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Other routes are also getting price increase, too: Checked-baggage fees on flights between to and from the US to Canada, Caribbean, Mexico and Central America destinations now costs $35 (up from ...
For luggage checked online through American's website, the fee is increasing from $30 to $35. For a second checked bag, the fee is rising from $40 to $45, whether purchased online or at the airport.
According to the rules of most air transportation authorities, such as the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and European Union's Joint Aviation Authorities, should passengers flying internationally with checked baggage fail to arrive at the departure gate before the flight is closed, that person's baggage must be retrieved from the aircraft hold before the flight is permitted to take off.
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.
In addition, passengers are limited to 3.4 US fluid ounces (100 ml) of almost any liquid or gel, which must be presented at the checkpoint in a clear, one-quart zip-top bag. [76] These restrictions on liquids were a reaction to the 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot.
IdeaWorks, a travel consulting firm, predicted fees will become the norm by the end of 2019 and globally thereafter. [6] The 23 largest airlines in the United States reported earning $4.6 billion in baggage fees in 2017. [7] This increased to $33 billion in baggage fees for 2023, and increase of 15 percent over the previous year. [8]
American Airlines, JetBlue, Alaska Airlines, and Delta all recently raised their fees for checked baggage, as GOBankingRates previously reported. But you don't have to pay baggage fees if you...
These fares include a hand-baggage allowance of 7 kilograms (15 lb), but not checked baggage. [45] Shanghai-based airline China Eastern Airlines introduced basic economy fares in July 2019. These fares do not allow refunds, changes, upgrades, advance seat assignments, online check-in or checked baggage. Passengers on these fares board last. [46]