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The NEW Dilemma:
Airline Luggage Policies
 Before you take your next flight, check the baggage policy of your airline. Recent changes could cost you if you don't know the rules. Airlines all have different Luggage policies, charges and restrictions. To insure that your luggage meets these requirements, and you are aware of any excess baggage charges you may incur.
Novice budget travelers should learn to pack lightly before mastering any other money-saving technique. Now more than ever, airlines are imposing hefty penalties for heavy baggage. Here are links to Web pages with baggage policies for 16 passenger airlines.
Choose your airline from the list then click on "View". If your airline of choice is not listed here, contact us and let us know. The chart below also includes the fees charged by airlines for checking in a second bag. Because of the numerous exemptions, it is not always easy to know when a second bag fee may apply. CHECKED BAGGAGE POLICIES VARY BY AIRLINE, FREQUENT FLYER STATUS, BOOKING CLASS, BAG SIZE AND WEIGHT. FEES MAY APPLY IF (1) YOU PLAN TO CHECK MORE THAN ONE BAG OR (2) YOU PLAN TO CARRY SPORTS
EQUIPMENT OR AN ODD-SHAPED ITEM OR (3) YOUR BAG EXCEEDS AIRLINE WEIGHT LIMITS. Also, please note that if you are traveling Internationally and you have connecting flights or have point-to-point flights within a Foreign country there are different baggage restrictions for those flights. Please check ahead of time.
To view official Airline Baggage information, please click on the Airline name below.
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Airline
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Checked
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Exceptions
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Applicable Area
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Air Canada |
Each Way
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Customers purchasing Latitude & Executive Class tickers; Air Canada Elite, Super Elite & Prestige members; Star Alliance Gold & Silver members |
Domestic Canada; Canada & US including Hawaii |
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Air France |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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Air Tran |
Each Way
| 1st Bag |
$15 |
| 2nd Bag |
$10 online check-in or $20 at airport |
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Business Class travelers and A+ Rewards Elite members will be exempt from the first bag charges and will continue to be exempt from second bag charges. |
System wide |
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Alaska Airlines |
Each Way
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Elite Freguest Flyers, First Class TIckets, travel within Alaska, travel to/from Guadelajara or Mexico City |
Domestic U.S. |
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American Airlines |
Each Way
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Elite Frequent Flyers, Full Fare Economy, Business and First Class Tickets |
U.S., Puerto Rico, the U./S. Virgin Islands and Canada |
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British Airways |
View |
N/A |
N/A |
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Cape Air |
View |
N/A |
N/A |
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Continental Airlines |
Each Way
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Exceptions to the new baggage fee include:
2 free bags allowed for the following: Coach customers on Y fare, OnePass Elite customers regardless of fare, SkyTeam Elite customers regardless of fare, Elite for a Day (EFAD) customers. 3 free bags allowed for the following: Active Military personnel traveling on orders, First Class or BusinessFirst customers regardless of elite level or fare.
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US; Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands & Canada |
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Delta Airlines |
Each Way Travel within the United States, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico
| 1st Bag |
$15 |
| 2nd Bag |
$25 |
3rd Bag |
$125 |
4-10 Bags |
$200 each |
2nd Bag |
$25 |
| Travel outside the United States, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico |
| 3rd Bag |
$200 |
| 4-5 Bags |
$350 each |
6-10 Bags |
$600 each |
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Elite Frequent Flyers & First/Business Class passengers |
Domestic including US territories |
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Frontier |
Each Way
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Elite Frequent Flyers and First Class tickets |
Systemwide |
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Jet Blue |
Each Way
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N/A |
Systemwide |
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Lufthansa |
View |
N/A |
N/A |
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Northwest Airlines |
Each Way
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Elite Frequent Flyers, International Tickets (except Canada) |
U.S., Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean |
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QANTAS |
View |
N/A |
N/A |
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Southwest |
View |
N/A |
N/A |
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Spirit |
Each Way
| 1st Bag |
$15 online check-in or $25 airport |
| 2nd Bag |
$25 online check-in or airport |
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N/A |
Systemwide |
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United Airlines |
Each Way
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Elite Frequent Flyers, International Tickets (except Canada) |
US & Canada, Puerto Rico & St. Thomas |
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US Airways |
Each Way
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Elite Frequent Flyers, First and Business Class Tickets |
US to or from Canada, Latin America, the Caribbean |
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Virgin Atlantic |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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