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AP Online
| almost 2 years ago
Several airlines have agreed to remove excess-bag fees for the military after a Colorado soldier and a buddy posted a video on the Internet complaining that Delta Air Lines made their unit pay $2,800 for extra checked bags.
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The Gazette
| almost 2 years ago
Several airlines have agreed to remove excess-bag fees for the military after a Colorado soldier and a buddy posted a video on the Internet complaining that Delta Air Lines made their unit pay $2,800 for extra checked bags...Robert O'Hair of Brighton...
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Denver Post
| almost 2 years ago
GI's Web video has sudden impact on airlines Posted: 06/09/2011 01:00:00 AM MDT Updated: 06/09/2011 01:10:58 AM MDT Several airlines rushed to remove excess-bag fees for military personnel Wednesday after a Colorado soldier and his buddy posted a...
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USA Today
| almost 2 years ago
United-Continental said late Wednesday it is following Delta Air Lines ' lead in letting military personnel check a fourth bag for free...The policy changes came after two soldiers returning from Afghanistan posted a YouTube video online Tuesday...
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The Age
| almost 2 years ago
The Atlanta-based carrier this week swiftly revised its baggage allowance for US servicemen after soldiers returning home from Afghanistan posted a video on YouTube about having to pay $US2800 ($A2626) from their own pockets in baggage fees. In the...
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United Press International
| almost 2 years ago
Delta Air Lines Inc. has increased its baggage allowance for U.S. service members after soldiers returning from Afghanistan had to pay fees for extra bags. The announcement follows a Tuesday incident involving Army soldiers returning home from...
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Baltimore Sun
| almost 2 years ago
In the video, which received about 200,000 views by early afternoon but has since been removed, the men expressed exasperation that they had to pay out of pocket for the extra bags. Army officials said soldiers are eligible for reimbursement from the...
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The Globe & Mail
| almost 2 years ago
We've all had that moment at the airline check-in counter: You pick up the hefty suitcase, place it down on the scale and take a deep breath...This week, 14 U.S. soldiers flying back home from Afghanistan checked their bags with Delta Airlines,...
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Virginian-Pilot Online
| almost 2 years ago
Delta Air Lines hastily changed its baggage fees for troops Wednesday after a YouTube video showed soldiers complaining that they had to pay $200 apiece to check extra bags as they made their way home from Afghanistan. The video was posted Tuesday...
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The News Journal
| almost 2 years ago
U.S. soldiers returning from Afghanistan posted a YouTube video complaining that they had to pay Delta Air Lines $2,800 out of pocket to check extra bags, prompting an onslaught of online comments critical of Delta and at least one boycott effort The...
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Associated Press
| almost 2 years ago
Reacting to public outcry, Delta says it will allow members of the military to check four bags for free. The news came after two Army soldiers returning from Afghanistan complained in an online video that Delta charged their unit a total of $2,800...
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The Journal Gazette
| almost 2 years ago
Soldiers returning from Afghanistan are complaining they had to pay Delta Air Lines $2,800 out of pocket to check extra bags, including at least one case carrying a grenade launcher. In a video posted on YouTube, the soldiers said their Army orders...
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Fox
| almost 2 years ago
Two U.S. soldiers returning home from deployment in Afghanistan said Delta Air Lines charged their unit hundreds of dollars in extra baggage fees money that many of the soldiers did not have. Staff Sgts. Fred Hilliker and Robert O'Hair filmed a...
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Perez Hilton
| almost 2 years ago
So there were some soldiers returning from duty in Afganistan, and Delta decides to ignore a standing contract with the armed forces and requires those soldiers to pay out of pocket for the 4th bag they'd like to check. According to the video, the...
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AP Online
| almost 2 years ago
Soldiers returning from Afghanistan are complaining that they had to pay Delta Air Lines $2,800 out of pocket to check extra bags, including at least one case carrying a grenade launcher.
In a video posted on YouTube, the soldiers say...
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Baltimore Sun
| almost 2 years ago
Army unit returning from service in Afghanistan through BWI Marshall Airport more than $2,800 in additional baggage fees , according to a video testimonial shared via YouTube . The troops say their travel orders permitted them to bring up to four...
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The Denver Post
| almost 2 years ago
The troops say they paid nearly $3,000 in excess luggage fees on a flight home from Afghanistan...Robert O'Hair shot a video while onboard Delta Airlines flight 1625 Tuesday morning...Army Detachment 62, part of the 95th Division out of Oklahoma,...
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
| almost 2 years ago
Fred Hilliker and Robert O'Hair and later posted on YouTube, the soldiers were authorized to check as many as four bags, free of charge. But on their flight from Baltimore to Atlanta, they were hit with a $200 fee per soldier for a fourth bag, with...
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Gawker
| almost 2 years ago
Matt Cherette Staff Sergeant Robert O'Hair just returned home from Afghanistan along with the rest of his unit, though with lighter pockets...Because Delta Airlines charged 14 of them an extra $200 each to check a fourth bag. In the video above, O'...
