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Recent Comments
Cearralyn 08:41:30 PM Feb 10 2008
I think what the airlines are doing is garbage! Very poor service and they are charging for every little thing...pretty soon they will get idea to have pay toilets on board at the rate they are going, or a seat fee, since, technically, passengers have only paid to get on a plane. Now that American Airlines has shown itself to be overboard greedy, are they now going to charge for a purse and try to say it is a second piece of luggage? I flew several times last year and most of my flights were with American Airlines, but they won't be now.
Sooner1660 05:05:05 PM Feb 10 2008
Just a thought? I am limited to a 40 # bag and weigh 130#s.
The woman sitting next to me is limited to 1 40# bag and weighs 300#s. She takes half my seat, insists that the armrest is up and because my bag weighs 43 pounds I had to pay an extra $50 to get my things to my destination 5 hours away. In addition to this I have a seat mate who had a crochet addiction and elbowed me for 5 hours and the flight attendant refused to move me.Why is this allowed.Didn't she have additional baggage?
Dscmpnv 07:31:55 AM Feb 10 2008
i travel internationly a lot, to asia 4 times a year and i've never had a baggage problem in 40 trips, of course i do not fly a US carrier. i would never fly a US airline if i didn't have to. as far as facts in the article the domestic baggage wt has always been 50lbs as far as i know, 70 lbs on international travel.
JoanKlinzmann 07:23:58 AM Feb 10 2008
Try Shipping through the United States Postal Service. Not only are they less expensive than UPS or FedEX but there is a Post Office in every town, they deliver to every address 6 days a week and if you send it Express Mail to larger cities it will be delivered on Sunday. Check the Postal Service prices. You will be amazed at how much less expensive they are. Check out usps.com to get prices. Remember to check large size and put in your measurments to get an accurate quote.
JHMc 06:24:32 AM Feb 10 2008
DON'T USE LUGGAGE FREE
I recently used this service and a 40 lb bag between Daytona Beach and New York City cost me over $300, more than my airfare. The company had hidden charges and although I fought it with my credit card company, I wound up having to pay it because I had no documentation. This company is a big rip-off and I would advise everybody not to use it.
SusanMaeR 06:04:36 AM Feb 10 2008
If you fly to visit the same place a lot, like to see your mother or brother or best friend, why not leave a suitcase of clothes there at your destination. Then you never have to pack--just take your purse and get on a plane, and know that you will have clothes and other stuff when you get there.
Shadow4186 05:21:26 AM Feb 10 2008
fedex does not mind if you ship your luggage with us. i worked there 26 yrs. people have been shipping their luggage with us forever. and not just domestically. and, when the airlines do lose your luggage, guess who they ship it with when they find it??? you got it....fedex. can't tell you the numbere of times i've delivered "found" luggage.
Salomedamon 04:45:32 AM Feb 10 2008
I am planning a trip to see my family in South Africa. What is a light way to travel, because all these stories are spooking me now! Soon I'll emigrate and what advice can anyone give me, very seriously please. Mail everything that I want to take for living there? USPS canceled their non-priority mail, so I can no longer send anything on a slow boat! Very high postage fees.
Lau7599 04:20:20 AM Feb 10 2008
Your news has been most helpful. Rail or more likely, greyhound then. Also one may wear 3 shirts and buy pants on arrival. wear old clothes and discard them on your return. .Wash your laundry in the sink. I'm very serious. Remember advice about bedbugs, but I have stayed at scary dumps and been lucky so far.
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