According to Janet Napolitano, Homeland Security Secretary, carry on bags are costing taxpayers millions of dollars. Exactly how much? $260 million annually! Reason is because travels are doing everything they can to avoid luggage fees so they are carrying their bags with them. When travelers do this it creates more work and more items to inspect at the security checkpoints in airports.
At a recent Senate hearing Napolitano recommended an increase in security fees to compensate for the costs that carry on bags have added. However, Congress hasn’t approved raising security fees since 2002 or the year they were instated. With the increasing cost to taxpayers, do you think Congress will finally approve an increase in security fees to travelers?
Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41893640/ns/travel-news/
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