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More reader responses on carry-on bag hassles

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We asked for your suggestions on how the airlines can better help passengers deal with the hassles of finding room on the planes for carry-on bags.

Here are more responses:

Nobody has properly challenged the baggage/tote fees that air carriers now charge. Previously, the weights and measures of baggage were a part of the airfare. A seat/passenger weight figure, plus baggage weight (limit per passenger) was used. The cost of carrying the baggage per passenger was imputed for each ticket sale. That practice still exists.

So the fact is, passengers are now paying double (or more) for baggage checked. The carriers' representatives will deny it. But they are in a business that is based on lies, denials and refusals; those employed in the business are taught and told to lie, deny and refuse.

In my U.S. Air Force days I took many flights overseas in U. S. Air Force transport aircraft. Before boarding, passengers were weighed, baggage was weighed and measured. Men were allowed to carry aboard a "shaving kit" (Dopp Bag); women were allowed a small purse and a "makeup bag."

Source: The Seattle Times