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Articles tagged “luggage”

Airlines

The design descent of airline baggage tags from beauty to utility

The homogenization of baggage tags mirrors the evolution of the flying experience from luxurious to commonplace by trading in artwork for the cold practicality of a black bar code.

The design descent of airline baggage tags from beauty to utility

Airlines

Hungary’s Wizz Air becomes first in Europe airline to charge for hand luggage

As long as fares are low enough, some consumers will continue to choose the budget option and hope that they pack light enough to avoid the fees.

Airlines

10 pieces of tricked out luggage whose quirkiness outweighs their utility

Four items are simply conceptual and the others are too pricey so don’t expect to see them populating airports, especially since most passengers probably prefer not to hack another aspect of travel.

Airlines

Ryanair boss continues to rant about his hatred of the airline industry

O'Leary is a master of taking bad news and giving the press something strange to talk about instead. His attack on the industry that he's obviously a genius at is simply a nice, new twist on his usual shtick.

Media and PR

SendmyBag gets rejected on reality TV but scores big investment anyway

SendmyBag scored a small victory after its reality-show smackdown, but it will need to figure out how to do something special if it's to beat existing services -- like UPS or FedEx in the U.S. -- at the still nacent luggage-shipping game.

Airlines

TSA baggage screeners disciplined in Boston for being distracted by their mobile devices

Whether its at the security gate where they've been accused of racial profiling and pursuing quotas or behind the scenes where they should be scanning bags, the TSA employees at Boston Logan clearly need some leadership.

Airlines

Welcome to the airport of the future: bag tagging and boarding attendant not included

Frequent fliers may happily breeze through airports' new self-tagging baggage systems and self-boarding gates, but airline employees are worried where they'll end up after the cost-cutting technology become commonplace.

Airlines

American figures out another fee, sort of: get your bags delivered, for a price

Beyond ancillary fees, now it is the round of premium paid services, like US Airways adding premium food options and now this, designed to appeal to business travelers.

Skift Originals

Leisure travelers wish list: convenient schedule, free bags and nonstop flights

As more airlines cut regional services or route flights through hubs, travelers' first and third most wished for items will continue to go unmet.

Airlines

United is #1 … at losing your luggage

Airline and airport industry execs quake in their boots when Conde Nast Traveler's Barbara Peterson comes knocking. Her expose on lost bags is one reason why.