Amtrak advertises free luggage for passengers when Airlines End Popular Perk

Amtrak, America National Passenger Railway Company, Airlines will take advantage of changes in the cherished passenger advantages.

Hours after Southwest announced that it would no longer offer two free registered bags of most passengers, starting in May, Amtrak boasted his luggage policy on X.

“Congle us now the only ones who make free luggage,” the train corporation writes.

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Amtrak reminds travelers that passengers can bring one personal subject and two items that are transferred free after Southwest Airlines has announced the change of their free luggage policy. (Luke Sharrett / AFP via Getty Images / Getty Images)

AMTRAK then responded to the post with reference to his luggage transfer policy, which states that each passenger can bring one personal subject and two items that are free until they exceed the weight boundary.

Personal items should be lighter than 25 pounds. While transfer items should be less than 50 pounds. Everyone. Bags should be repacked if they weigh more than the assigned amounts – as opposed to Most airlines, Where the passengers charge for the overweight trip.

Customers are charged only over $ 20 baggage fees when the bags are larger than the required size, or when passengers travel with more than three subjects. Only two surplus bags are allowed for the passenger.

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AMTRAK’s subtle payment has earned a company of hundreds of comments in response to a message on X, about 40,000 likes and more than 3 million views.

Southwest, the only airline To offer free registered bags to all passengers, announced a change of policy on Tuesday, attributing it to the need to raise revenue growth and return to the level of profitability, which is expected by shareholders.

The southwest was the only airline that allowed all passengers to travel with two proven bags for free. (News Southwest Airlines / Fox News)

The passengers will be charged for the first and second checkers for all flights registered on May 28, or after that, the carrier said. Hope to encourage more people to join their loyalty program, quick rewards in the list prefer members and customers who travel through business elections, will still receive two free registered bags. Participants of the A-List and “Other Selected Customers” will receive one free bag.

While the carrier’s site does not indicate how much Tariffs on luggage will cost Once the new policy comes into force, the third checked bag will currently cost the south -western passenger about $ 150, and overweight bags can cost up to $ 200.

The southwest has not yet announced how many passengers to pay for their bags as soon as the new policy will come into force on May 28. (Gary Hershorn / Getty Images / Getty Images)

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Although travel time between trains and planes is quite different, Amtrak offers more than 30 routes for all major cities and many smaller areas in the US

Passengers of the railway can travel in about 500 directions in 46 states per Amtrak.

Fox Business’ Daniella Genovese contributed to this report.