American to charge for FIRST checked bag.

[Ghoulish Delight]

"The major airlines are truly a la carte now — you don't get anything free any more,"

Where exactly was he getting fee airline tickets before?

Things may not be included in the price of the ticket anymore, but nothing was ever free.

Personally, I'm still all for a-la-cart. I don't use the crappy pillows or the itchy blankets. I don't read the dumb magazines. If I can get away with a carry on, I do. I don't need curbside check-in, etc. etc. So if this means they don't raise the price of the tickets as much to cover all of that stuff that I'm not using for other people, then I'm all for it.