Not sure why you're being downvoted. In Brazil, we used to be able to dispatch one luggage volume without cost until the law changed and the airlines were allowed to charge extra fees for the right to check in luggage. The decision was supposed to give us cheaper tickets and what not, but, guess what, ticket prices never dropped even for the cheapest options where you have no rights to any luggage besides a small carry-on baggage, but instead, those prices only increased in the last few years! [1]

Airlines are a prime example of why the so called free-market can be a terrible thing for the consumer.

Edit: Oh, not to mention just how abusive the check-in fees for luggage are and how they wildly increase year after year.

[1] https://todosabordo.blogosfera.uol.com.br/2018/06/01/1-ano-d... (Title roughly translates to "Ticket prices increases by 6% after luggage check-in fees instead of falling like promised...")

Or providing a valuable service of allowing more people to fly for less money at the expense of comfort.

I value getting from A to B quickly, I don't mind some discomfort for a few hours if it means it's significantly cheaper.

Good news. You are also a capitalist. Don't buy the ticket.

No, I'm not a capitalist. Just because I was born in this system doesn't make me a willing participant.

Thanks for playing though.

Participant nonetheless. Again, don't buy the ticket.

Whats the alternative here? A nice fat regulation that all airline seats require 4 feet of legroom? Then we can all fly in absolute comfort! What? The cheapest ticket is $4500? &%^$% Capitalist pigs!