Senator Chuck Schumer wants airlines to start paying for any baggage that they lose and he said if airlines don’t start paying up, he’ll introduce a bill to make it a law to pay for the lost items. Although most baggage is returned in a few days, it is a hassle to have you bag lost even if a customer was flying home. Schumer believes that the airlines should pay anywhere between $25-$100 per piece of lost luggage and why shouldn’t they? Passengers have to pay for every piece of luggage that gets checked onto a plane so why shouldn’t they pay for every bag they lose? Even if they bag does get returned in a few days it’s annoying not having you belongs and wondering if you’ll get them back and in what shape they will come back in. See what else Schumer said after the jump.
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U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer of New York says that if airlines don’t start reimbursing their rising fees when passengers’ bags are lost, he’ll introduce a bill to force the issue.
The Democrat says that under a new rule airlines would only have to reimburse their baggage fees if the luggage is lost forever. That rule is scheduled to take effect in August.
The fees range from $25 to $100.
Schumer tells The Associated Press that airlines should voluntarily refund the fees upon request to passengers when their checked bags don’t arrive when they do.
He says only a small fraction of lost bags are never returned. Most show up days later.
But if airlines don’t make the move, he says, he’ll introduce a bill to require the refunds.
