United Airlines doubles second-bag fee to $50

[Matt Molnar]

United Airlines doubles second-bag fee to $50 (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080915/us_nm/unitedairlines_dc)
Mon Sep 15, 9:22 AM ET

NEW YORK (Reuters) - UAL Corp's United Airlines said on Monday it is doubling the fee to check a second bag on a domestic flight from $25 to $50 one-way.

United estimated the fee will apply to only one out of seven customers. [Full Article (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080915/us_nm/unitedairlines_dc)]

[PhilDernerJr]

"Hey, in our failing business, let's just continue to pass the cost on to our customers and further alienate them instead of adjusting our business model."

[T-Bird76]

United estimated the fee will apply to only one out of seven customers.

Now what UAL really means is....."We're going to screw one out of seven customers for another $25 bucks because our business plan has been a failure."

[Matt Molnar]

Don't worry, I'm sure they'll drop these crazy fees then minute fuel gets cheaper!

Wait what, oh dear goodness, something must be amiss!

Oil for October delivery was down $4.15, or 4.1 percent, at $97.03 a barrel Monday afternoon in New York...