What You Should Know About Checked Baggage and Your Luggage on Airlines

Checked baggage fees will increase at United Airlines effective June 10, just 10 months after the airline first introduced a checked luggage fee. Baggage fees by airlines received a lot of attention last year because it was a new line item charge and not all business travelers -- including those who attend corporate and association meetings -- were pleased with a separate fee.

But since then, most people have accepted the increased fee for varying reasons. And now that United and other airlines are increasing their fee again, event planners and business travelers should consider the issue of airline baggage in more depth to understand what they are paying for. Globally in 2008, more than 32 million airline bags were mishandled and 656,000 airline bags were lost. Learn more:

1. Scope of Mishandled Baggage and Lost Airline Luggage
2. Should United Airlines’ Baggage Fees Raise Concern?
3. An In-Depth Look at Damaged and Lost Luggage by Airline
4. Denied Boardings and Causes of Damaged and Lost Airline Luggage
5. What Is the Airlines Baggage Claims Process?

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