The Luggage Blog

Seriously, has anyone (who doesn’t write professionally for a blog) tried to keep up with these airline fees?  If you haven’t been paying attention (and even if you have) here’s some stuff you may have missed:

Latest Fees

• U.S. Airlines Now Charging As Much As $400 To Carry Surfboards
• JetBlue Charges $7 for Blanket/pillow Set
• US Airways Now Charging $2 For Non-Alcoholic Beverages

Avoiding Fees

• Four new airline fees — and how to avoid them
• How To Get It All In One Carry-On
• Packing Tips for One Bag Trips (Video)

Controversy?!

• Airlines’ rising fees confuse and anger their passengers
• Airline Fees - Paying By The Pound? (Video)

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• Poll: Airline Fees Effecting Your Packing Habits?

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Here’s yet another to add to the list of airline fees that just keep arising.  Jet Blue is now charging $7 for a combination blanket and pillow set.  On the plus side you will be given a $5 coupon to Bed Bath and Beyond but on the downside your paying $7 for something that used to be free!

The way that Jet Blue is looking at this is in a green sense.  They state that these sets made by CleanBrands are eco-friendly and use MicronOne, a fabric that blocks all micro-toxins such as dust mites, mold spores, pollen and pet dander.

What do you think? Would you rather pay for a set that you can keep that’s eco-friendly or would you rather get a pillow and blanket that’s been used and (hopefully been washed)?