You're charging me for what?! Airline fees way up since January 1

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Originally Posted by smiley21

I like the new Southwest commercial. It is about how other airlines are charging for every single thing. The flight attendant is speaking to the passengers and telling them that even going to the bathroom and using the button to call the flight attendant has a small fee.

As much as i've heard bad things about Southwest (from friends---especially one who's a Flight Attendant for Continental), i've never had a problem. I'll continue to fly Southwest as long as I need to.

Originally Posted by GeekyPenguin

Midwest Airlines announced today there will be a fee for the second checked bag. This seems reasonable to me - it gives you a carry-on and one checked piece. I can usually get at least 10 days worth of stuff in that. It'll penalize the heavy heavy travelers without making everyone resort to trying to drag everything on board.

Is this fee (for all the airlines that charge it) per person? Cause everytime I read about these new baggage fees I think of the Gosselins (think: Jon & Kate plus 8) and all the luggage they carry. I wonder how much they pay (when they don't fly Southwest, lol)?