I have to admit there is something about airline baggage rules that I don't understand. While the airline is carefully checking the weight that goes into the cargo area, why aren't they checking the weight of the passengers?
A pound is a pound, is it not? If my bag weighs more than 50 pounds, I have to pay extra. But what about the passenger that weighs 100 pounds more than I do, why don't they have to pay more as well?
And while I'm at it, did you know the airlines started charging to check your bags curbside?
I had $2.00 in my hand to tip the skycap, just to learn that the airline charges $2.00 to check each bag as a "convenience fee". Mind you, that's on top of the $20.00 I paid to get my bag on the plane in the first place.
If you are traveling for the holidays, you might want to stuff a few extra dollar bills in your pocket. I thought I had started out with enough to tip the shuttle drivers AND skycaps, but the airline held out their hand not once, but twice.
I enjoy traveling and especially flying but ... seriously??? Come on, airlines, figure out a fair way to distribute the cost of actual weight on a plane and stop stealing tips from the skycaps.
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