ABC News: NY Senator Wants Airlines to Scrap Carry-on Luggage Proposal
Jun 15, 2015, 3:40 pm
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ABC News: NY Senator Wants Airlines to Scrap Carry-on Luggage Proposal
Sen. Charles Schumer wants airlines to scrap a proposal to reduce the allowed size of carry-on luggage.
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireSto...posal-31755554
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireSto...posal-31755554
Jun 15, 2015, 4:44 pm
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The purpose of the new maximum dimensions is to standardize among airlines. If Sen. Schumer succeeds, then Americans who travel internationally may very well end up having to check their carry-on bags when flying abroad. Granted, some foreign carriers already have much stricter requirements (Virgin Australia's weight limit for carry-ons for example).
If anything, the first checked bag should become free again for everyone, not just people with status or who have the airline's credit card.
If anything, the first checked bag should become free again for everyone, not just people with status or who have the airline's credit card.
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Sen. Charles Schumer wants airlines to scrap a proposal to reduce the allowed size of carry-on luggage.
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireSto...posal-31755554
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireSto...posal-31755554
If Sen. Schumer succeeds, then Americans who travel internationally may very well end up having to check their carry-on bags when flying abroad. Granted, some foreign carriers already have much stricter requirements (Virgin Australia's weight limit for carry-ons for example).
It's said that one of the more hazardous locations is to place yourself in between Senator Chuck Schumer and a microphone - or to be an FA telling him to turn his cellphone off.
Jun 18, 2015, 7:47 am
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According to this article in Time subsidiary Money, this proposal is getting a "comprehensive reassessment." In other words, it's toast.