Chicago Tribune travel editor goes personal-only with help from a ScottEVest jacket:
When Spirit Airlines broke new ground by announcing that it will charge passengers $45 for carry-on bags starting Aug.1, I took it as a personal challenge. I had to prove I could travel without even a carry-on.
The answer is in what the airlines call a “personal item.” That typically is a briefcase, purse or, in Spirit’s case, its Web site even shows a small backpack. To prove my case, I used a Case Logic bag measuring a mere 13 by 9 by 4 inches and an SeV/Scottevest Pack Windbreaker, with its 17 pockets ($75 from scottevest.com). — full story
And, yet another editorial in favor of carry-on fees, accompanied by an online poll you can weigh in on.