A $200 extra baggage fee was charged to a number of soldiers in uniform, literally on their way home from a combat deployment in Afghanistan. After an 18 hour layover no less. All together, 34 soldiers had to pony up $2800 out if their own pockets for their entire Unit, who were on official orders. One of the extra bags in question...a weapons case holding the soldier's M-4 rifle. You have to check out the video they made on the plane that morning. Classic.
Now I know we all hate extra baggage fees, but really? Sad that it took 10 years and a viral video posted on Youtube by the two soldiers themselves for Delta to finally change their policy. (read full article)
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I will say that not all airlines are doing this. Terry has traveled on US Airways and has never had that problem. In fact, as long as he shows them his military ID they waive the fees for extra bags, even if he is not on orders. They also allow family members with military ID to wait inside the terminal at the gate with their military spouses before a flight, which I appreciate. This dates back at least 5 years ago since I knew about the US Airways policy. And thats the way it should be!
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Now I know we all hate extra baggage fees, but really? Sad that it took 10 years and a viral video posted on Youtube by the two soldiers themselves for Delta to finally change their policy. (read full article)
.
I will say that not all airlines are doing this. Terry has traveled on US Airways and has never had that problem. In fact, as long as he shows them his military ID they waive the fees for extra bags, even if he is not on orders. They also allow family members with military ID to wait inside the terminal at the gate with their military spouses before a flight, which I appreciate. This dates back at least 5 years ago since I knew about the US Airways policy. And thats the way it should be!
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