| Airline |
1st Bag Fee (each way) |
2nd Bag Fee (each way) |
Effective date |
Exemptions |
Destination |
| Air Canada |
N/A |
$25 for travel prior to 9/23/08
No fee applies for travel after 9/23/08 |
Current 2nd bag fee effective
from 5/15/08 until 9/23/08. After 9/23/08, there will be no
fee for checking a 2nd bag. |
Elite Frequent Flyers, Latitude
and Executive Class tickets |
Domestic Canada, U.S. |
| Air Tran |
N/A |
$10 online check-in or $20 airport check-in
Note: fee will increase to $25 on 9/18/08 |
5/15/08 – 9/17/08
New fee will take effect on 9/18/08 for tickets issued on or
after 8/14/08 |
N/A |
Systemwide |
| Alaska Airlines |
N/A |
$25 |
For tickets purchased on or
after 05/01/08 for travel on or after 07/01/08 |
Elite Frequent Flyers, First
Class Tickets, travel within Alaska, travel to/from Guadalajara
or Mexico City |
Domestic U.S. |
| American Airlines |
$15 |
$25 |
2nd bag fee eff. 5/12/08
1st bag fee eff. 6/15/08 |
Elite Frequent Flyers, Full Fare Economy, Business
and First Class Tickets |
U.S., Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands
and Canada |
| Continental Airlines |
$15 |
$25 |
2nd bag fee eff. 5/5/08
1st bag fee eff. for tickets purchased on or after 9/5/08 for
travel on or after |
Elite Frequent Flyers, Presidential
and First/Business First Tickets |
U.S., Puerto Rico, the U.S.
Virgin Islands and Canada |
| Delta Air Lines |
N/A |
$50 |
For tickets purchased on or after 7/31/08 for
travel on or after 8/5/08. For tickets purchased prior to 7/31/08,
2nd bag fee is $25 |
Elite Frequent Flyers and First/Business Class
Tickets |
Domestic, Including U.S. Territories |
| Frontier Airlines |
$15 |
$25
|
2nd bag fee eff. 6/10/08
1st bag fee eff. for tickets purchased on or after 9/13/08 for
travel on or after 11/1/08 |
Elite Frequent Flyers and First/Business Class
tickets |
Systemwide |
| Hawaiian Airlines |
$15 |
$25 |
8/1/2008 (for travel commencing on or after Oct
1, 2008) |
51-70 lbs: $51 62-80 linear inches: $100 |
Trans Pacific |
| Hawaiian Airlines |
Free |
$17 |
Effective with 7/8 ticketing for travel 7/15
and beyond |
51-70 lbs: $51 62-80 linear inches: $100 |
Inter Island |
| JetBlue |
N/A |
$20 |
June 1, 2008 |
N/A |
Systemwide |
| Lufthansa |
Free |
Total weight of all bags may not exceed 44
lbs |
N/A |
5-40 euros per Kg depending on your itinerary
and travel zone |
Intra-Europe |
| Lufthansa |
Free |
Free |
N/A |
51-70 lbs: $51 |
US to Europe |
| Mexicana |
Free |
$15 |
Ticketed 6/18/08 for Travel beginning 7/1/08
|
+1-11 lbs: $20 13-55 lbs: $100 56-112 lbs:
$200 113-167 lbs: $300 |
Mexico |
| Northwest Airlines |
$15 |
$25 |
2nd bag fee effective 5/5/08
1st bag fee effective 8/28/08 |
Elite Frequent Flyers, Full Fare, First Class
Tickets |
US, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean |
| Southwest |
No Fee |
No Fee |
N/A |
N/A |
Systemwide |
| Spirit Airlines |
$15 online check-in or $25 airport check-in |
$25 online or airport check-in |
June 10, 2008 |
N/A |
Systemwide |
| United Airlines |
$15 |
$50 fee for tickets purchased on or after 9/16/08
for travel on or after 11/10/08;
$25 fee for tickets purchased on or after 9/16/08 for travel
on or before 11/09/08 |
$50 2nd bag fee effective 11/10/08
$25 2nd bag fee effective 5/5/08
1st bag fee effective 8/18/08 |
United First or Business customers
Global Services, Mileage Plus 1K, Premier Executive, Premier
or Premier Associate member
Star Alliance Gold or Silver member
Active military personnel and/or a dependant with ID and traveling
on orders |
U.S. and Canada, Puerto Rico and St. Thomas |
| US Airways |
$15 |
$25 |
2nd bag fee effective 5/5/08
1st bag fee effective 7/9/08 |
Elite Frequent Flyers, First and Business Class
Tickets |
U.S. to or from Canada, Latin America, the
Caribbean |
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Please Note: Baggage rules and rates are subject
to change at any time without notice.
Standard baggage size allowance by carrier
is 0-50 lbs and a maximum of 62 linear inches (length + width
+ height). Oversize baggage charges apply for luggage that
exceeds these specified dimensions .
Charges for more than two bags apply and vary
by airline.
Code Share: if your flight is a code share
flight, the baggage policies will be dictated by the airline
operating your flight.
If you have purchased bulk fare tickets, your
tickets will be issued upon full payment. Baggage fees will
be determined based on the date your reservation was ticketed.
Sporting equipment such as skis or golf clubs
is considered a checked bag, subject to excess baggage fees,
and must meet size and weight requirements.
Some exceptions to baggage fees apply to specific
customers who may be a member of a specific airline rewards
program or for customers purchasing a premium or First / Business
Class ticket.
Please see specific carrier baggage rules
for more details.
* N/A means that there is no effective ticketing date. All
customers are subject to the baggage allowances indicated
in the above grid.
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