»»What Airlines Charge For Checked Baggage
In the effort to boost profitability most of airlines are charging for items that were previously included in the cost of the ticket.
An example of that is the new airlines’ policy about the checked bags.
Airlines are charging for bags that once were free to check and raising prices for fliers with overweight bags.
Most airlines charge the most for bags weighing 71 to 100 pounds. Four airlines — Aloha, Continental , Hawaiian and Northwest — do not allow such bags to be checked.
The following table, published by USA TODAY, shows fees that are charged by airlines for extra, overweight and oversized checked bags on U.S. domestic flights.
| Airline |
Charge for first extra bag |
Charge per overweight bag of 51-70 lbs. |
Charge per overweight bag of 71-100 lbs. |
Charge per oversized bag |
| AirTran | $50 | $25 | $65 | $50 |
| Alaska | $50 | $25 | $50 | $50 or $751 |
| Aloha | $25 or $802 | $25 | Not allowed | $50 or $802 |
| America West | $80 | $50 | $80 | $80 |
| American | $80 | $50 | $100 | $100 |
| ATA | $25 | $25 | $50 | $50 |
| Continental | $100 | $50 | Not allowed | $100 |
| Delta | $75 | $50 | $100 | $100 |
| Frontier | $50 | $50 | $50 | $50 |
| Hawaiian | $25 or $802 | $25 | Not allowed | $50 or $1602 |
| JetBlue | $50 | $20 | $504 | $50 |
| Midwest | $50 | $25 | $50 | $80 |
| Northwest | $80 | $125 | Not allowed | $80 |
| Southwest | $25 | $25 | $50 | $50 |
| Spirit | $10 or $20 for first two bags3, $100 for third bag |
$25 | $1004 | $100 or $1501 |
| United | $85 | $50 | $50 | $100 |
| US Airways | $80 | $50 | $80 | $80 |
1 = depending on size; 2 = depending on destination; 3 = $10 if paid in advance online, $20 if paid at airport; 4 = for bag of 71-99 lbs.
(source: USA TODAY).
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