The much-criticized Dec. 31 deadline for the screening of all checked baggage to detect explosives is crucial, he maintained.
"There is no justification for a delay in screening checked baggage," said the Democrat, Representative James L. Oberstar of Minnesota.
The bill also calls for the inspection of all checked baggage, an increase in the number of sky marshals and the reinforcement of cockpit doors.
They can experience the joy of squeezing into seats designed for midgets; paying extra for checked baggage, peanuts and pillows; wasting hours at amenity-less hub airports; dealing with customer-hating policies such as nonrefundable tickets; and so on.
Lately some airlines have given us one more incentive to lighten up, with strict limits for carry-on items, fees for checked baggage, and weight limits for both.
On the bright side, if the airline loses your luggage, it's obligated to reimburse you for the checked baggage fees thanks to a mandate by the DOT.
The site offers a Fees Estimator for flight searches, integrating charges for checked baggage and services like meals, beverages and headphones into the ticket price.
(The Salt Lake Tribune) E Tu, KLM? Beginning April 22, KLM is going to be one of the first traditional carriers over in Europe to start charging for checked baggage for travel within Europe.
A1 DELAY IN AIR SECURITY -- Congress was unrealistic when it set a deadline of next December for screening all checked baggage for bombs, private and government experts testified.
Congress was unrealistic when it set the end of 2002 as the deadline for screening all checked baggage for bombs, private and government experts testified today at a Congressional hearing.
Airport executives told the Transportation Security Administration today that the Dec. 31 deadline for searching all checked baggage for explosives was impossible to meet and that trying to do so could make security worse.
