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Originally Posted by jimworcs
What difference does it make to the airline what is in the bag.. surely the fair thing is just to go by weight and size? Are the airlines now going to ask you to open your luggage and charge you by item? Next they will charge more for a leather jacket than a pair of trousers!! That is the logical conclusion. It is ridiculous. By all means charge a fee if you must, but by the bag and the weight. Who cares what's in it?
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Sports equipment has it's own "menu" of charges, Jim. Just check out any airline's website. It's broken down by type of equipment, etc. I guess because sports equipment isn't considered an essential item they can charge whatever they want for it. There's always the option of shipping it UPS/Fedex or simply renting equipment at the destination. For a real sports enthusiast or a pro they will, of course, want their own equipment and will pay to have it transported there.