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The carrier has announced it is raising its checked bag fee by $10, from $30 to $40, for bags checked at the airport. For luggage checked online through American's website, the fee is increasing ...
American announced Tuesday it is raising the price of a first checked bag to $40 on most flights – or $35 if you pay before you get to the airport. It’s the first time American has raised the ...
Take American Airlines. In 2023, it cost $30 to check a standard bag in with the airline; today, as of March 2024, it costs $40 at a US airport – a whopping 33% increase.
Checked baggage is luggage delivered to an airline or train for transportation in the hold of an aircraft, storage on a coach bus or baggage car of a passenger train. Checked baggage is inaccessible to the passenger during the flight or ride, as opposed to carry-on baggage .
If passengers need to continue the check-in process at the airport after performing an online check-in, a special lane is typically offered to them to reduce wait times unless all desks are designated as baggage drop-off points. Furthermore, online check-in for a flight is often available earlier than its in-person counterpart. [4]
The limits vary per airline and depend on the class, elite status, ticket type, flight origin, and destination. If a flight is booked with another flight, it may also have different limits (e.g., if another flight on the same ticket is a long-haul flight). The exact baggage conditions are mentioned in the ticket information online.
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A bag fee policy update means American Airlines will now charge up to $75 for the first checked bag on some flights for basic economy ticketholders.