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One good reason to check a bag on your next flight

12/23/19

So many people are determined to travel with just a carry-on bag these days. No fees and no waiting at the bag claim carousel are just two of the many good reasons for sticking with a carry-on only policy. But here’s one good reason why you might want to check a bag next time you →

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Airlines vow: better bag tracking + fewer barriers for passengers with disabilities

06/10/19

Airlines promise to do better at tracking bags and to make it easier for people with disabilities to travel by air. Both moves will help everyone. →

Baggage

Free ice-skating + free bag drop service at Denver Int’l Airport

11/23/18

Denver International Airport has brought back free ice-skating and added a free early bag drop service. →

Lost bag rate dips. Again.

04/19/18

Go ahead, check that bags. Chances are better than ever that is won't be lost. →

Baggage

What happens to those checked bags?

04/05/18

What happens to your luggage after it gets checked in at the airport ticket counter? I visited the 'bag well' at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to find out. →

Go ahead, check that bag. Chances are good it will arrive.

05/05/17

Airlines are getting better at getting your checked bags to their destinations. And soon they'll get even better. →

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Free museums & expensive luggage delivery

08/04/12

I’m a big fan of “free” and a big fan of the Museums on Us program that offers free admission on the first weekend of each month to more than 150 museums around the country to anyone who has Bank of America or Merrill Lynch credit or debit card. The list includes museums, zoos and →

Airlines get thumbs up from data; thumbs down from travelers

04/10/12

Airlines get thumbs up from data; thumbs down from travelers →

Airlines

Euro crisis worries airlines, but progress marches on

12/08/11

Troubles in the Eurozone have caused the organization representing 240 of the world’s airlines and 84% of global air traffic to revise its overall outlook for the airline industry. Based on current actions being taken to try to avert a credit crunch in the Eurozone and additional measures central banks are expected to take to →

“Get your freak on” TSA worker to be fired

10/28/11

"Get your freak on" TSA worker removed →

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