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Delta's checked baggage fee to go up: A flawed, unfair practice {Gadling}
Jul 23rd 2009 4:51PM Would it have been easier to swallow if they simply stated this?
"All checked baggage fees are now increasing by $5. However, you can save $5 by checking your bag at home."
Its all about headcount. By adding a $5 fee to checking your bag at the airport, consumers will start doing this at home rather than pay the charge. Consequently, Delta will be able to remove this from a general task of front-line ticket agents, which will in-turn allow them to have less headcount to staff an airport.
Extreme Geography in the United States {Gadling}
Aug 20th 2007 2:37PM Well, "technically" Pochnoi Point in Semisopochnoi, Alaska is the easternmost point in the United States. Its longitude is 179°46'E, therefore placing it in the Eastern Hemisphere and winner of the coveted "easternmost point".
Visiting the End of the World {Gadling}
Jun 5th 2007 11:55AM So, let me get this straight.
You comment about the "draw of such a novelty," and then add the negative note that you will have to get there before "it is ruined."
You write about this wonderful place in your blog, and thousads of readers (most of whom are travelers!) will now want to visit this place. Yet you deride the effects of the tourism that you celebrate and effectively promote.
Which side are you on, exactly?
