Checked Baggage Policies

Fees apply each way, and are payable to airline at time of check in

 

Airline

1st Bag Fee

2nd Bag Fee

Effective Date

Exemptions

Form of Payment

Applicable Area

Air Canada

N/A

$25

May 15, 2008

Customers purchasing

Latitude and Executive

Class tickets; Elite

Frequent Flyers

Cash or credit at counter not at gate.

 

Domestic

Canada, Canada

and U.S. including

Hawaii

Air Tran

N/A

Online

Check-In

$10

 

Airport

Check-In

$20

May 15, 2008

N/A

Can pay with either cash or credit card at the counter not at gate.

 

System wide

 
Alaska  

N/A

$25

May 1, 2008

 Customers traveling in the First Class Cabin

Current Alaska Airlines MVP Gold Mileage Plan members

Cash or credit at counter not at gate.

 

System wide

American

$15

$25

2nd bag fee eff.

5/12/08

1st bag fee eff.

6/15/08

 

Elite Frequent Flyers

At check in will accept cash or credit card.

At the gate they will accept cash or credit card.

U.S., Puerto Rico,

the U.S. Virgin

Islands and

Canada

 

Continental

N/A

$25

May 5, 2008

Elite Frequent Flyers,

Presidential and

First/Business First

passengers

 

At check in will accept cash or credit card.

 

At the gate they will not take either.

 

If bag is not a legal size carry one, they will send you back to the check in counter.

U.S., Puerto Rico,

the U.S. Virgin

Islands and

Canada

 

Delta

N/A

$50

May 1, 2008

Elite Frequent Flyers and

First/Business Class

passengers

 

At check in will accept cash or credit card.

 

At the gate they will only accept credit cards.

Domestic,

including U.S.

territories
Frontier

N/A

$25

 June 12, 2008

N/A

Cash or credit at counter not at gate.

System wide

JetBlue

N/A

$20

June 1, 2008

N/A

Cash or credit at counter not at gate.

System wide

Northwest

$15

$25

July 10, 2008

Elite Frequent Flyers and

full fare passengers, First

Class

 

At check in will accept cash or credit card.

At the gate they will only accept credit cards.

Within North

America

 
Southwest $0 $0 __________ __________

Cash or credit at gate or counter.

Within North

America

Spirit

 

Online Check-In

$15

 

Airport Check-In

$25

 

$25

June 10, 2008

N/A

 Cash or credit at counter.

System wide

United

Travelling Between June 13, 2008 and August 17, 2008

$0

on or after August 18, 2008

$15

$25

June 13, 2008

Elite Frequent Flyers,

itineraries including an

international flight (except

Canada)

 

Cash or credit at counter not at gate.

U.S. and Canada,

Puerto Rico and

St. Thomas

 

US Airways

N/A

$25

May 5, 2008

Elite Frequent Flyers, First

and Business Class

 

At check in will accept cash or credit card.

 

At the gate they will only accept credit cards.

U.S. to or from

Canada, Latin

America, the

Caribbean and

Europe

 

Airlines not listed, including US and International carriers, may have similar fees. 

Check with the airlines website or your travel consultant for more information.

 

 Updated 08/12/2008