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The NEW Dilemma:
Airline Luggage Policies & Airline Fees

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.

Fees have mounted from U.S. airline companies over the past few years. Here are some of the most common charges -- for one-way flights -- passengers can expect to pay.

Airline Fees

AirTran

American

Continental

Delta

Frontier

jetBlue

Midwest

Spirit

Southwest

United

US Airways

First bag

$15

Economy ticket: $15
Other ticket types: Free

Free

$15

Online: $19
Airport: $25

Free

Online: $15
Airport: $20

Second bag

$25

Economy ticket: $25
Other ticket types: Free

$30

$25

Online and airport: $25

Free

Online: $25
Airport: $30

Seat selection

$6 for an assigned seat on sale fares
Exit row: $20

N/A

Extra leg room: $10

N/A

Exit row: $15
Aisle: $10
Middle: $5

N/A

Extra leg room starting at $14

Aisle and window seats: $5

Wi-fi

Starting at $9.95 for lap tops; $7.95 for mobile devices

Free in first class; $6 in economy class (selected aircraft)

Starting at $9.95 for lap tops; $7.95 for mobile devices

No wireless

Limited trial access on select aircraft

No wireless

Limited trial access on select aircraft

$12.95 on selected flights

No wireless

Unaccompanied minors

$39

$100

$75 non-stop flights
$100 connecting flights

$100

$50

$75

$50 non-stop flights
$75 connecting flights

$100

$25

$99

$100

Telephone booking

$15

$20

$15

$20

$25

$15

$25

$4.90 (online booking charge as well)

Free

$25

Pets

Cargo not available
Cabin: $69

Cargo: $150
Cabin: $100

Cargo: Starting at $149
Cabin: $125

Cargo: $275
Cabin: $150

Cargo: $100
Cabin not available

Cargo not available
Cabin: $100

Cargo: $150
Cabin: $125

Cargo not available
Cabin: $100

Cargo not available
Cabin: $75

Cargo: $250
Cabin: $125

Cargo not available
Cabin: $100

Flight change

$49 per leg or fly standby for no charge

$50

$150

Depends on ticket type

$100

$50

$100

Free

$150

Airline Luggage Fees

Airline

Checked

Exceptions

Applicable Area

Air Canada

Each Way

1st Bag	N/A
2nd Bag	$25

Customers purchasing Latitude & Executive Class tickers; Air Canada Elite, Super Elite & Prestige members; Star Alliance Gold & Silver members

Domestic Canada; Canada & US including Hawaii

Air France

N/A

Air Tran

Each Way

1st Bag	$15
2nd Bag	$10 online check-in or $20 at airport

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

Alaska Airlines

Each Way

1st Bag	N/A
2nd Bag	$25

Elite Frequent Flyers, First Class Tickets, travel within Alaska, travel to/from Guadalajara or Mexico City

Domestic U.S.

American Airlines

Each Way

1st Bag	$15
2nd Bag	$25

Elite Frequent Flyers, Full Fare Economy, Business and First Class Tickets

U.S., Puerto Rico, the U./S. Virgin Islands and Canada

British Airways

View

N/A

Cape Air

View

N/A

Continental Airlines

Each Way

1st Bag	$15
2nd Bag	$25

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.

US; Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands & Canada

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