Starting early next year, United Airlines plans to begin charging fliers for the privilege of stowing carry-on luggage in their plane's overhead binâ??thus slapping yet another irritating fee onto a basic amenity that travelers have long taken for granted. There has been outrage, predictably, and it has already reached the halls of Congress. â??The overhead bin is one of the last sacred conveniences of air travel and the fact that United Airlinesâ??and potentially othersâ??plan to take that convenience away unless you pay up is really troubling,â? New York Sen. Chuck Schumer fumed in a statement.
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