AirTran eliminating bag fees when booked with Southwest flights
Photo Credit: Some AirTran passengers will soon see their Bags Fly Free. Flickr.com / Bill Abbott
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AirTran's flights will be eliminating bag fees even faster than Southwest can repaint the planes.
In a taste of things to come, some AirTran flights are now losing their bag fees.
AirTran normally charges $25 for a first checked bag and $35 for the second, but parent company Southwest Airlines, which doesn't charge such fees, is waiving those fees on AirTran flights when customers pair AirTran flights with a Southwest segment, or purchase those AirTran flights through a Southwest point of sale.
The exception to AirTran's longti
