<p>Now that the holdays are upon us and air travel is in full swing, most airlines are now charging that $15+ checked bag fee. However, when the airlines lose that piece of checked luggage after you have paid the fee, shouldn’t they honor a refund? Or are we paying that checked fee for the airlines to LOSE our bags? Right now, they do NOT refund the fee if they lose the bag.</p>
<p>With what the airlines are doing, I wouldn’t be surprised if they try to charge you a storage fee in the playce the luggage winds up, or a fee to get your luggage to you! (jk)</p>
<p>My 80 yr old mother has now been w/o her luggage for 24 hours–oh, they keep telling her they have located it-we just wonder when they will decide to get it to her! She dutifully paid the fee at check-in, etc. </p>
<p>My suggestions to all travelers right now–check your luggage receipts including the tag that airlines put on your bags and make sure it matches your destination. We have usually tried to do this, but as Mother is not a frequent traveler she trusted the airline. </p>
<p>Thanks airlines for doing your usual top-notch job of making travel easy!!</p>