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Old Jul 11, 2011 | 9:38 am
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Originally Posted by zombietooth
The airlines created this mess by charging for the first checked piece, which, of course, is going to inspire "Joe Sixpack" to try and carry-on absolutely everything. Yet very few blame the airlines for this perceived problem. I say perceived because on-time departure stats are improving, not getting worse, so why is it suddenly so important to get on the gate check, bag-sizer bandwagon?
To make more money from fees.
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