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Article: Little-known airline fees that tug at your wallet
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- October 8, 2009
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You can make waves after your next flight on Allegiant Air, but it's going to cost you extra to check your boogie board.
The Las Vegas-based airline charges a $50 fee to check the rectangular piece of foam used by bodyboarding enthusiasts. Bowling balls, skateboards and bows and arrows also will cost you a fee to check on Allegiant.
If you are traveling with certain types of sporting equipment, you should expect to pay a fee on Allegiant and some other carriers, though the fees and types of equipment vary by airline.
Anything airlines can justify extra charges for based on extra handling "will get just that _ extra charges," says airline and travel consultant Bob ...