In the increasingly split world of air travel, where only elite fliers have access to better (even just aisle or window) seats, shorter lines, and free baggage allowances, it is more important than ever to accrue these miles.

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The airline does offer two free pieces of checked baggage, so there's no need to fight over overhead space unless you need it.

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And certainly every indication that we have in doing so is they're very thoughtful and completely open-minded and taking a fresh look and trying to free themselves of all the baggage of the past.

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Rather than raise fares, airlines began charging for services that had been free, from the obvious (baggage handling) to more subtle (standby travel on an earlier flight ).

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One example: NPS influenced JetBlue's choice to offer customers one free checked bag when rival carriers began instituting baggage fees.

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Those figures include sales from duty- and tax-free stores in three other airports in the country and the duty-free shopping complex in the middle of Bangkok being constructed as a complement to the new airport space (where, without an impending flight or carry-on baggage, shoppers can spend more relaxed time buying duty-free goods, which King Power will have waiting for them at check-in).

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But for the left, a North Atlantic free-trade accord doesn't come with the some of the political baggage that accompanies other trade accords.

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What's more, thanks to chef-owner Moshik Roth, I'm confident that meat- and fish-free cooking can succeed in throwing off its deadly earnestness along with its puritanical baggage.

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