U.S. airlines lose bag-fee monopoly as extra costs spread to Europe and India
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At some juncture, there will be a tipping point when passengers rebel against bag fees. There is no sign that this is imminent, however.
Whether you are an airline that loves bag fees or a not-so-frequent flyer who likely hates them, this much is clear: Checked bag fees are spreading from the U.S. to Europe and India.
For the past five years U.S. airlines were the biggest checked-bag fee proponents, along with European low cost carriers such as Ryanair and easyJet, and major European and Asian airlines could sniff that they wouldn't go there.
But, in 2013 Air France, KLM and British Airways introduced various bag fees within Europe, and India last month cleared the way for their introduction, as well.
Indian airlines such as Air India and Jet Airways, though, will be barred from charging dynamic fees, IdeaWorks states, meaning that will have to be up-front about their fixed fees.
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