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Why they are targeting Scuba? One can not even tell I have scuba gear based on looking at my luggage? Why not Golf/Ski/Guns~Hunting/whatever?
Gas costs are going to kill this country! It already is..... time to find an alternative energy source.
Why they are targeting Scuba? One can not even tell I have scuba gear based on looking at my luggage? Why not Golf/Ski/Guns~Hunting/whatever?
Airlines are hurting badly and are looking for ways to get some extra incremental profit. My guess is that some mid-level exec saw that other airlines, such as Airtran, had changed their policy and proposed the change.Why they are targeting Scuba?
tad.hutcheson@airtran.com :If you do not carry a scuba tank and your gear fits in a bag, there is no charge for it.
I suggest e-mails or letters, and more specifically e-mails and letters in which you request that the airline clarify whether scuba gear without a tank and which fits in normal size and weight requirements is subject to the special fees.I suggest other people call 1-800-265-5505 and complain.