Are airlines cashing in on your kids?
As summer travel planning gets underway and kids start looking forward to camp or a visit to a friend or relative, it’s a good time to review airline fees for unaccompanied minors. Full story
Southwest doubles unaccompanied minor fee
Southwest Airlines Co. said on Friday that it would double its fee for unaccompanied children, and begin allowing customers to pay the fee on its Web site. Full story
Little-known airline fees that tug at your wallet
You can make waves after your next flight on Allegiant Air, but it's going to cost you extra to check your boogie board. Full story
Free your luggage
Up until now, airline workers routinely waved passengers with too much luggage through, hoping to avoid a confrontation. Now that baggage fees are generating serious money, however, the carriers are less likely to let the surplus bags slide. Full story
Tiny travelers, big responsibilities
It’s summer, and thousands of kids are scheduled to fly alone between home and camp, grandma’s house or divorced parents — a perfect time for a refresher course on how to make sure your well-mannered, unaccompanied minor flies safely. Full story
Tips for sending kids as unaccompanied minors
The incidents involving two girls traveling as unaccompanied minors who ended up on the wrong planes may have parents worried about safe trips for kids traveling alone. Full story
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American Airlines offers priority boarding for those without roller bags
Some passengers who lug their suitcase carry-ons on board will be waiting a little longer to get on the plane. American Airlines has announced passengers with just one personal item will be boarding before most other passengers. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.
Delays plague American Airlines after Tuesday outage
A glitch in American Airlines’ reservation system left planes grounded for several hours Tuesday, leading to flight cancellations and delays into Wednesday. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.
