Who is this Hillary person?=0ASome airlines relax bag fees for certain mili= tary=0AFri Aug 15, 2008 4:14pm EDT=0A=A0 =0AEmail | Print | =0AShare| Repri= nts | Single Page | Recommend (-) =0A[-] Text [+] =0AWASHINGTON (Reuters) -= Several U.S. airlines now allow military personnel to check a third bag fo= r free, a move that represents a modest rollback on extra charges most pass= engers pay to help carriers offset high fuel costs.=0AAirlines are respondi= ng to a request from Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, a New York Democrat, and = veterans' groups that they give active military personnel traveling on offi= cial business an added break on costs.=0A"At this time a wide majority of t= hem have announced plans to waive extra baggage fees for military personnel= traveling on orders or have never had a fee in place," Jim May, chief exec= utive of the Air Transport Association industry trade group, wrote on Frida= y in a letter to the commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.=0AThe chang= e at American Airlines, a unit of AMR Corp, Northwest Airlines, Alaska Air = Group and other carriers mainly allows military personnel on official busin= ess to check up to three bags free. Those passengers are already allowed to= check up to two bags without charge.=0AMajor U.S. airlines, battered by re= cord high fuel prices this year, have begun charging passengers for extra c= hecked bags, pillows, and services that used to be covered by the cost of a= ticket.=0AUAL Corp, parent of United Airlines, started the trend in Februa= ry when it announced plans to charge for a second bag check. Rivals quickly= matched it. In May, American said it would charge passengers a fee to chec= k a single bag. Some -- but not all -- rivals have matched that.=0AThe fees= have been unpopular with passengers but considered a business necessity wi= th losses ballooning.=0AA recent decline in fuel prices, however, has brigh= tened the airlines' financial outlook for 2009. But industry experts do not= expect any broad near-term reversal of fees and other extra charges that c= an yield hundreds of millions in revenue. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If you wish to unsubscribe from the AIRLINE List, please send an E-mail to: "listserv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx". Within the body of the text, only write the following:"SIGNOFF AIRLINE".