Tag: baggage

American Airlines Adds Bag Charges for Basic Economy Travelers on International Trips

By Alexandra Skores From The Dallas Morning News American Airlines is charging all customers who book basic economy airfares to check bags. The first checked bag on a transpacific or transatlantic basic economy airfare will now cost a passenger $75. Flights to Mexico, Haiti, the Caribbean, Central America, Guyana, Suriname, Panama or South America for basic economy seats…


Toronto’s Pearson Airport Fines Poorly Performing Baggage-Handling Companies

A new policy at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport includes penalties for contractors that fail to meet service standards, including baggage handling. During last summer’s travel surge, baggage halls overflowed at Pearson and passengers were often stuck on the tarmac for more than an hour. A September poll by J.D. Power found Pearson ranked among the lowest in customer…


Traveling Light Ep4

This film is only available in the United States because of territorial licensing. Most of us like to travel. What we don’t like is the baggage we’re carrying around. But what if you could travel through life with no bags at all? In this 18-part teaching series, bestselling author and speaker Max Lucado invites you…


Traveling Light Ep3

This film is only available in the United States because of territorial licensing. Most of us like to travel. What we don’t like is the baggage we’re carrying around. But what if you could travel through life with no bags at all? In this 18-part teaching series, bestselling author and speaker Max Lucado invites you…


Traveling Light Ep2

This film is only available in the United States because of territorial licensing. Most of us like to travel. What we don’t like is the baggage we’re carrying around. But what if you could travel through life with no bags at all? In this 18-part teaching series, bestselling author and speaker Max Lucado invites you…


Traveling Light Ep1

This film is only available in the United States because of territorial licensing. Most of us like to travel. What we don’t like is the baggage we’re carrying around. But what if you could travel through life with no bags at all? In this 18-part teaching series, bestselling author and speaker Max Lucado invites you…


Ontario Couple Told Air Canada Gave Their Bag to Charity After Months Following It With Tracker

A Cambridge woman has chronicled her months-long process of getting her baggage back from Air Canada after her honeymoon in Greece. She used an AirTag tracker to follow its movements, but Air Canada did not pick it up to return it to her at any of its known locations for months. Police got involved and…


Air Canada Temporarily Bans Pets From Baggage Hold, Cites Delays

MONTREAL—Air Canada said on Wednesday it will not allow animals in the baggage hold until Sept. 12 due to “longer than usual” delays at airports, as carriers and airports wrestle with complaints over lost luggage and long lines. Airlines in Europe, the United States and Canada are cancelling and delaying flights due to staffing shortages…