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Wednesday night, officers arrested six of the real ones. hauling them right out of l.a.x. in handcuffs. >> we believe that there has been a culture maybe of being able to take property that wasn't theirs. >> reporter: police say they found passengers' electronics, jewelry, even their clothes. >> even if they got arrested, i would still take all of my stuff in my carry-on. >> reporter: because checking your bag could cost more than that $25 bag fee. ryan owens, abc news, los angeles. >> wow. last night investigators said as many as 25 baggage handlers may ultimately be detained in the case. >> ...

Wednesday night, officers arrested six of the real ones. hauling them right out of l.a.x. in handcuffs. >> we believe that there has been a culture maybe of being able to take property that wasn't theirs. >> reporter: police say they found passengers' electronics, jewelry, even their clothes. >> even if people got arrested, i would still take all my stuff in my carry-on. >> reporter: because checking your luggage could cost a whole lot more than that $25 bag fee. ryan owens, abc news, los angeles. >> wow. last night investigators said as many as 25 baggage handlers may ultimately be detained i...

United charge a bag fee. they are watching spirit carefully. >> and before i let you go, what we talk about a lot is government overreach, and this is an area where we haven't heard much about this. i remember a bill of rights for airline passengers but is there any word of government involvement? >> not on fees. but the government has done some good things. i'm sure you heard about this delta airlines glitch and before the recent d. so t. rulings, they could honor the fares but because of the new d.o.t. rules, they are required to honor fare mistakes. >> and here i was thinking they just want...

Bag between $25 and $45 per bag. >> the fees don't end with baggage either. >> for extra leg room. we are seeing fees for calling in your reservation over the phone. for early boarding. but a study at travelocity conducted found that 61% of people are willing to pay for the checked bag fee but not much more. >> some of the est fees come from changing flights last minute. >> it is anywhere are from $150 and up including the price to rebook your ticket. so try to plan in advance. >> now, some airlines issue credit cards and offer incentives such as waived checked bag fees but as with anything be...

According to the u.s. department of transportation, spirit racked up 8.27 complaints per passenger in january. and that is being interpreted as more than 99% of customers who have no complaints. shep? >> lawyer reaction thanks. that's not the only controversy that airline is now facing. spirit airlines is set to start charging fliers $100 a bag. not checked baggage. starting in november, spirit is raising its carry on bag fee to as much as $100 per. the low cost airline explains that these extra fees help keep fares lower. some other examples it cost $2 for your boarding pass. even if you prin...