Update: American Airlines drops fee and lifts ban on tipping
May 30, 2008 · Print This Article
Faced with lawsuits and criticism, American Airlines announced it would drop the $2-per-bag fee and lift the controversial ban on tipping at Logan. This announcement, however, comes at the heels of AA’s new $15 fee for checking in a piece of luggage. Many skycaps, according to a Boston Globe report, fear that passengers would tip less with the higher fees.
More news on the fee for curbside check-in and tipping ban:
- American Airlines drops fee for curbside check-in service (The Boston Globe)
- American to halt curbside check-in fee, lifts tips ban (Dallas Business Journal)
With the charge for baggage who will be using crubside service? No one will be taking more than one bag with the price American Airline charge for bags and will not need curbside service. So they think they are helping well who are the helping not there passagers. The skycap will just be standing around because no one will have a need of them. Now there will be more people losing their job or should I say out of work.