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Amtrak, the American National Passenger Railroad Company, takes advantage of airlines announcing changes to the advantages of the coveted passengers.
A few hours after Southwest announced that he no longer offered two free checkered bags to most passengers from May, Amtrak owned his luggage policy in an article on X.
“I guess we are the only ones to make free luggage now,” wrote the Corporation train.
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Amtrak reminds travelers that training passengers can provide a personal article and two hand luggage items for free after Southwest Airlines announced a change in its free luggage policy. (Luke Sharrett / AFP via Getty Images / Getty Images)
Amtrak then responded to the post with a link to his hand luggage policy, which indicates that each passenger can provide a personal article and two hand luggage items as long as they are not exceeded by the weight limit.
Personal articles should be lighter than 25 pounds. While hand items should be less than 50 pounds. each. The bags must be reconditioned if they weigh more than the designated amounts – unlike most airlines, where passengers will be charged to travel with an overweight bag.
Customers are only charged excess luggage costs of $ 20 if the bags are larger than the dimensions required or if passengers travel more than the three authorized items. Only two excess bags are authorized by passenger.
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The subtle boastful of Amtrak has earned the company Hundreds of comments in response to the post on X, around 40,000 likes and more than 3 million views.
Southwest, the only airline to offer free checked bags to all passengers, announced the change of policy on Tuesday, which made it the need to stimulate income growth and return to a level of profitability expected by shareholders.
Southwest was the only airline that allowed all passengers to travel for free with two recorded bags. (Southwest Airlines / Fox News)
Passengers will be invoiced for their first and second checkered bags for all flights reserved on May 28 or after May 28, the carrier said in a press release. In the hope of encouraging more people to join your loyalty program, quick rewards and favorite customers and customers traveling on business selected in business will always receive two free tile bags. List A members and “other selected customers” will get a free verified bag.
Although the carrier’s website does not indicate how many luggage costs will cost once the new policy will take place, a third bag checked will currently cost a southwest passenger of around $ 150 and overweight bags can cost up to $ 200.
Southwest has not yet announced how many passengers will pay for their bags once the new policy will take place on May 28. (Gary Hershorn / Getty Images / Getty Images)
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Although travel times are very different between trains and planes, Amtrak offers more than 30 routes to all large cities and many small areas in the United States
Railway passengers can travel to and for around 500 destinations in the 46 states on Amtrak.
Daniella Genovese de Fox Business contributed to this report.
