I am not the biggest fan of United Airlines to begin with. They never seem very organized and the leg room is nonexistant. This might be the final straw:
Big announcement from United Airlines this morning: Domestic passengers will have to pony up $25 to check a second piece of luggage. The policy change applies to travel on or after May 5, and to tickets purchased today or later.
The new policy appears targeted at the occasional leisure traveler: It applies to customers purchasing nonrefundable domestic economy tickets who do not have either at least premier status in United's Mileage Plus programs, or silver status in a Star Alliance program.
About 25 percent of its travelers check a second bag, according to United, and the airline believes its new surcharge will generate $100 million in revenue a year. The company faced bankruptcy just a few years ago, but in 2007, it earned a net income of $403 million (its first year of profit since 2000).
I never have more than one checked bag. However we were talking about taking the little one on the road this summer, so for the first time every I would have a second bag. Besides you know this is just going to lead to more and more jerks bringing rediculously large carry ons.
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