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Yes, Southwest Airlines will check your pool noodle.

06/10/21

The world – and a young woman named Sydney Fowls – now knows that Southwest Airlines stands by its promise to allow passengers to check two bags for free. Even if one of those bags happens to be a pool noodle. Fowles recently traveled from Ohio to Tampa for a vacation. And, budgets being tight, →

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No fee to check 1st bag on Alaska Airlines – for 1 month

12/30/14

Here’s a nice gift for travelers to kick off 2015: Alaska Airlines is waiving its $25 first-bag fee – for the month of January. To take advantage of the offer, passengers must be a member of Alaska Airlines’ Mileage Plan, but anyone not yet a member can easily sign up for free online or at →

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Improving the odds of having your baggage arrive when you do.

02/26/10

My Well Mannered Traveler column – Mishandled baggage: Mission Accomplished? – on MSNBC.com this week is all about the odds of having your checked baggage arrive at your destination airport when you do – and the airlines’ efforts to improve those odds. The good news is that those odds have been improving. According to statistics →

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Yes, Southwest Airlines will check your pool noodle.

No fee to check 1st bag on Alaska Airlines – for 1 month

Improving the odds of having your baggage arrive when you do.