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    United Airlines doubles second-bag fee to $50

    United Airlines doubles second-bag fee to $50
    Mon Sep 15, 9:22 AM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - UAL Corp's United Airlines said on Monday it is doubling the fee to check a second bag on a domestic flight from $25 to $50 one-way.

    United estimated the fee will apply to only one out of seven customers. [Full Article]
    Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have a small problem.
    All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them under control.
    I trust you are not in too much distress. —Captain Eric Moody, British Airways Flight 9

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    Re: United Airlines doubles second-bag fee to $50

    "Hey, in our failing business, let's just continue to pass the cost on to our customers and further alienate them instead of adjusting our business model."
    Email me anytime at [email protected].

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    Re: United Airlines doubles second-bag fee to $50

    United estimated the fee will apply to only one out of seven customers.
    Now what UAL really means is....."We're going to screw one out of seven customers for another $25 bucks because our business plan has been a failure."

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    Re: United Airlines doubles second-bag fee to $50

    Don't worry, I'm sure they'll drop these crazy fees then minute fuel gets cheaper!

    Wait what, oh dear goodness, something must be amiss!
    Oil for October delivery was down $4.15, or 4.1 percent, at $97.03 a barrel Monday afternoon in New York...
    Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have a small problem.
    All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them under control.
    I trust you are not in too much distress. —Captain Eric Moody, British Airways Flight 9

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