American Airlines is now charging for what Disney’s Magical
Express does for free! Just yesterday,
American Airlines began offering a baggage delivery service for customers who
checked bags at some 200 airports. For
an additional fee, beyond the cost of checking luggage, American Airlines will
transport your luggage to your destination beginning with $29.95 for one bag
and an additional $10 per bag up to 3 bags.
The price was $49.95 to deliver 3-5 bags at a destination.
While American Airlines may be trying to set themselves
apart from other airline carriers, keeping Enterprise delivery drivers busy is another
incentive for the service. So, is
American Airlines in bed with Enterprise ? Car rental, delivery service, and now luggage
deliver service!
Would you pay for this service? Say you were flying to Pebble Beach
and checked your golf clubs with a checked luggage fee of course. And, you didn’t want the hassle of toting your
golf clubs to your hotel or wherever you are staying while you are in town, so
you pay to have the golf clubs delivered to your favorite golf course. So, you get to bypass baggage claim, if all
of your other belongings were packed in a carry-on bag, and your golf clubs
would be waiting for you at your designated course. Not bad.
I would also say the value gets better with more bags. Let’s pretend you are a family of five headed
to a ski resort. You’ve been able to
secure a transfer from the airport to your resort, but don’t want the hassle of
making sure your bags get to your lovely ski lodge. For a mere $49.95 all of your bags could be
delivered directly to the resort. That,
I might take advantage of.
But alas, Disney’s Magical Express gives me the service and
for FREE! That’s right, free! When I check my bags at the airport prior to
a flight to Walt Disney World, I place on the luggage tags mailed to me and
wave good-bye to my luggage as the next time I will see them is in my Walt
Disney World Resort room. People look at
me with starry eyes when I tell them this service exists and is free. I think they have visions of by passing
luggage claim—so true. The same is true
for Disney Cruise Line if you are flying and sailing the same day.
Did I mention that Disney’s Magical Express not only
transports your luggage, but transports you, too! Not always at the same time, as your luggage
may arrive at your resort after you, but for the same fee, which is zero, you
and your traveling companions get whisked away to your favorite Disney
Resort. It’s not a bus or motor coach,
it’s Disney’s Magical Express Service.
And, they do all of the same on your return trip from your resort to the
airport. Does American Airlines offer a
service to pick-up your bags and take them to the airport? Nope!
I have nothing against American Airlines. We have flown with then a few times and the
boy would say they are his favorite airline.
And, I applaud their ingenuity to think about services for customers
that other airlines haven’t considered yet.
It is just that Disney has been offering a similar, yet better service
for many years now. Disney’s Magical
Express’ availability is often overlooked as the wonder that it is by guests.
The next time I am on board Disney’s Magical Express motor
coach to my resort, a bit of gratitude will wash over me as I recall American
Airline’s fee for what I am taking advantage of for free!
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