The Friendly Skies
THE FRIENDLY SKIES....Here's the latest news from the airline industry's continuing effort to piss off the most people for the least return:
United Airlines will begin charging some passengers $50 to check in a second piece of luggage on domestic round-trip flights, becoming the first big carrier to impose a fee for a service that has long been included in the price of a ticket.Sounds like a boon for makers of large suitcases.As of late Monday no other major carrier had followed United, but some analysts said that if the move didn't generate significant resistance from consumers, the traditional two-free-bag rule was likely to go the way of other amenities such as free meals and pillows.