That's The Spirit, Spirit Airlines.

Dear Spirit Airlines:

It’s not so much that you’ll be charging fees for carry-on bags.

After all, no one likes standing in the aisle waiting for a passenger to stuff a mattress in an overhead bin. Flight attendants shouldn’t have to rip off a set of hammer curls just to get bags loaded, and passengers shouldn’t be busy calculating gym-bag trajectories.

No doubt your new fees will reduce injuries, pay for rising fuel costs and help empty planes faster. (It’s also nice to see you’re lowering your basic fares to mitigate the new charges.)

But Spirit, you’re leaving money on the table. Consider what your CEO Ben Baldanza said: “Nobody brings their package to FedEx or UPS and expects them to ship it for free.”

Both FedEx and UPS charge by weight (FedEx rates, for example, increase for items weighing more than 150 pounds).

You’ve applied weight criteria to bags. Why not humans?

Bet you a case of Fancy Feast you’ve at least thought about it.

Maybe I should wager a can instead of a case.

Sincerely yours,

HQ Cat, 11.5 pounds