Originally Posted by
Ian Z
my issue isn’t paying for a heavy bag. It’s that the airline gets the fee. Charge me for a heavy bag all you want if that money is going directly to the ground crew lugging that. Over 50 pounds is heavy but manageable. 70 pound bags should get charged but to pay the crew not the airline.
my issue is the fee. $100 is steep for being 5 lbs over weight. Charge $25 and then give that money to the ground crew. $100 seems like robbery for being 1 lbs over weight when AS is so far below industry standards.