Lost-bag numbers plunge by more than 1 million in 2008 Mar. 4, 2009
The 20 biggest U.S. passenger carriers lost 1.3 million fewer pieces of luggage in 2008, according to new figures from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Experts say the dramatic improvement is due largely to bag-check fees, which have sharply decreased the number of bags turned over to airlines for safekeeping during flight. "The fewer bags you check, the fewer bags you lose," says aviation consultant Robert Mann. Read More

Pay toilets unlikely at 35,000 feet Mar. 4, 2009
DUBLIN (AP) — When nature calls at 30,000 feet, is $1.40 a wee price to pay? Or could it force passengers without correct change into a whole new kind of holding pattern?

The head of budget European airline Ryanair unleashed a flood of indignation and potty humor Friday when he suggested that future passengers might be obliged to insert a British pound coin for access to the lavatory to get some in-flight relief.

Michael O'Leary, the voluble CEO of European discount leader Ryanair, set off a firestorm of protest when he suggested on Friday that passengers might have to pay for using in-flight lavatories. A company spokesman said there were "no immediate plans to introduce" such a charge, though it might help reduce fares. A spokesman for the Air Transport Association said he wasn't aware of any U.S. carriers considering the fee. Read More

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