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Apr 21, 2009 | 9:05 am

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Quote:

Originally Posted by FlyAO2

I'm going to get killed for saying this, but I think that is an excellent way to generate revenue for the airline.

No reason they should charge passengers for bags from ATL-LAX but not from ATL-Panama (as an example).

I agree completely. Passengers really ought to pay for the services they use, including checked bags. DL just reported a net loss of almost $800 million - gotta pay the bills somehow.