I am probably wrong about this, but on international flights, aren't economy passengers for the most part (coming from US) allowed 2 free checked bags @ 50lbs per person? I know that for domestic travel, you are paying for ANY checked bag. I don't get what international restrictions everyone talks about, other than those who are flying on intra-Europe flights on airlines other than the one that brought them to Europe. I can do a lot of dressing up with 100 pounds of luggage. SO, for me, a lot of the talk about luggage has to do more with personal preference about dress codes than weight restrictions the airlines are putting on us.

My comments have nothing to do with my dress code preferences, just about weight restrictions.

Editing to say that joanna's Tony always looks like a GQ kind of guy at dinner, always spiffy! Makes no difference to me if the guys want to wear a suit rather than a tux.