New federal rules requiring airlines to give travelers better information about baggage fees and flight delays, along with a little forbearance in the first 24 hours after a ticket purchase, take effect this week. In essence, the new Department …
The department also ordered the airlines to post their baggage fees clearly on their websites. But the new rule goes further by forcing them to disclose baggage fees when tickets are booked. The rule is designed to prevent passengers from having …
Airline baggage fees are getting under the skin of travelers who are getting creative in avoiding them, as well as catching the attention of Congress. WASHINGTON — One of the most loathed aspects of holiday air travel, baggage fees, is at the …
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The battle for overhead luggage space
Vancouver Sun "It will be a question of which fee you want to pay." And will it be more expensive to carry or check? That's a tough call, he said. Airlines will study whether it behooves them to have the bags up top or in the plane's belly – financially speaking, … |
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The World's Most Offensive Travel Ads
Fox News Spirit Airlines, which charges passengers extra if they so must as carry on a bag, was already the most tone-deaf of the US airlines, but this ad, placed last June, repulsed even its hardened frequent fliers. In it, Spirit plugged its flights by making … |