Recent Posts Tagged With 'baggage'

• Continental’s New Checked Baggage Policy for US - Europe Flights

  Posted on Thursday August 27th, 2009 at 09:24 in airline, baggage, business travel general, continental airlines, checked bag

  Continental Airlines passengers traveling between the United States and Europe will be able to check one bag for free and will pay $50 for the second checked bag. The airline announced the new checked bag policy, applying to economy travel between ...

• Delta adds $5 surcharge for bags checked at airport

  Posted on Wednesday July 22nd, 2009 at 15:41 in delta, luggage, airline, baggage, checked bag, carry-on baggage

  Beginning August 4, Delta Air Lines will start charging those who pay for checked bags at airport ticket counters, kiosks and curbs $20 for the first checked bag and $30 for the second checked bag, for tickets purchased July 15 or later, The Atlanta ...

• Alaska Airlines Refunds Checked Bag Fee if Luggage Are Late

  Posted on Friday April 24th, 2009 at 10:13 in luggage, airline, baggage, alaska airlines, checked bag

  Alaska Airlines announced it will institute a $15 fee for checking the first bag on its and Horizon Air’s flights. With this new first bag fee, effective July 7 for tickets bought beginning May 1, the airline will also commit to pay passenger...

• US Airways Adds Extra Bag Fee for Those Not Checking Online

  Posted on Thursday April 23rd, 2009 at 12:30 in luggage, airline, baggage, us airways, checked bag, self-service check-in

  US Airways announced it would charge customers checking luggage at the airport an extra $5 per bag. If customers prepay their baggage fees by checking in online they can avoid the extra $5 charge. The new fee doesn’t apply to transatlantic travel...

• Delta Air Lines Adds Second Bag Fee for International Flights

  Posted on Tuesday April 21st, 2009 at 12:07 in delta, luggage, airline, baggage, checked bag

  Beginning July 1, 2009, Delta Air Lines will start charging passengers flying on international flights a $50 fee for checking a second bag. Elite-level frequent fliers and active military personnel will be exempt from the fee. The airline expects ...

• Passengers Not Fairly Compensated for Their Lost Luggage - Consumer Group Says

  Posted on Tuesday March 17th, 2009 at 14:15 in luggage, baggage, business travel general, safety and security, airports and routes, carry-on baggage

  A British consumer air travel group, Air Transport Users Council (AUC), said that more than 40 million bags were misplaced by the world’s airlines in 2007. The Council also said the annual number of mishandled bags was rising and could be as ...

• Common-use Bag Drop Counters Successfully Tested at Zurich Airport

  Posted on Wednesday March 4th, 2009 at 16:29 in Security, checkpoint, baggage, safety and security, airports and routes, boarding pass, airport checkpoints

  A passenger bag drop solution will allow a single counter to be used to service passengers from several airlines in the same queue. Swissport International, global leader for Ground Aviation Services, and SITA, Aviation IT specialist, announced it a...

• Airline Fees for Checked Bags Reducing Lost Luggage

  Posted on Monday March 2nd, 2009 at 13:10 in airline, baggage, business travel general, american airlines, airports and routes, bureau of transportation statistics, checked bag, business & leisure

  U.S. Airlines lost 1.3 million fewer bags in 2008 than in the year before, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. The federal data show that baggage handling performance on domestic flights operated by the 20 largest U.S. airlines dro...

• Ryanair To Eliminate Check-in Counters

  Posted on Monday February 23rd, 2009 at 13:10 in cell phones, luggage, low cost, airline, Mobile Devices, baggage, airports and routes, ryanair, checked bag, carry-on baggage, business & leisure, in-flight mobile phone

  Budget carrier Ryanair announced it plans to eliminate all of its airport check-in desks by the end of 2009. The Telegraph quoted Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary as saying: “All we will have is a bag drop where passengers can drop off their lug...