Airline fees just keep on coming. Pretty soon people are going to prefer trains and blimps. The latest trend appears to be charging some overseas travelers for checking a second bag. Continental and American have recently announced such fees.
Earlier this week Hawaiian Airlines announced that they will be charging $10 for the first checked bag on trips between islands beginning Sept. 14. Well Aloha to you too.
Southwest doesn't assign seating, but will charge passengers for a new "perk". If you pay $10 each way you can board right behind the airline's most frequent fliers and premium-fare passengers, giving you the chance to grab good seats.
Where does it stop? It clearly isn't working. Yet the fees keep coming.
Tags airline Fees money TravelContinental is charging $50 to check a second bag at the airport for economy travel between Europe and the U.S. The new fee applies to tickets bought starting Aug. 27 for travel starting Sept. 15. Fees will be $5 less if the second bag is checked and paid for online. The first checked bag remains free.
US Airways is charging $55 for a second bag checked at the airport on trans-Atlantic flights. The fee applies to trips starting Oct. 7 that were purchased on or after Aug. 26. First bags are free, and it's $5 less if the bags are paid for online.
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