American Airlines Takes On Additional Baggage
News from Portfolio.com Also on Portfolio For What We've Paid for the Iraq War the U.S. Could've Bought... Vodafone Gets the Call Born to Run Out: Why Americans Are Driving Less If you ran the airline with the nation's worst on-time record and one of the worst lost-luggage rates, would you begin charging your customers for the privilege of checking a bag? You probably wouldn't, but it's Gerard Arpey who runs American Airlines, the nation's largest airline. So beginning next month, American and American Eagle, its wholly owned commuter carrier, will charge most passengers $15 to check a piece of luggage. As that comic says, you can't fix stupid....
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