Originally Posted by UAPremierExec

fyi, the 50# is an FAA thing, not airline "policy". So anything over 50.1#s has to be marked with a heavy tag, so the rampers know to flag it for weight & balance, but also to keep those guys (and gals) from getting hurt handling them.

But on topic, it *would* be awesome if Alaska took some of the Virgin policies where it was only $25 for an extra bag or $25 for overweight... I actually moved a bunch of stuff from my condo in Winter Park, Fl to Juneau on Virgin America/Alaska specifically because of the $25 excess bag fee - I had a total of *14* pieces Was the cheapest "move" of my life!!