Competition leads to innovation and creative ways to serve the consumer. Check out the new territory one airline is claiming. Travelers will decide whether or not this is a good deal and airlines will then react to the verdict of millions of individual buying decisions. This is one small example of the value of markets and competition.
The ongoing battle over airline luggage fees took another twist Wednesday when United Airlines, which operates at Raleigh-Durham International Airport, announced a promotion in which it will ship bags to a destination overnight at a lower cost to travelers than checking bags onto a plane.
