Originally Posted by
studentff
IMO charging a checked-bag fee while TSA maintains it's asinine war-on-water is disgusting and shameful. Many people need to carry liquids/gels in quantities greater than those allowed by TSA's idiotic rules, and the airlines are exploiting those restrictions to extort money out of pax. If airlines want to charge a checked-bag fee, let's see evidence of them lobbying TSA to abolish the war-on-water first.
My suggestion--insist on paying the checked bag fee in coins. They may not take all pennies, but a mix of dollar coins, quarters, dimes, and nickles should still be plenty annoying.
I'm ok with the 1st checked bag fee because I never check a bag. Even though I'm exempt it's just easier not to. I don't like the idea of paying the checked bag fee in coins because all it does is punish the TAs, who have nothing to do with the fees, rather than the company itself.
Supposedly the liquid ban is supposeed to be lifted at some point next year. I've heard that new technology is going to allow the TSA to differentiate between "good" liquids and "bad" liquids. Let's hope.
