Comments on: AA: All checked bagged to cost now

By: Steve H

Steve H — Thu, 22 May 2008 19:51:45 +0000

Will this change the contract that airlines have with passengers with respect to care of the passengers luggage? Free luggage transportation might allow the airlines to handle baggage with less care than paid luggage transportation. We probably need a lawyer to answer this.

By: Anne

Anne — Thu, 22 May 2008 18:27:02 +0000

Why does AA online information screen say that the fee is each way, but none of that is mentioned. All the news releases say $15.

From their website:

Customers who purchase domestic economy class tickets on or after June 15, 2008 will be charged $15 each way for the first checked bag and $25 each way for the second checked bag.

By: ton

ton — Thu, 22 May 2008 08:45:54 +0000

We can only hope that one or more will wait and that people will reward that by flying with them

over here (holland) a “green” tax of 45 euro (on long flights) was added this year (the “” are because the money going directly into the budget no green purpose )

the result is that airports just across the border are laughing al the way to the bank

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 21 May 2008 18:23:03 +0000

Unbelievable.

I have friends who stopped flying American years ago because of poor customer service, but this is too bad.