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Learned this one the hard way:
Southwest says "your first two checked bags are free!"
What they don't tell you: that third bag will be charged at the third bag price of $75.
Cheaper to bring a friend so they can carry your third bag as one of their first two "free" bags.
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Settle down with your golf clubs and your steamer trunks, boomer!
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"What they don't tell you: that third bag will be charged at the third bag price of $75."
And if you check three bags on Hawaiian for inter-island trips you get charged $100 if you are an HA miles member or $120 if you aren't.
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"What they don't tell you: that third bag will be charged at the third bag price of $75."
Third bag charged at third bag price? Oh the humanity!
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Looking at the airlines' baggage policies, if you take checked three bags on HA to the mainland it'll cost you $170 and with South West it'll be $75. Of course, you could bring a friend to help with those costs, but then you have to pay for their seat.
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I don't know about anyone else...but for me 3 checked bags on a flight is an impossibility. We don't have that much "stuff". My wife and I flew all around Australia and New Zealand on Jetstar and Virgin Australia for a month with just carry on's.
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A mainland (or possibly even Oahu) shopping spree for items scarce or expensive on this island comes to mind as a reason for needing an "excessive" amount of airline baggage. It's a common phenomenon in third world economies, so it shouldn't surprise anyone that it happens here.
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but then you have to pay for their seat
Airfare was $49, so a third bag only seems expensive (compared to Hawaiian).
3 checked bags on a flight is an impossibility
I never check bags -- this was a bunch of gear for a job, which use case isn't well-supported by the airlines, I have to pay "tourist rate" just like anyone else.
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"I never check bags"
You might not, but many others need to. Why are you complaining about the SW checked baggage fee for a third bag? Why did you say "Learned this one the hard way" if you don't check baggage? What was the "hard way"?
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"this was a bunch of gear for a job "
So you get a business expense deduction on your taxes or you're a hit-man and those suitcases contained your weapons !
