Are you serious? I think you have stocks in American Airlines to make such specious comments. I can understand charging for the second checked luggage but to charge for the first piece of luggage is egregious.

The other posters are correct about the impact this will have at TSA. As for me, I avoid carry-on due to the theatrical nature of TSA and the spectacle that may occur at secondary. If I can get away with it, I would check-in only wearing a hospital gown for efficiency.

Just when I thought I can check-in my luggage which contains liquids, now I would be forced to buy such items at my destination point. These days $15 is a lot of money for people who are cutting back on expenses and foregoing breakfast just to save a few dollars. The only good thing about this is that we Americans will soon shed a lot of pounds in the interim while we cut back on high grocery bills.

I pray that the new administration would be wise to see the adverse impact on the traveling public and on the airlines and reverse this nonsense about bringing liquids onboard. We are now caught between a rock and a hard place. If I purchase liquids at my destination it may negate saving the $15 for the first luggage checked. Misery has befallen us.