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Planning a vacation? Start by unpacking.

08/14/08

Shifting rules and over-zealous staffers can trip up even the most checkpoint-savvy traveler. (Flip-flops on or off? Is mascara a liquid or a gel?) But it may not be the TSA you have to worry about; watch out for other travelers. So far in 2008, the TSA has discovered 519 guns – many of them →

Starting Saturday: Leave your laptop in your bag at the airport

08/13/08

Beginning this Saturday, August 16th, you can leave your laptop in its travel case at the airport security checkpoint. That will save you time. But it’s may cost you money. That’s because you’re probably going to have to buy a new TSA-compliant, “checkpoint friendly” laptop case in order to take advantage of these new rules. →

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It would be funny if it wasn’t true

06/17/08

The Tonight Show is on way past my bedtime, so I’m really glad that Terry Maxon at the Airline Biz blog makes a point of posting the jokes and jabs Jay Leno makes about airports and air travel. All those extra charges and service cutbacks the airlines are announcing are making it way too easy →

Southwest brags about baggage policy

05/23/08

Now that American Airlines has announced that it will begin charging most domestic passengers $15 to check their first bag, it’s a fair bet other major airlines will do the same. Travelers are pissed off about this move, but it just seems inevitable that everyone will soon pay to check their bags at the airport. →

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Remote Baggage Check-In. Worth it?

05/06/08

It’s a fair bet that, for the foreseeable future, there are going to be longer-than-usual lines at curbside check-in kiosks and lobby ticket counters as travelers, airline personnel, and skycaps get accustomed to the new fees most airlines are now – or will soon be – charging for checking more than one bag. One way →

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Irritated by those new $25 baggage check fees?

05/06/08

Yesterday, May 5th, United, Continental, Delta, Northwest and US Airways began charging non-exempt passengers $25 for checking a second bag. Soon it will also cost extra to check a second bag on American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Horizon Air, Air Tran, and JetBlue. Want that money back? The Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants Group has announced a →

As of today, you’ll pay $25 to check a second bag at the airport

05/05/08

Starting today, May 5th, non-exempt travelers flying on Continental, Delta, Northwest, United and US Airways must pay $25 to check a second piece of luggage. American Airlines will begin charging that same $25 on May 12. Air Tran jumps in with a $10 second-bag fee on May 15th. And, just in time for summer travel, →

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