Schumer to Fight Airline Carry-On Bag Fee

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schumerSen. Charles Schumer of New York says he’s trying to get the federal government to prohibit airlines from charging a fee for carry-on baggage, calling it a “jacked-up” cost shift.

The Democrat said today he’s made a personal plea to the Treasury Department to rule carry-on bags are a “necessity’ for travel, which would make them exempt from a separate fee outside the ticket price.

Schumer says such fees artificially avoid higher ticket prices and the taxes applied to tickets.

There’s no immediate comment from the Treasury Department.

{AP/Noam Amdurski-Matzav.com Newscenter}


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  1. Who is the government to regulate a private company’s decisions? If Spirit wants to charge – let them and we’ll see what the customers say – and do. Wal-Mart is lowering prices to draw customers – should we regulate that too a “necessity’ for competitors? How about those convinience stores who state ‘Shirts and Shoes Required’ – doen’t that create a “necessity’ for some shoppers?

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