Air travel is rough. Here's how the government is trying to fix it.

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Whether it's a delayed flight, lost luggage, added fees, or long security lines, flying can be painful. It's gotten so bad the government is stepping in to try to make air travel suck a little less. Here's how.

I've been to 17 countries and swear by checking a bag when I travel. It's a little luxury that's worth the price every single time.

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I like to make the airport experience more enjoyable by checking in a bag every time I fly.

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JetBlue Begins Surge Pricing for Checked Bags

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American Airlines is raising its checked bag fees and overhauling how customers earn miles

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American Airlines is changing up its baggage and AAdvantage policies.

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See the moment airport workers rescued a child from the baggage conveyor belt after he wandered past a check-in desk and into a restricted area

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Suitcases pass along a conveyor belt at Terminal five's automated baggage handling system at Heathrow on August 27, 2010 in London, England.
Suitcases on an airport conveyor belt.

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These are today's best deals from around the web

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Since you don't have all day to scour the web for noteworthy sales and discounts, we rounded up the best bargains for you to shop in one convenient place.

 

Pro poker player rants at airline over lost luggage during live broadcast — and says he still can see it pinging at the airport

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  • Steve O'Dwyer griped on Twitter and during a live broadcast that Lufthansa airlines lost his luggage.
  • He told CNN he tracked the bags with an AirTag, which indicated they were at Heathrow, but he still hasn't gotten them back. 
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A couple went on a months-long hunt for their lost luggage. They found out that it had been donated to a charity.

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Nakita Rees and Tom Wilson reunited with luggage
Nakita Rees and Tom Wilson are reunited with their luggage after months of sleuthing.

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A Texas airport worker says she dealt with lines of crying passengers and around 70 items of lost luggage every day during the holiday period

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American Airlines' baggage handlers transport passenger's goods at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.
American Airlines' baggage handlers transport passengers' items at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport.

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