American to charge for FIRST checked bag.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by €uroMeinke

I'm one of the few people that still check bags - so even with the kiosks (which I love) there's always a delay in having them get to your bags. Usually, I like to travel at a liesurely pace, I don't care to be the first on board or first off the plane as long as I have a good seat (I prefer the window). But I hate standing.

You'll likely pay at the kiosk, so it really doesn't change how long you have to wait for them to get your bags.

[€uroMeinke]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

You'll likely pay at the kiosk, so it really doesn't change how long you have to wait for them to get your bags.

Yes, but that doesn't eliminate the delay Moonliner talked about - foreign or ignorant tourists taking time and resources (i.e. poorly manned check-in station) to figure out whats going on and what they want to do - like transfer the contents of their luggage into shopping bags so they can carry it on.