Just got this on e-mail and thought I would pass it on.

Please excuse any formatting problems as I am cutting and pasting and do not know how it will turn out.

DD

SUBJ: NORTHWEST AIRLINES CHANGES LUGGAGE WEIGHTS AND FEES
UNCLAS

THIS MESSAGE HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR RELEASE BY LT COL DARCY L. LILLEY,
HQ AMC/LGTP, DSN 779-4592.

FROM: HQ AMC/LGTP

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TO: AIG 590,591, 8521, 8332
ML 590, 591, 8521, 8332

SUBJECT: NORTHWEST AIRLINES CHANGED LUGGAGE WEIGHTS AND FEES

PLEASE ENSURE WIDEST DISSEMINATION OF THIS MESSAGE TO OUR MILITARY
TRAVELERS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

1. EFFECTIVE 15 DECEMBER 2002, NORTHWEST AIRLINES REDUCED THE
DOMESTIC (U.S., CANADA, CARIBBEAN, MEXICO) FREE WEIGHT ALLOWANCE FOR
PASSENGERS' CHECKED LUGGAGE FROM 70 POUNDS TO 50 POUNDS PER PIECE.
ANY LUGGAGE WEIGHING OVER 50 POUNDS WILL BE ASSESSED EXCESS LUGGAGE
CHARGES DEPENDING ON WEIGHT. LUGGAGE WEIGHING BETWEEN 50 AND 70
POUNDS WILL BE ASSESSED $25 PER PIECE AND LUGGAGE WEIGHING BETWEEN
70 AND 100 POUNDS WILL BE ASSESSED $50 PER PIECE. LUGGAGE WEIGHING
OVER 100 POUNDS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AS CHECKED LUGGAGE. THE
MAXIMUM TOTAL LINEAR DIMENSION (LENGTH PLUS WIDTH PLUS HEIGHT) PER
PIECE OF CHECKED LUGGAGE IS 62 INCHES. EACH PERSON IS ALLOWED TO
CARRY ON-BOARD THE AIRCRAFT ONE PIECE OF LUGGAGE. THIS PIECE MUST

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NOT EXCEED 45 LINEAR INCHES (9 INCHES BY 14 INCHES BY 22 INCHES) AND
MUST NOT EXCEED 40 POUNDS. THERE WERE NO CHANGES TO THE
INTERNATIONAL LUGGAGE POLICY.