Gone are the days when all or most economy airline tickets would automatically include a free checked bag: Nowadays, you'll generally have to pay extra for that convenience. Unfortunately, figuring ...

With checked bag rates rising, you might want to consider baggage fees at major US airlines before you book a ticket.

Spirit Airlines is a low-cost carrier that flies to over 90 destinations in the U.S., the Caribbean and Latin America. Many budget travelers are attracted to the airline’s low fares. Unfortunately, ...

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United Airlines is investigating how a baggage handler became trapped in the cargo hold of a regional jetliner during an hourlong flight from Charlotte, North Carolina, to Washington’s Dulles ...

Passengers keep getting bigger. Now airlines must account more accurately for that. The Federal Aviation Administration is requiring updates to passenger and baggage weight estimates that airlines use ...

British Airways lost the luggage for all the passengers in one flight, angry customers are claiming. Oddly, it appears that passengers flying on different flights are making similar claims. Many of ...

Long waits at luggage carousels, the risk of damage to their baggage and low-cost airlines' rules are causing many people to fly with just cabin bags. Le Phat Dat, a travel blogger who flies three or ...