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Medill Reports: ChicagoAirline baggage-fee refunds hard to getSeattle TimesSee www.smartertravel.com for a comparison list of airline fees, weight limits, etc. Baggage handling complaints can be filed with the US Department of ...Airlines won't return baggage fee even if it's lostKGO-TVChecked-bag fees: Don't count on refund, even if your luggage doesn't showUSA TodayAirline baggage-fee refunds hard to getTheNewsTribune.comall 11 news articles »
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United ranked No. 1 airline in on-time performanceChicago Breaking Business - Tribune (blog)The drop in traffic also helped lead to improved luggage handling. The industry had a mishandled baggage rate of 4.62 per 1000 passengers in January, ...and more »
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Looking Back in Fairbanks — March 5Fairbanks Daily News-MinerMarch 5, 1985 — Picketing continued inside the Fairbanks International Airport terminal today as Alaska Airlines mechanics and baggage/freight handlers ...
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'United Breaks Guitars' video: The ThreequelLos Angeles Times... major US carriers—slightly better than American Airlines, slightly worse than Alaska Airlines—with 4.1 “mishandled baggage” reports per 1000 customers. ...and more »
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Oklahoma Company helping airports with their baggageJoplin GlobeThe proposed baggage handling system at Los Angeles International Airport could be a $13 million project involving 7000 linear feet for Alaska Airlines, ...
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Los Angeles TimesLos Angeles International is rated one of the nation's worst airports for ...Los Angeles TimesUnited Airlines' image took a beating last summer when Canadian musician Dave Carroll posted a music video on YouTube.com about how United baggage handlers ...and more »
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...mechanics dropped AMFA in favor of the Teamsters. AMFA still represents workers at Southwest Airlines Co. and Alaska Airlines. The IAM still represents 12,500 Northwest workers including baggage handlers and gate agents. Spokesman Joseph Tiberi said it was...
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USA Today
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...years after more than 480 Alaska Airlines baggage handlers at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport were replaced by lower-paid staff working for an outside vendor, a federal arbitrator ruled Alaska violated its contract with the Machinists union in outsourcing...
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...reservations agents, pilots, mechanics, dispatchers, baggage handlers, leaders, lenders and others tell the story. "Alaska Airlines is a people business, so I used historical accounts that came from its employees, passengers and associates every chance...
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Alaska Air handlers BROKE my the basket on my walker, last time I flew from LAX to Portland. At least British Airways fixed my wheelchair, when they broke that. They also gave me a loaner, until it was fixed. That was over a decade ago, though. At Heathrow. Who knows if they'd do that now.
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...handlers for Menzies Aviation of London, a worldwide contractor that handles a number of ground operations, including baggage, for Alaska Airlines at Sea-Tac. "We will follow this and see where it goes and whether it is widespread or isolated," Parker said...
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USA Today
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...men worked for Menzies Aviation of London, a contractor handling baggage and other ground operations for Alaska Airlines at the airport. Slide show • Around the World From East to West, images of fantastic getaways across the globe No charges have been filed...
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MSNBC
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...filed as the investigations continued Wednesday. The men worked for Menzies Aviation of London, a contractor handling baggage and other ground operations for Alaska Airlines at the airport. No charges have been filed but both have been fired, said Menzies...
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San Francisco Chronicle
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...men worked for Menzies Aviation of London, a contractor handling baggage and other ground operations for Alaska Airlines at the airport. No charges have been filed but both have been fired, said Menzies Vice President John Fulford. "This is evidence of our...
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Boston Globe
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...men worked for Menzies Aviation of London, a contractor handling baggage and other ground operations for Alaska Airlines at the airport. No charges have been filed but both have been fired, said Menzies Vice President John Fulford. "This is evidence of our...
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LufkinDailyNews.com
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...card at a Bellevue store, police said. Both men worked for Menzies Aviation, a London-based contractor that handles baggage for Alaska Airlines flights at Sea-Tac. The two loaded and unloaded luggage. They have been fired, said John Fulford, a vice president...
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...services for Alaska Airlines, Parker said. Parker said the airport is concerned about the thefts and is working with the baggage handlers and the airlines to identify the extent of the problem and to address it. "We will follow this and see where it goes and...
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The Seattle Times
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... Alaska Airlines baggage handlers, ramp workers, customer-service agents and clerks approved new contracts that will raise pay and offer early retirement to some workers. A contract covering more than 3,100 customer-service, reservations-sales agents...
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The Seattle Times
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...by layoffs, a jump in lost bags and delayed flights, and a spate of cabin pressurization scares, the head of Alaska Airlines exudes confidence the company has "turned the corner." (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) Contract baggage handlers who replaced unionized...
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