In a press conference inside Newark-Liberty International Airport, U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) today said if U.S. airlines adopt new guidelines recommended by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to reduce carry-on bag sizes, they must also eliminate or reduce checked-bag fees. Menendez is leading a letter to CEO’s of all major U.S. carriers asking for immediate answers on if and how they intend to employ the new guidelines and protect consumers from another new fee for travel.
As both a U.S. Senator and consumer I’m obviously concerned this proposal to cut the size of allowable carry-ons is a gimmick so airlines can keep padding those bag profits,” said Sen. Menendez, Ranking Member on the Senate Banking Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development. “I’m telling U.S. airlines that if our luggage has to go on a diet, the result cannot be another airline-industry profit binge. We already have less seat-space, less leg-room, fewer options and higher costs – we have to stand up for consumers and say “no” to the airline industry.”
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