| Airline
|
Checked
Bag Fee – First
Bag (each way) |
Checked
Bag Fee- Second Bag |
Date
Effective |
Destinations
|
Exemptions
|
| Alaska |
Free |
$25 |
2nd bag:
July 1, 2008 |
All, except those noted in the "Exempt" column to the right |
First class, MVP Gold Mileage Plan Members, Military personnel on active duty, passengers making international connections to other airlines follow rules of internationally flying airline, passengers traveling solely with Alaska may check 3 bags free, passengers traveling to or from Guadalajara or Mexico City |
| Air Tran |
$15 |
$25 |
1st bag: Effective for tickets bought Nov 12 and after for travel Dec 5, 2008 and after |
All |
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. |
| American |
$15 |
$25 |
2nd bag:
5/12/08
1st bag:
Tickets purchased 6/15/08 or after |
USA, US Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and
Canada |
Elite level frequent flyers, Gold or
higher; full fare
economy; first and
business class travelers |
| Continental
|
$15 |
$25 |
1st bag: Effective for tickets purchased Sept 5, 2008 for travel Oct 7, 2008 and after*.
2nd bag: Tickets purchased on or after 4/5/08*
Tickets purchased on or after May 8, 2008** |
*USA 50; Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands and Canada
** add Mexico, Caribbean, Central and South America* (excluding Brazil) Caribbean includes Port-au-Prince, Santo Domingo DR, Santiago DR and Punta Cana |
OnePass Elite members; SkyTeam Elite and Elite Plus members;Any customer traveling on a ticket purchased in Y class of service;Continental Airlines Presidential Plus credit card holders;Active military personnel traveling on orders;Any customer traveling to/from Brazil |
| Delta
|
Free*/$15** |
$50*/$25** |
1st bag: *Purchased Delta tickets on or before Nov 5, and who are traveling on or after Dec. 5 **Purchased Delta tickets after Nov 5, and who are traveling on or after Dec. 5 2nd bag: *Purchased Delta tickets on or before Nov 5, and who are traveling on or after Dec. 5 **Purchased Delta tickets after Nov 5, and who are traveling on or after Dec. 5 |
50 U.S., Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands |
Business Elite® and First Class passengers are allowed 3 checked bags at no charge up to 70 lbs.
Active duty military personnel with traveling orders will be allowed to check 2 bags up to 70lbs at no additional charge.
Passengers traveling to or from Key West, Florida are limited to only one checked bag.
|
| Frontier
|
$15 |
$25 |
1st bag: For tickets purchased on/after September 13, 2008 for travel on/after November 1, 2008. 2nd bag: For travel beginning June 10, 2008 |
Anywhere in Frontier system |
EarlyReturns Summit and Ascent members, AirTran Airways A+ Rewards Elite members travelling with Frontier Airlines and active-duty military personnel will all be exempt from charges for both first and second checked bags. |
| Northwest
|
$15 |
$25 |
For tickets purchased on/after July 10, 2008 for travel on/after August 28, 2008 |
Domestic Travel (within the U.S./Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean) |
Northwest Airlines' Silver, Gold and Platinum WorldPerks® Elite customers, SkyTeam Elite customers and passengers booked in full fare classes (Y or B) may check two bags free of charge. Customers seated in First Class may check up to three bags free of charge. Luggage in excess of these special free allowances will be charged a fee of $100 per piece each-way. |
| Spirit
|
$10
online/$20 airport check in* |
Prior
to 6/20/08: $20 online
and airport check in.* |
Spirit
instituted checked-bag
fees in 2007. *6/20/08 first –bag
fee goes up to $15 online/$25 check in |
All
Spirit destinations |
No
one |
| United |
$15 |
$25 |
2nd bag: Tickets
purchased on or
after 6/13/08 for travel anytime 1st
bag: Tickets purchased 6/13/08 or after for travel 8/18/08 and after |
USA, Puerto Rico, St. Thomas and Canada |
First or business class traveler. A Global
ServicesSM,
Mileage Plus® 1K®, Premier Executive®,
Premier® or Premier Associate® member; A Star
Alliance® Gold or Silver member; or Military personnel
traveling on orders. |
| US Airways |
$15 |
$25 |
2nd
bag: 5/5/08 1st
bag: For Tickets booked on or after 7/9/08 |
USA
to or from Canada, Latin America, Caribbean |
Dividend
Miles Preferred Members (Silver, Gold,
Platinum and Chairman’s Preferred); Star Alliance Silver and
Gold Members; Confirmed First Class and Envoy passengers at time of
check-in - unless traveling from the following European destinations:
MAN, LGW, GLA, LIS, MXP, ARN, BRU, LHR, SNN, DUB; military personnel on
active duty; unaccompanied minors, those using assistive devices |
