American to charge for FIRST checked bag.

[Alex]

We'll have to see how it goes. Logistical issues have a way of being worked out if the motivation and cleverness is high enough. Or it could be a disaster.

My bigger concern is the drama that will result when everybody tries to cram as much as they can into carry on, the bins fill and flight attendants start telling people that they have to check the overflow. If that is a process that requires payment it will be a nightmare. If the fee is waived then people will do it on purpose.

But that's another logistical issue which is easy to imagine so it just waits for implementation to see if they resolve it or it does go on to be a disaster.