Continental Airlines

Continental says luggage fee to generate $100 mln

CHICAGO - Continental Airlines on Thursday said it expects to see $100 million in revenue and cost savings related to a new $15 dollar bag-check fee.

Baggage fees

Airline bag fees face uncertain future

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.

Baggage And Ticketing Fees

Hawaiian Airlines matches competitors with new fees

HONOLULU, HI (July 30, 2008) - In response to the unprecedented economic challenges facing the airline industry, Hawaiian Airlines has announced that it is matching certain fees that its major competi

sub-budget travel

Dwarf checked in as luggage at Stockholm airport

A person tried to check in a dwarf in a suitcase at Bromma airport in Stockholm on Wednesday.

Airport staff did not appreciate the practical joke and called the police.

Space Race: A Battle Looms For the Overhead Bins

The carry-on-baggage police will soon be out in force at airports

As American, United and US Airways prepare to start collecting fees on every piece of checked luggage, including $30 round trip to check one bag and an additional $50 round trip to check a second, they are also getting ready to strictly enforce limits on carry-on baggage - which are commonly flouted -- in hopes of minimizing delays and ... read more

Airlines To Charge For Second Bag

Is second bag - EXCESS baggage? Airlines seem to think so...

Five of the six major airlines in the United States plan to start charging coach passengers as much as $25 next month to check a second bag, the latest move in their quest to offset high fuel prices.

But while the airlines, and even some industry specialists, say they expect the fees will primarily affect leisure travelers, business ... read more

Evolution Of "Carry-On"

Airline fees for checked bags are contributing to overhead-bin congestion

On a recent US Airways flight, Corinne Marasco was forced to check her small wheelie bag at the gate because there was no room left in the overhead bins.

42,000,000 (!) Bags Went Missing In 2007

Missing airline baggage up 25 pct 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.

British Airways

BA flights canceled at Heathrow, airline seeks help with misplaced luggage

LONDON - British Airways canceled more flights at its new terminal at Heathrow Airport on Wednesday and sought help from Milan, Italy, in returning misplaced luggage to its customers.

«We want to get bags quicker to customers and if it's quicker to send them to Milan or by Fed Ex we will use it,» a British Airways spokeswoman said on ... read more

Relaxing On The Luggage Rack

Canadian airline offers luggage-bin bunk to unwary

CALGARY, Alberta - WestJet Airlines Ltd offered passengers a small "sleeper cabin" in its planes' overhead luggage bins on Tuesday, available for a modest extra charge of C$12.

Continuing its irregular tradition of April Fools' Day press releases, Canada's No. 2 airline, said passengers would be able to stretch out and relax in the ... read more

Airline Carry-on Luggage

Waging the Battle of the Overhead Bin

ON her US Airways flight from New Orleans to Washington this month, Corinne Marasco, a science writer from Kingstowne, Va., was forced to check her small wheelie bag at the gate because there was no room left in the overhead bins.

Lost Luggage Woes

What to do when an airline loses your luggage

Of all the travails associated with air travel, luggage problems can be among the most vexing.

With airlines flying with full planes and connecting flights often squeaky-tight, luggage delays have spiked in the last year on U.S. domestic flights. Delayed luggage is a real headache, as most air travelers know to their cost.

Nigeria

All pilgrims' luggages have been transported back home - Medview Airline

Medview Airlines has called on pilgrims who travelled to Saudi Arabia for the 2007 hajj with the ailine and are yet to claim their luggages to do so, as the luggages have since been transported back to Nigeria and are awaiting collection.

The airlines' Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Alhaji Muneer Bankole, made the call on ... read more

US Airways

Major Philadelphia airline to charge $25 for second checked bag

The major airline at Philadelphia International Airport, with over 60% of all passengers, has announced that starting on May 5 they will be charging $25 to check a second bag. Who is it? US Airways. Can you believe it? This is the same airline that has been notorious for its poor baggage handling across the nation but especially in ... read more

The Man Who Pays His Way

How one airline is moving in the right direction over missing luggage

In other circumstances, or other countries perhaps, the sequence of gestures might constitute an arrestable offence. The left hip goes up and then thrusts forwards until it almost touches a small, square panel. Then the right shoulder comes into play, nudging open the door. Another tea run successfully completed.

Luggage Adventures

Stranded bag picks up plenty of airline miles

We have to consider ourselves lucky to live in the United States for many reasons, but if we stop to think about it, customer service should probably be at the top of the list.