Some hotels offering to pay checked bag fees
>>> safe to state the airlines this summer have travelers other over a barrel. they are trying to charge every dollar they can and that is rough on families with vacation plans. but tonight, as our own tom costello reports, passengers are finding ways to fight back.
>> reporter: this is the trip the brahani family has been waiting for all summer. they are headed to orlando for three days at disneyworld and the water parks , but rather than pay to check their luggage, they have stuffed everything into just four carry-ons.
>> we took what we need, not what we want.
>> reporter: for three days? it’s a half a bag?
>> yeah. we squeezed it in.
>> reporter: across the country, americans are lightning up to avoid paying up. baggage fees are run $15 to $25 per bag except on jetblue and southwest where bags fly free. if you fly spirit air your carry-on can cost up to $45. the fees to book your flight by phone, to board early, fees for leg room, an aisle seat and food, huge fees to change a reservation.
>> we want cheap airfares without the extra fees. that is just not the reality of where we are now.
>> reporter: the airlines insist if you look at strictly the base fathe fares, airline tickets are cheaper than they were ten years ago. last year the airlines earned almost $8 billion on fees. after a decade of losses they are starting to turn a profit.
>> it is extremely important. it is a revenue stream that is a necessity. it’s one that i absolutely believe is here to stay.
>> reporter: in atlanta, ken schafer refused to pay extra to check his oversize suitcase.
>> i could have paid $65 and not thrown anything away, but i was not willing to pay $65 when the ticket cost $160. so this suitcase is gone.
>> reporter: he threw everything in the trash before flying to omaha. as for the brahani family, the $300 they saved on luggage will instead be going to school supplies. tom cost lello, nbc news, washington.
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