The next pinch: fees to check bags
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Just when passengers thought they'd seen it all in cost-cutting, the discount carrier Spirit Airlines is rolling out a new plan: Charge passengers up to $10 for every bag they check and $1 for every Coke they drink.
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You may have access to more money than you think -- just be careful.
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An alternative take on the week so far... Letters In the postbag this fine Tuesday, we discovered a multitude of mail on the subject of cutting the cost of the ID card scheme. You had much to say about minister Liam Byrne's suggestion that using existing government databases might help trim the budget a little:â¦
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The company will begin payments ranging from $25 toward a future flight to a round-trip ticket to passengers kept waiting by the airlineâs own mistakes.
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Struggling United Airlines is adding a $10 fee to tickets purchased at airport counters and a $5 fee for tickets purchased at reservations offices.
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Hint: It's not necessarily designed to save you money.
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Households could be charged per bag of rubbish as part of the government's plans to boost recycling.
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A little fee here, a tiny charge there, and before you know it, youâre talking about real money.
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British Airways introduces its new excess baggage charges, but says some rules will not be enforced until September.
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If you&#39;re flying this weekend, you might want to have a change of clothes and a toothbrush with you in a carry-on bag. After last weekend&#39;s fiasco with US Airways
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Looking to pick up several thousand baseball cards for a few bucks? How about a 1995 red Ford Mustang, 30 pounds of scissors, dozens of laptop computers or thousands of Swiss Army knives -- all also for, potentially, a few bucks?
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CHICAGO _ You better watch out/ you better not cry/ you better order now/ I'm telling you why ...  Shipping costs are going to rise.  That could become a familiar verse this week if you haven't yet finished your online holiday shopping.
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Make sure YOUR wallet is the one getting fatter.
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Costs have increased steadily in recent years, causing some to wonder about quality.
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City officials are considering a proposal to slap a 17-cent surcharge on paper or plastic shopping bags, a debate sure to be watched as a bellwether for other communities.
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Consumers pay the price for high merchant fees.
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Starting next month, guests at the Hyatt Hotels in Boston and Cambridge will be able to check luggage and get airline boarding passes from all US airlines in the hotel lobby for $10 a person up to 24 hours before a flight. Hyatts in Miami, Orlando, Tampa, and Seattle will get the service by December.