United charges for second checked bag

According to USA Today United Airlines is now charging $25 for a second checked bag. The article offers this suggestion for skirting the fee:

…packing more in one bag without exceeding the 50-pound weight limit, packing more carry-on luggage, having a fellow traveler check the second bag (this would violate airport security rules), or bringing a bag that exceeds carry-on limits to the gate and checking it there.

Unfortunately, “packing more carry-on luggage” means more people bringing more overweight, oversized carryons which - if you’re lucky - won’t fall out of the overhead compartment and kill you. 

Comments

[Eric]

Yikes. What about suggesting that people pack less??