[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 51 (Tuesday, April 13, 2010)]
[House]
[Pages H2478-H2479]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 INTRODUCING THE CARRY-ON FAIRNESS ACT

  (Mr. BISHOP of New York asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. BISHOP of New York. Madam Speaker, flying the friendly skies for 
a commercial passenger is about to get even more expensive. Adding 
insult to travel delays, fees for checked-in luggage, and taxes already 
added to airfares, Spirit Airlines announced last week that it will be 
the first to charge fees for carry-on bags.
  I am introducing a bill this evening to block Spirit and any other 
airline from ever being allowed to impose this unfair and completely 
unnecessary carry-on tax. If Spirit has its way, this fee could cost 
every passenger up to $45 per item. Such nickel-and-diming the flying 
public has got to stop.

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  America should know that this tax would not pay for airport security 
or better infrastructure. One hundred percent of it would be kept by 
the airlines. If you are a family with young children or a senior who 
puts your medicine in a carry-on, this fee will hit you the hardest.
  Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to cosponsor this bill to spare 
Americans from yet another tax on flying and discourage other airlines 
from ever considering charging it.

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