US Airways and Delta Air Lines are moving to eliminate transferring baggage from their flights to connection flights of other airlines. This will present consumers with a major hassle, especially for international flights.
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Being misleading and deceptive in order to get the sale, has been the province of unscrupulous companies and salesmen for centuries. The warning, “buyer beware,” goes back millennia. However, continuing with that duplicity after the sale is beyond the pale.
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Airlines are going out of their way to separate their top customers from the rabble that fills the back of their planes. In the old days, first-class passengers got bigger seats, full meals, free drinks and early boarding. They still do. But, now with new perks the differences are staggering.
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It seems some days when flying that the airlines have forgotten the customer (unless you are paying full fare for business- or first-class). These days, airlines are run by the numbers — bottom-line numbers — instead of with excellence of customer service in mind.
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Outsmart baggage fees with six tips, Air India may terminate another 300 pilots over an illegal strike, new Las Vegas terminal adds glitz to the runway
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When your airline surprises you with an increased baggage fee during your holiday flights, it will be a bitter holiday surprise. It is time that the Department of Transportation put their regulatory foot down and stop this unfair practice.
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Flying is already an extraordinary hassle for parents with toddlers, diaper bags, baby bottles, snacks, safety seats, games, extra clothing and TSA security checks. Now, the airlines are making it worse.
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Airline executives giving speeches across the country, see the airline industry as the most perfectly transparent industry in the U.S.A. when it comes to pricing — it is a comparison-shopping nirvana. Airline passengers, on the other hand, say airline pricing has become so complicated that figuring out comparative air travel costs requires a spreadsheet.
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If anyone thought airline baggage fees were reaching a plateau, take a loolk at Spirit Airlines’ new baggage fees coming into effect in November 2012. — $100 for carry-on luggage checked in at the gate! Unbelievable!
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