Consumer Alert: Got "free" luggage? Your airline may charge you anyway
Codesharing and partnerships mean airlines will sometimes bill you twice for luggage
Carla Hanson is a loyal American Airlines customer. She books tickets on American whenever possible and makes all her purchases on an American Airlines-branded credit card.
But on a recent flight from Charlott to Dublin, her bags did not fly free, despite her loyalty.
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