Last month, disaster struck at Washington's Dulles International Airport when the Transportation Security Administration opened the case during a baggage check.
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Curbside baggage check-in at most airports also will no longer be permitted, the FAA said, and no one without a ticket will be allowed beyond security checkpoints.
The carrier is already experimenting with self-service baggage check- in.
These days, with overcrowded planes, long security lines and hefty fees to check baggage, flying often really does ... well, you know.
Doing so would encourage passengers to check their baggage so screwdrivers, knives and sports equipment can ride where they belong: in cargo holds inside checked and TSA-screened bags.
But what are the airlines communicating with their baggage fees at the check-in point if you want your luggage checked through so that you no longer have to carry it?
If you have an onward flight, you must reclaim your baggage from the carousel and check in again for the onward journey.
First, check the hand-baggage dimensions permitted by your airline at www.seatguru.com.
They patrol airport terminals, check unidentified packages and sniff baggage that raise alarms during X-ray screening.
Flocks of tourists were collecting their baggage while a guide shouted to gather them for check-in.
There's still an old-fashioned check-in counter, but most of the baggage drop points are self service.
Qantas won't disclose data on performance of the new technology, such as baggage-handling numbers or changes in average wait in airport check-in lines.
TripAdvisor's app has a built-in baggage fee estimator: Tell the app how many bags you plan to check and whether you have elite status on any airlines that would waive bag fees and it builds the fee charges into fare quotes you get.
He cited the difference between what the airlines think will placate customers--prompt ticket refunds, quoting lowest available fares and retrieving lost luggage--and what's really annoying travelers: flight delays, long check-in lines and the 20-minute wait at the baggage carousel.
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