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Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Between AUS, EWR, and YTO In a little twisty maze of airline seats, all alike...
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I've never seen agents collecting money on the aircraft for checking bags that would not fit. Regarding the huge bags on the flight, nothing surprises me about those jetway-healing flights to FLL.