Hard to keep promise
I will never fly NWA again and have passed on this experience
Northwest Air is no friend of mine. However, since Billings (BIL) is one of three airports I consider when traveling (the others are shown above,) I know following-through on this promise is hard to keep. I have yet to catch the Amtrak at Havre, but that may happen.
Anyway, all the airlines out of BIL charge for bags. Also, do you, REALLY, think United is better than Northwest?? If one has the time, and can get an early morning flight, Frontier Air, to Denver, (if they don't go out-of-business) is, probably, the best bet. You'll travel on a prop, you'll still pay bag fees, and you'll have to re-check your bags, in Denver, to your next airline (unless you stay on Frontier.) But, they are about as civilized as one can expect these days!
Finally, Great Lakes Air (all prop) may come to BIL. Also, they can ticket you (via Denver) through on most major carriers, as well as check your bags through. They're based in Cheyenne, and use local people for their call center--no people who live in Calcutta!
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