BOSTON -- American Airlines has agreed to drop a controversial $2-per-bag fee for curbside check-in and lift a ban on tips for skycaps at Logan International Airport.
In exchange, the skycaps at Logan will drop a federal suit claiming the airline banned the tips in retaliation for their recent victory in a lawsuit.
In April, a federal jury in Boston awarded nine skycaps $325,000 for tips lost when the airline implemented the baggage fee at airports nationwide.
The skycaps argued their tips dropped because passengers believed the fee was their tip.
The Boston Globe reports the two sides hashed out their agreement yesterday in a corridor at the federal courthouse in Boston to avoid a court hearing.
The agreement doesn't address whether Logan skycaps can keep the wage increases the airline pledged after imposing the tip ban.
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