Apparently he was fine with paying $100, but not $175...

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…so they made him get out of the plane.

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US Airways hikes some bag fees - Feb. 9, 2011

US Airways (LCC, Fortune 500) is increasing fees on a variety of overweight and oversized luggage sizes, a spokeswoman for the airline said Wednesday.

For overweight bags that weigh between 50 and 70 pounds, the price will jump from $50 to $90. For supersized bags that weigh in excess of 70 pounds, customers will have to fork over $175, up from the previous price of $100.

Trapped baggage handler narrowly escapes becoming passenger

A lot gets carried in a plane’s cargo hold, but US Airways is still against people, especially those still on the clock.

A baggage handler at Reagan National Airport in Washington was found locked in a US Airways plane’s cargo hold before takeoff Monday, said Laura J. Brown with the Federal Aviation Administration. Employees were searching for their co-worker when banging was heard outside the fuselage, she said.
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The worker was released and went on to operate the tug. The plane departed ahead of schedule.