Hey Big Spender

OK, the plane uses more AUX power. There is still going to be a cost to the airline. Either a power charge or a time charge.

This is the kind of annoyance fee that people hate far beyond the actual cost. One response might be to drop out of the recommended daily gratuities and use the difference to tip the waiter $10 for the second entree. I bet you will never be charged and your total cost will not change. There's always a cost to these nuisance fees. Charges for checked luggage have resulted in maximum carryon luggage. This has lengthened boarding times. More time at the gate with engines burning fuel. Free gate checked baggage adds to boarding time. Passengers getting to back rows, no bin space, have to lug their carryons back to the front and get them gate checked. At some point, this wasted time adds up to a lost flight slot. 200 seats at $250 = $50,000 in revenue. (Aircraft can only make 5 flights instead of 6). Southwest has become the most profitable airline by eschewing all nuisance fees.

This is the kind of annoyance fee that people hate far beyond the actual cost. One response might be to drop out of the recommended daily gratuities and use the difference to tip the waiter $10 for the second entree. I bet you will never be charged and your total cost will not change. There's always a cost to these nuisance fees. Charges for checked luggage have resulted in maximum carryon luggage. This has lengthened boarding times. More time at the gate with engines burning fuel. Free gate checked baggage adds to boarding time. Passengers getting to back rows, no bin space, have to lug their carryons back to the front and get them gate checked. At some point, this wasted time adds up to a lost flight slot. 200 seats at $250 = $50,000 in revenue. (Aircraft can only make 5 flights instead of 6). Southwest has become the most profitable airline by eschewing all nuisance fees.

The Maitre'd is going to be like a one-armed paperhanger. This entree is overcooked, I want another one. Sorry, $10. Please get the Maitre'd. This steak is tough, I want another or a different entree. Maitre'd. This zucchini is mushy,. Maitre'd. I don't want rice, I want french fries. Maitre'd. This fish is full of bones, I thought it was boneless. Maitre'd. You call this tiny single lambchop an entree? Maitre'd. Really, one 3 oz lobster tail is an entree. Maitre'd. This food is cold. Maitre'd. I ordered medium rare, this roast beef is medium. Maitre'd. Once you start charging for entrees, passengers will become sticklers for perfection. I want asparagus with my steak. Maitre'd. The ill will cost more than the $10. What if you were on an excursion and missed lunch and want a second entree? $10 for the second entree! Bring me 10 shrimp cocktails. The mind reels at the disruption. I spent $5000 each on this cruise each and you're going to charge $10 for a second entree!! Carnival might have a problem with extra entrees, but Holland America?? You'd think they'd learn after the Carnival room service charge fiasco. People HATE being nickeled and dimed. I'm a 5 star Mariner and you're going to start charging me $10 for a second entree!!!. They'll have to offer surcharge-free entrees as a Mariner benefit. With an average passenger age of 80+ they can't afford to turn off their younger cruisers. People will want to know the portion size. Is the Wienerschnitzel the size of a dinner plate or a thumb drive? May you live in interesting times! Really, food waste!!! Get rid of the buffets.