Jetiquette | The Sky Steward

SAN ANTONIO — You’ve probably already booked those summer airline tickets and are dreading those baggage fees the airlines charge. If your bag is too heavy, you have to pay even more. So have you ever wondered how accurate those airline scales are?

If you’re like most people, you try to fit as much stuff in your bag as possible without going over 50 pounds since, on most airlines, going over that triggers an extra charge. The bag fee jumps from [...]

by Margery Wilson

As we reported a few days ago, Spirit Airlines recently said it planned to charge up to $45 for carry-on bags that don’t fit under seats.  On April 18 Senator Charles Schumer said that he had commitments from American Airlines, Delta, JetBlue, United and US Airways not to follow Spirit’s lead.

“We have begun to put the brakes on runaway and out-of-control airline fees,” Mr. Schumer said in a news release. “I am pleased some of the major carriers [...]