How airline fees have turned baggage into billions - BBC

Last Updated: 03.07.2025 01:26

How airline fees have turned baggage into billions - BBC

Airlines in the US alone made $7.27bn from check-in luggage fees last year

With Air Canada and Southwest the latest airlines to charge passengers for check-in luggage, the ballooning cost… [+5564 chars]

Sam Gruet

How exactly do things get smuggled into prison? Does the sender hide it inside something else very well? Does someone put it in their butt? Do the prisoners make deals with the officers?