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January 29, 2008

Pack your wallet if you want to check extra bags

The airline that accounts for more than half of all passengers at T.F. Green Airport begins charging more for customers who want to check more than two pieces of luggage.

Southwest Airlines starts charging $25 for a third piece of luggage, and more for additional bags.

A spokesman for the company, Chrisl Mainz, said the new costs would apply to less than 2 percent of the airline's customers.

The aim of the new fees is to help free luggage-hold space to carry more cargo, an area the low-fare carrier is targeting to raise revenue, Mainz said.

Posted by Brandie Jefferson  at 11:33 AM | Permalink

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