Air Jamaica has added an interesting twist to the old checked baggage fee. As reported in Travel Weekly (which is online daily), Air Jamaica will charge $25 to carry a second bag on certain routes. However, they may not put that bag on the passenger's flight. Rather, they will get extra bags to the destination within a seven day window [Did they hire a cable installer to consult on this deal?], and the passengers have to come back to the airport to claim them.
Well, upon first read we about flipped reading this. Yet upon further review it seems the carrier is specifically targeting ethnic nationals traveling home for the summer. We guess many will have the flexibility to live with the deal. We can also sympathize with the carrier that may be faced with too much baggage for the flight. However, it would sure be an ugly trend if this were to get traction in a broader application -- so let's hope nobody matches without the fine print.
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