Checked Baggage Policies

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

 

Airline

1st Bag Fee

2nd Bag Fee

Carry On Fee (each way)

Exemptions

Form of Payment

Applicable Area
Air Canada $0 $0 FREE N/A N/A Travel within Canada and travel
between Canada/the US and
international (excluding Europe)

Air Tran

$15

$25

FREE

N/A 

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

System wide

 
Alaska  

$20

 

$20

 Free 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

$25

$35

  

FREE

 

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

$25 at airport,

$23 online

 

$35 at airport,

$32 online

 

 FREE

 

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

 

Second bag fee applies to all the above plus Mexico, Caribbean, Central and South America (excluding Brazil)

 

Delta

$25 at airport,

$23 online

 

 

$35 at airport,

$32 online

 

 

  

FREE

 

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

$20

$30

  

FREE

 

N/A

Cash or credit at counter not at gate.

System wide

JetBlue

N/A

$30

  

FREE

 

N/A

Cash or credit at counter not at gate.

System wide
Southwest $0 $0 FREE __________

Cash or credit at gate or counter.

Within North

America

Spirit

 

 

$30  

 

 

 

$30

 

$30- online check-in


$45- gate

check-in

N/A

 Cash or credit at counter.

System wide

United

 

$25 at airport,

$23 online

 

 

$35 at airport,

$32 online

 

  

FREE

 

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

$25 at airport,

$23 online

 

$35 at airport,

$32 online

 

  

FREE

 

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 08/05/2010