Bundling / Unbundling / Usage Based Pricing

Unbundling the dressing from the salad

Most health conscious people order a salad with dressing on the side or with no dressing. But the price quoted for a salad in any restaurant includes dressing. In other words the sald and dressing were seen as a monolith by consumers. Whether you like the dressing or not you pay for it in the … Continue reading

Airline / Baggage Fees / Behavioral Economics / Classes of Service / Unbundling

Ryan Air Unbundling the In Flight Toilet – “Loodicrous?”

Ryan Air, the pioneer in unbundled airline travel and the first one to charge baggage fees, has come up with the plan for next level of airline unbundling:  unbundle the facilities and charge passengers a pound each time they want to go to, as the British would say loo. Times Online quotes Ryan Air CEO … Continue reading