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Northwest to charge for 1st checked bag, 'free' frequent-flier tickets
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Posted by Paul Makishima, Globe Assistant Sunday Editor
July 9, 2008 02:52 PM
Joining US Airways, American, and United, Northwest says it too will begin charging $15 to check a single piece of luggage. The new fee will apply to tickets sold after Thursday for travel starting Aug. 28 in the United States or to Canada.
In addition, Northwest, which also said it would cut 2,500 jobs amid surging fuel prices, plans to start charging for mileage-award tickets for travel starting Sept. 15. The carrier says those levies -- $25 for domestic, $50 for trans-Atlantic, and $100 for trans-Pacific -- are temporary.
Delta, Northwest's merger partner, said late last month that it would begin charging similar fees on frequent flier tickets.
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