American to charge for FIRST checked bag.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

I wonder how ling it will be before Gloria Allred files a sexual discrimination suit against an airline who charges for checked bags. After all, women have a lot more they "need" to take with them than (straight) men do, ergo this unfairly affects those of the female persuasion.

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by SzczerbiakManiac

I wonder how ling it will be before Gloria Allred files a sexual discrimination suit against an airline who charges for checked bags. After all, women have a lot more they "need" to take with them than (straight) men do, ergo this unfairly affects those of the female persuasion.

And families. Don't forget them. They tend to travel quite a bit.

[Moonliner]

So it might be time to get more into the old carry on...

Has anyone tried these:

Space Bag - Travel

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Yeah, anything more than 3 days and I'm checking a bag. And I'll pay my $15 for the service.

I'm wondering, what if I've already bought a ticket before they announced this new policy? Would they charge the $15? I'd have some words for them if they tried.

Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

I'm not a lawyer (but I've played doctor many times in my life), but I would think that American would have to honor those tickets which were sold including the first piece of luggage (or whatever the rule was in effect at the time of purchase). They entered into a legally binding agreement by selling the ticket.

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Originally Posted by Moonliner

So it might be time to get more into the old carry on...

Has anyone tried these:

Space Bag - Travel

Susan has used them to store things at the house. We've had several of them rip, so we gave up on them. My observation is that while you may save cubic inches, it becomes a very inflexible (semi-rigid) piece which could make it harder to pack.