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Baggage charges crowd airline carry-on space

by Charlie Leocha on September 17, 2008

The anticipated increase in carry-on luggage is beginning to strain America’s legacy carriers charging first-checked-bag fees and excessive second-checked-bag fees. While dollars are rolling into the airlines from these baggage charges, the carry-on space is dwindling.

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Avoid AA’s $25 extra baggage charge

by Charlie Leocha on May 16, 2008

Travelers, for the time being, can avoid the American Airlines “service charge” for a second bag. The airline has published a list of folk who do not have to pay the extra $25. I suspect, that you’ll have to remind the check-in agent that you are exempt.

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