American Airlines Launches Baggage Delivery

by Angela Nazworth | August 7, 2012 11:43 am

[1]American Airlines (PINK:AAMRQ[2]) has partnered with BAGS VIP Luggage Delivery to offer a baggage delivery service[3] for its customers.

Here’s what you need to know about the new service:

• It’s available in more than 200[4] U.S. locations.
• A few international cities have also been pre-cleared[5] for the service.
• Customers traveling to a city where baggage delivery is available can sign up for the service immediately after purchasing tickets at www.AA.com[6].
• Customers will be directed to a site hosted by BAGS VIP Luggage Delivery after they click on the “Have Your Bags Delivered” button on the banner of the “Reservation Details.”
• At the BAGS VIP site, customers will need to input all travel information and set up payment information.
• The pricing structure is as follows: 1 bag: $29.95; 2 bags $39.95; 3 -10 bags $49.95.
• Deliveries may be made to destinations up to 100 miles from the airport. For destinations exceeding 40 miles, customers will incur an additional charge of $1 per mile.
• Customers traveling with more than 10 bags are permitted to place multiple orders.
• Customers can register for the service for up to two hours before their scheduled departure.
• While checking in for a flight, customers simply leave their bags at the ticket counter.
• If the delivery destination is within 40 miles from the airport, bags should arrive within four hours.

American Airlines boasts that it’s the only airline to offer a baggage delivery service at this time. United Air Lines (NYSE:UAL[7]) once offered a similar service but discontinued it some time ago.

Source URL: https://investorplace.com/2012/08/american-airlines-launches-baggage-delivery/

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