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No first bag fees for Continental's cardmembers
By Houston Business Journal
October 28, 2008

Continental Airlines Inc. is waiving the first checked bag fee for its Chase credit and debit cardmembers.

On Oct. 7 the Houston airline began charging $15 each way for some economy-class passengers checking a bag.

Customers traveling with the primary cardmember are also be eligible for the waived fees if they are listed in the same reservation and check in at the same time. P

residental Plus cardmembers can check up to two bags free, according to Continental.

There are more than one million customers carrying some form of the airlineʼs credit or debit card, said Mark Bergsrud, senior vice president of marketing programs and distribution, in a statement.

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