Air Transport Association Reaffirms Airlines' Support for Our Military and Notes Several Carriers Have Announced More Accommodating Checked Bag Changes

WASHINGTON, June 9, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Air Transport Association member airlines are committed to supporting our nation's military.  Airlines routinely offer special fares for military personnel and families, accommodate unplanned schedule changes, often enable them to board first, and generally do what they can to show their appreciation. Military personnel traveling on orders typically do so under the General Services Administration ticketing program, where the federal government negotiates rates and conditions for military and government transportation. Working with the GSA, individual airlines have established policies creating special exceptions from certain baggage rules. But like all fare setting and service policy determinations, those decisions are made independently by the individual airlines involved, and several have already announced more accommodating changes.

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