Spirit Airlines–the one that sometimes makes Grinch seem like a good guy–is planning a new revenue-squeezer. It’s planning to raise checked bag fees at high-travel times such as Christmas and other holidays. Spirit already has some of the highest fees around: $30 for the first bag when bought online (goes to $35 24 hours before the flight) or $45 at the airport.

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Thanks…that’s definitely the “spirit!”
New Yorker cartoon, flight attendant announcing, “In case of a loss of cabin pressure, oxygen masks will drop down in front of you for two dollars”.