Baggage charges crowd airline carry-on space
The anticipated increase in carry-on luggage is beginning to strain America’s legacy carriers charging first-checked-bag fees and excessive second-checked-bag fees. While dollars are rolling into the airlines from these baggage charges, the carry-on space is dwindling.
Avoid AA’s $25 extra baggage charge
Travelers, for the time being, can avoid the American Airlines “service charge” for a second bag. The airline has published a list of folk who do not have to pay the extra $25. I suspect, that you’ll have to remind the check-in agent that you are exempt.