هزینه های مسافر هوایی و تاخیر پرواز: موم کف و دسر؟

We examine the linkages between the implementation of baggage fees and late flights in the airline industry. We find that baggage fees policies result in improvements in on-time performance as assessed through late flights, directly through improvements in airport-side sorting and loading efficiencies, and indirectly through lower air travel demand. We further find that these relationships are contingent upon the presence of a hub airport on a route. Our findings have important managerial and public policy implications as baggage fees have often been cited as a driver of security queue, aircraft alley, and overhead bin congestions, and ultimately delayed flights. Our results suggest that these suppositions could be misplaced.