Overweight baggage is expensive. Southwest charges 50.00. Delta & U S Air charge 90.00 up to 70 lbs, American & United charge 100.00 up to 70lbs. I'm not justifying the cost, and I don't know whether it's a ripoff or not. But, planes fly by weight. Even the fuel is measured in weight, not gallons. Too much heavy baggage, especially on 50 seat regional jets, can cause the aircraft to be overweight requiring passengers to be removed and reaccommodated, often on a different airline, at great expense to the airline.
Last edited by azstar; May 27, 2013 at 4:53 PM.
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