Airlines could pay when bags are lost

ALBANY, NY -- U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer of New York says that if airlines don't start reimbursing their rising fees when passengers' bags are lost, he'll introduce a bill to force the issue. The Democrat says that under a new rule airlines would only have to reimburse their baggage fees if the ...

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