Airlines relax bag fees for certain military

News Type: Event — Seeded on Sun Aug 17, 2008 5:52 PM EDT

Article Source: msnbc.com

Some airlines have begun giving military personnel on official travel a pass on expensive baggage fees when they carry heavy duffel bags stuffed with combat gear.

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Anniek

With out these brave men and women you would not be flying anyone. You should put thim in first class and take care of them, half as much as they take care of us. That would be if you could get the business perosn to give up the seat for one (Most will not because there sooooooooooooo important.

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#1 - Sun Aug 17, 2008 5:52 PM EDT

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brian-426093

The government reimburses the military member for baggage fees on official orders. If they really want to show a gesture of good will, they should waive the fees for active duty military and their families going on leave.

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#2 - Mon Aug 18, 2008 8:02 AM EDT

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GK-298121

I say free booze and first class food for military in coach!

Brian - does it take long to get reimbursed? For lower ranks, the out-of-pocket may hurt. A credit card could buy some time if they don't have cash on hand, assuming reimbursement takes place before payment and interest are due.

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#3 - Mon Aug 18, 2008 12:41 PM EDT

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Deb-428179

As a mother of two boys in the military, one a Marine reservist and the other a Navy Corpsman, I would hope that they would waive any fees for these fine men and women. In fact they should be allowed to fly for free as my brother did during the Vietnam Conflict. They have freely made the choice to defend their country and don't ask for anything in return. It's the least we can do for them.

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#4 - Mon Aug 18, 2008 9:37 PM EDT

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