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Alaska, Horizon To Charge For Bag

Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air will start charging passengers $15 for a first checked bag. The charge will take effect July 7 for tickets purchased beginning May 1. Many major U.S. airlines already charge a similar amount for checked luggage; Southwest Airlines is one of the few that has no fees for checked luggage. To compensate for the new charge, Alaska and Horizon will guarantee passengers that luggage will be at baggage claim 25 minutes after their flight parks at the gate. If it isn't, passengers will get 2,500 frequent-flier miles or $25 off a future flight/Seattle Times. More here.

Question: I doubt that the new bag-check fee will cause many of us to stop flying w/Alaska & Horizon. But it is an annoyance. Do you fly as much today as you did before delays, cutbacks, and new fees became a way of life in the friendly skies?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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