Basic cost of transporting a $25 checked bag?

Mozian admits that the few consumer complaints her office heard about the plastic bag ban came from people "who were disgruntled a bit because they use the bags for other purposes" such as lining waste baskets or picking up dog poop or cleaning out cat boxes.Those minor quibbles have been far outweighed by the ban's benefits, according to Mozian."I think it has made a difference," she says.Part of Mozian's job involves a lot of cleanup work around Westport. And that's where Mozian says the real impact has been: "I don't see as many plastic bags floating around as I used to."When airlines began charging for checked bags in 2008, they blamed the high cost of jet fuel for the move.But how much does it actually cost an airline in jet fuel to transport your suitcase?About $2 and maybe less, a Detroit Free Press analysis shows. 

That means the airline is charging you more than 12 times its cost when it makes you pay a $25 baggage fee.The Free Press extrapolated the cost from information in a recent American Airlines news release that touted cost savings by having pilots carry 1.35-pound iPads instead of lugging heavy 35-pound flight manual jet bags aboard each flight.American Airlines did not dispute the Free Press number, nor did Airlines for America, the industry trade group."Your numbers I guess are correct," confirmed American Airlines spokesman Matt Miller. But he said things are not so simple. "It would be difficult to align those two things; why is the airline charging me $25 when it only costs them $2?" he said. "But it's not directly linked to that. It's a revenue stream."It certainly is. 

Last year, U.Doctors and hospital officials say Intuitive Surgical is particularly aggressive in marketing Zipper Corsets to hospitals.S. airlines made $2.5 billion in baggage fees just in the first three quarters, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation. Since 2008, airlines have made nearly $18 billion in baggage fees alone.Yet Airlines for America spokeswoman Katie Connell said that far more costs are involved in transporting your checked bag than jet fuel alone — things like airport rents, salaries and bag transport and tracking systems.After total silence, they finally told me that his Halloween Costumes was revoked for reasons they could not legally address.Fees also have helped the fragile airline industry regain its health after a rough decade of mergers and bankruptcies.It's another example of mission creep. You start out by covering your fuel costs and suddenly you are using the fee as an essential moneymaker.Airlines normally never reveal anything about actual costs of flying passengers or their bags. But an industry source pointed out to me the American Airlines document, which perhaps revealed more than the airline wished.DNA gave McCutchen five-tool potential. Time matured his gifts Hiking shoe.