U.S. Senator Charles Schumer
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Charles Schumer is urging major air carriers to scrap a proposed policy made this week that would reduce the size of carry-on luggage for travelers.
The global trade association for the airline industry, known as International Air Transport Association (IATA), recently proposed reducing the maximum size of carry-on luggage by more than twenty percent.
Schumer explained that if this proposal becomes reality, air travelers may be forced to spend hundreds of dollars on new luggage in order to meet the new criteria. In addition, travelers who may normally rely on carry-on luggage when traveling may be forced to check their bags and therefore, spend money on fees they’ve never been subject to prior.
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