Archive for April, 2008
It is your money! I really need to revisit this new $25 fee airlines are imposing for a second bag checked and I am furious for you and you should be too!!
The more and more I think about his fee that is being imposed on you to check a second bag, the angrier I get. I am actually a very gentle man with a very hard to pull trigger to set me off. I can even have someone cut me off on the road and not [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Airline Travel Consumers, a $25 Second Checked Bag Fee is a Double Edged Sword For You and The Truth Behind The Fee You are Being Forced to Pay For Your Checked Luggage
Dear Air Traveler,
Just back from NY where I had an Emmy award winning reporter Peter Thorne at CW 11 News interview me for their wonderful ”Factfinder” report about the book I wrote for you The Empty Carousel and a topic I have discussed here on this blog. I will provide the link for you to view the news report [...]
Where is the security for your luggage at the carousel?
Air travelers, a lot has changed since 9/11. Do you remember some airports before 9/11 had those “security” people who checked your luggage claim checks against the bags you were taking with you? Where are they now? Who is watching out for your luggage until you claim it at the carousel?
The answer is NOONE is watching out for your luggage [...]
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Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Don’t Pack it….Just released from the TSA, Can you afford to lose it?
A special report just released in 2008 from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) reveals that in a three-year period nearly 42,000 travelers have reported items as lost from their luggage at an estimated value of more than $31 Million. We are not talking lost for a couple of days. We are talking lost for good!! Listed [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )When you pack your luggage, do you know what your doing? This elderly woman did not have a clue she packed her husband and his dog…. « Airtravelluggageconsultant Weblog
When you pack your luggage, do you know what your doing? This elderly woman did not have a clue she packed her husband and his dog…. « Airtravelluggageconsultant Weblog
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )When you pack your luggage, do you know what your doing? This elderly woman did not have a clue she packed her husband and his dog….
While working as an airline baggage service manager, I received a call one day from a woman who said her bag was lost, that is not uncommon these days as many of you know. She was frantic, so I did what I did best, used empathy (sincerely) and listened to what her itinerary was etc. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Breaking News, Airlines are charging you to mishandle your luggage
Dear Air Travel Consumer, not that things are getting any better with your checked and carry-on luggage, released today in the Washington Post, airline luggage mishandles are up 8 percent in 2007 from 2006, that is 4.4 million bags mishandled in 2007, that is up from 2006, 2005, 2004………. You get the idea and it [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Breaking News, Airlines are charging you to mishandle your luggage
Dear Air Travel Consumer, not that things are getting any better with your checked and carry-on luggage, released today in the Washington Post, airline luggage mishandles are up 8 percent in 2007 from 2006, that is 4.4 million bags mishandled in 2007, that is up from 2006, 2005, 2004………. You get the idea and it [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )What are your legal rights when you travel by air?
Air travel consumers, did you know that when you purchase a ticket for traveleing, you are now bound by the airlines “Contract of Carriage” Do you know what information the Contract of Carriage contains regarding your legal rights for delays, cancellations, mishandled baggage, bumping and so much more? Do you know where to find an [...]
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