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The Tough Tactics to Avoid Luggage Check-In Fees
William Carroll couldn't believe what he was seeing. People packed in tight around the entrance. At the appointed time, the crowd rushed forward, pushing and shoving, looking ready to trample anyone who dawdled. Employees made repeated announcements trying to control the situation. It was just like Black Friday at Wal-Mart, he thought. Mr. Carroll was simply trying to board a Jan. 5 flight back home to Southern California from Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. And the… (online.wsj.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
@Allen - I was in Atlanta last week and there was an agent by the gate door making people put their suitcases in the frame. If it didn't fit, she used the aforementioned bag tag printer and tagged it for the cargo bin.
I thought they came up with updated numbers, something like 215 or 220 per passenger and luggage? I could be wrong.
How I avoid check baggage fees- when the gate person annouces that they will check the bag to its final destination for free if you bring the bag up to them, I am first to do it. I have not carried on or paided a fee in about a dozen flights.
Clever one!
Like others, i wait and let the gate agents check it for free.
A bit concerned about the 195lb per passenger calculation for weight and balance I would guess. 195#?? Have you looked around? Huge carryons make the passenger somewhere in the 160-170 range?? Not in a million years, not in the US.