If this causes my wife to leave behind about ten items of clothing that she’s never going to wear on the trip, so she can fit all her toiletries in the suitcase, I’m all for it.
Nevermind all the shoes...
This hurts family vacation-goers in a bigger way than women alone. Family of four checking one bag each is $120 extra (round-trip). Another bag or two at $40/per (golf bags, skis, what have you), and it’s $280 extra.
My question is why American would so aggressively enact a fee that would turn people off instantly. Why not charge for cabin pressurization while they’re at it?
See post 38. The original poster has her facts wrong.