.

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Re:Basic Economy Fares Don't Lower Ticket Prices, They Incre... by jon-wood on Tuesday January 03, 2017 @04:31AM (#13307994)

I wonder if that's an actual requirement, or whether answering no will just guarantee a baggage search. You could also receive the goods and then pack them yourself to avoid that.

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Re:Basic Economy Fares Don't Lower Ticket Prices, They Incre... by zeroer on Tuesday January 03, 2017 @06:22AM (#13308414)

A bad actor could hide drugs in extremely non-obvious ways.

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