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Mishandled bags leader United Airlines launches bag delivery service

Dennis Schaal

Photo Credit: Bags don't fly free anymore, and won't get delivered free either if you choose this, but at least better guarantee of not losing. Flickr.com / Adam Fagen

Skift Take

The bag delivery service will be a convenience for some passengers, assuming their bags get loaded correctly onto their United Airlines flights.

United Airlines, a perennial leader in mishandling passengers' checked bags, has launched a bag delivery service in partnership with BagsVIP. Passengers can reserve the service by phone or online from BagsVIP, and then check their bags onto their United flights as usual at the airport -- after paying the regular bag fee, of course. When you arrive at your destination, you can skip the baggage carousel, and BagsVIP will deliver your bags to your home or office. The service with United debuts from any domestic airport for flights to Boston, Chicago,Honolulu, Houston, Los

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