Some airlines have something new in store for travelers in 2013 and it is not good. If your clever travel agent splits your ticket to save you money and issues two tickets instead of one to your destination, those savvy airlines now say they will only check your bags to what is listed on the ticket you are traveling on. This means added fees and/or more inconvenience for the traveler, resulting obviously in higher fees for the airlines.
Here's an example: If you are flying from New York to Madrid via Paris, and you want to take advantage of two discounted fares instead of one more expensive fares, you will not be able to check your luggage all the way through. This means that you will have to go through Customs and Immigration in Paris, retrieve your luggage, re-check your luggage and will certainly be subject to additional baggage fees for the second leg of your journey.
Airlines have collected record ancillary fees, and baggage fees are the biggest revenue generator for most. By tacking on fees they don't have to disclose as part of the total airfare cost, airlines are flying under the radar of DOT requirements.
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