With American Airlines’ decision to charge for the second piece of checked luggage, predictions made almost two years ago here on tripso.com have come true as far as 4 of the 6 major airlines are concerned.
Last year British Airlines was the first major airline to break tradition and charge for the second piece of checked baggage. The uproar in the UK was heard here in the U.S.A. but after some small changes, it stood and was not repealed by BA.
Earlier this year, when United Airlines decided to charge for their second piece of checked baggage, we predicted that the major airlines would follow United’s decision. American, Delta and USAirways have already announced their intentions to do just that.
Soon, we believe, Continental and Northwest will announce that they too will be charging an additional $25 for the second bag to complete the new policy of the major U.S. airlines. Then — here is another prediction — the extra bag charge will be changed to $30 and eventually higher. All this will be blamed on jet fuel costs.
