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moving to San Francisco or moving to russia? :)

"It is up to me to bring back a years' worth of clothes, shoes, sporting equipment, food, school supplies, birthday and Xmas presents, etc for 2 teen age boys. PLUS all the stuff for me (crafts, clothes). "

Do you live in a place that DHL hasn't found yet?

Don't think for a second other airlines won't follow suit - "one is now the new two". The question now is: When will they start charging for every bag? (I give it two years)

"charge the idiots that need 2 50lbs bags plus a 21" roller and a personal bag for their 1-2 weeks in Florida."

Um, as someone else posted, those "idiots" are basically, everyone who skis. I will add everyone who needs to travel with a laptop, everyone who travels with a child (will this include my carseat?), etc. We can't ALL be idiots.

I guess anyone going on a ski or hiking / backpacking trip will not be flying united.

Its off my list thats for sure and united was a major carrier between my city and denver.

<I guess anyone going on a ski or hiking / backpacking trip will not be flying united.>

I can fit all my hiking/backpacking stuff in a duffel that weighs under 50 lbs, plus some extra clothes for the couple days I'm not backpacking. Then I've still got a carry-on for extra stuff. It's not that difficult.

I'm still trying to figure out who goes skiing in Florida.

<i>Um, as someone else posted, those &quot;idiots&quot; are basically, everyone who skis. I will add everyone who needs to travel with a laptop, everyone who travels with a child (will this include my carseat?), etc. We can't ALL be idiots.</i>

We're talking about checked in bags. A 21&quot; roller plus a laptop bag plus a 50 lbs bag checked in is free.

I don't know about child seats but I would guess that's on top of a laptop bag and a 21&quot; roller that you are still allowed to carry on.

What's the deal with skiing/backpacking/ etc? If you're going on vacation and you need a lot of stuff so you pay $25. Compared to the price of the vacation it's hardly a deal breaker. (And I KNOW if you can afford to ski $25 one way or the other is no biggie.)

We just got back from skiing and our family of 4 checked 7 bags. We might have gotten away with 6, but my husband flew out a few days early and did some business so he also needed work clothes, etc. for those extra days.

For most vacations, we usually get away with 2 suitcases for our family, but my kids are getting bigger and we need more. I think the situation of someone checking 2 bags and all that other stuff to go to Florida is quite exaggerated.

We paid $100 more per ticket this year to fly to Utah than last year. It's not like the ticket prices are staying the same and the extras are being added on - everything's going up and I'm tired of being nickeled and dimed when service is in the toilet.

OK, all you quaffers of kool-aid (hey, just pay it, it's only $25): first of all, whose side are you on, anyway?? Second, what happens when they lose the $25 second bag? Heads will be exploding up and down the baggage claim area. See, in return for fees, people tend to expect service...

i hope continental is far far behind this. i rarely check in more than one luggage but when I do, I would hate having to pay the extra $25....

That is outrageous! When I go on fun trips (to Europe or something for pleasure, as opposed to seeing family for holidays), I leave with one bag but always come back with two, for souvenirs. People are already cutting back on travel given the looming recession and falling dollar, now they do this?

I hope Continental doesn't follow suit...

Anonymous - &quot;Do you live in a place that DHL hasn't found yet?&quot;

Sorta. Kinda. Out in the middle of nowhere......relying on regular mail is &quot;iffy&quot; as there is no guarantee you will actually get your stuff and some places actually refuse to ship here because theft in the customs office is high. DHL is available but outrageously expensive. There is a post service I use, but I save it for light weight stuff since the charges amount to about $13 per pound (in addition to whatever other shipping I pay.).

So - yes - I can get things, but it is very difficult and very expensive.

We have been skiing several times, hiking several times. We have never brought more than 1 bag pp. We usually bring on only 2 carry ons.
I think they should start charging everytime someone goes to the bathroom. Maybe they should sell the magazines and barf bags. And it should cost you a dollar if you happen to use the pager or light. LOL.

spiro - you clearly dont have your own skis which are one bag in and of themselves and who knows - may be bags requiring special handling (which they may charge $100 for). Dont even start talking about a boot bag on top of it.

I wouldnt mind this move if the tickets were cheaper to account for it in the long run, but UAL is not a low cost no-frills airline.

Nobody is talking about the other side affect - now everyone will be traying to take on more larger bags and finding room overhead is going to be tougher = longer to seat people = delayed flights and more cramped flights. YUK.

I know you can fit a lot into a large duffle or huge suitcase, but shoudl every have to go plop down a 200 for a new suitcase.

Face it, this stinks for the traveling consumer, no matter how u look at it.

&gt;&gt;&gt; what happens when they lose the $25 second bag? Heads will be exploding up and down the baggage claim area. See, in return for fees, people tend to expect service... &lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;

No kidding.

But I bet UPS could ship that bag (or its contents) for less than $25. AND they won't lose it.

I feel bad for leisure travelers who won't be expecting this new rule when they show up at the airport. Who has time to read the fine points of the contract of carriage every week to see what they've changed?

The effect of this will be more &quot;idiots&quot; trying to haul more stuff onto the passenger part of the plane. Can't wait.

AAFrequentFlier -- I see you don't travel with children. Here's how it works. The carseat gets checked below. That's one bag. Now, I have one bag for myself and one bag for my kids. I carryon a purse (still considered 1 personal item) and I'm allowed 1 additional carryon that is usually filled with toys, books, snacks and other things to keep my darling child from kicking the back of your seat!

&lt;&lt;And I KNOW if you can afford to ski $25 one way or the other is no biggie.)

So, if you can afford to do something, you should be charged extra for stuff and not complain?

It's not $25, it's $50 roundtrip on top of an already expensive ticket.

From the FAQs:

&quot;When traveling with a child, checking car seats and strollers will continue to be free.&quot;

http://www.united.com/page/article/0,6722,52519,00.html