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Increased Luggage Fees Raised Eyebrows of Passengers
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American Airlines started charging fees to most coach customers $15 to check a first bag. United Airlines and US Airways also followed, and will plan to charge of $15 a bag, too. US Airways’ enforced fee will be effective on July 9, 2008, while United Airlines’ will be on August 18, 2008. Delta Airlines will not charge for the first bag checked, but will require passengers to pay $25 for a second bag and $80 each for three to five checked bags. As of July 1, Southwest Airlines will be the only US carrier to allow two checked bags for free. The $25 fee for checking a second bag was already implemented by most US carriers and passengers are paying more for hefty bags as well.

The added surcharges are part of a menu of new fees aimed at helping the struggling airline industry cope with record fuel prices. For many, the added charges are leaving a bad taste.

Airlines stressed out that the increased fees are necessary to compensate for skyrocketing fuel prices. The said fee will definitely discourage people from traveling especially those who flies three or four times yearly.

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Robert H on August 20th, 2008 at 9:52 am #

Although airlines need additional revenue, this charge is often causing more problems than it is solving. Many passengers are carrying on board large parcels that they would otherwise check (were there not a charge). Unfortunately, security and gate personnel oftem let these onboard and they often slow up both the security and oarding processes. Many times just one these large bags are placed in overheads -taking up an entire seat row storage (plus few people seem to put small parcels under their seats) thereby depriving others of storage space. This can result in delayed departures while unstowable baggage is checked at the jetbridge. Uncertain what the answer is but we need better control of bag size at security and the gate to prevent some people from taking up most of the storage space intended for everyone.

If someone flies often it is inmpossible to believe that $15 will discourage them from flying – especially as this is an insignificant amount compared to ticket prices and fuel surcharges.

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