Travel Advice
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msnbc.msn.com
By gauging where the rapidly changing airline industry is headed, business travelers can map out their flight plans and find the best deals.
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AA
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upi.com
FORT WORTH, Texas - American Airlines announced Wednesday it would waive the fee it charges for a third bag checked by active-duty members of the military.
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VFW vs. ATA
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upi.com
WASHINGTON - A U.S. veterans group called on airlines to stop charging an extra-bag fee to U.S. troops traveling to Iraq.
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Travelers shipping luggage to avoid airline fees
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dailynewstranscript.com
Facing fees of up to $50 to check in a piece of luggage when flying, some travelers have turned to shipping services to get their bags to their destination.
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Baggage fees
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thestreet.com
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Large airlines are reporting millions of dollars of new revenue from recently introduced bag-checking fees, but whether the practice can continue remains an open question.
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Baggage fee madness rages on
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dallasnews.com
Hawaiian Airlines said Wednesday it will charge a $15 fee for the first checked bag on flights between Hawaii and the mainland, joining a growing number of carriers with the first-bag fee.
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Delta Air
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Reuters
NEW YORK - Delta Air Lines on Tuesday doubled the fee to check a second bag for domestic flights to $50 from $25 to help offset record fuel prices.
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Airline charging $15 for oversized carry-on bags
MIAMI ― Savvy travelers who think they can get around an airline's new fees for checked bags by just bringing a big carry on may have to come up with a 'plan B'
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Discovery Cruise Line Statement
Discovery Cruise Line deeply regrets the need to join with Airlines and others in the Cruise Industry, in the implementation of price increases as a measured response to the impact of extraordinary fu
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Those Minors And Antlers Will Cost You On Frontier
The list just keeps growing - Denver-based Frontier Airlines has become the latest carrier to announce added fees and restrictions for baggage and special services as the industry faces rising fuel prices.
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The Airlines Were Simply Not Designed To Handle Oil At This Price
No one has to tell the nation's beleaguered airlines that they have an image problem. So why has American Airlines decided to charge already unhappy passengers $15 each way for a single checked bag, as it announced Wednesday? "Desperate times beget desperate measures, and this is in the Hail Mary category," says Rick Seaney, CEO of consumer ... read more
42,000,000 (!) Bags Went Missing In 2007
GENEVA - Airline passengers suffered more delays than ever in retrieving their luggage last year as 42 million bags went missing, 25 per cent more than in 2006, according to a report issued on Thursday.
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