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How Away became a billion-dollar luggage brand

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Jul 18, 2019
Away co-founder Jen Rubio talked with Kai Ryssdal about her four-year-old luggage company's loyal "community of travelers."
Away co-founder Jen Rubio in Aspen, Colorado.
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Fees on luggage prompt creative workarounds

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Jul 1, 2019
Consumers paid $1.3 billion to check bags in just the first three months of the year, but airfares are at an all-time low.
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Airlines just raised checked bag fees again, but, um, is it really to pay for fuel?

by Renata Sago
Sep 20, 2018
The fees keep going up, and so does revenue.
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Passengers can track luggage to the carousel with smartphone

by Marketplace Contributor
Nov 22, 2016
If you’re flying with Delta Air Lines, your luggage tag now has a microchip embedded inside.
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is the headquarters for Delta Air Lines. At its baggage claim area, banners say bags are guaranteed to be delivered within 20 minutes.
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Labor Day labor: Tactics for boarding your flight before overhead bins fill

by Sally Herships
Sep 2, 2013
Travelers share their strategies for jumping the line and avoiding bag check.
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