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United to charge for second bag; Fliers to pay $25 to check extra piece.(PAGE ONE)
Washington Times, The, February, 2008
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Byline: Jen Haberkorn and Timothy Warren, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Packing light is going to pay off on at least one major carrier: United Airlines plans to charge most passengers $25 to haul a second checked bag.
UAL Corp., parent of the world's second-largest airline, said yesterday that it expects the new charge to generate more than $100 million a year. That is a significant stream of revenue for an industry facing rising fuel costs and a seemingly never-ending contrail of low-cost competitors.
About 25 percent of passengers check a second bag, said John Tague, United's ...
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