Effective for tickets purchased on or after Sept. 13, 2008, Frontier Airlines (F9) will charge a $15 fee, each-way, for the first bag checked for travel on or after Nov. 1, 2008. This fee is in addition to the $25 each-way, second bag fee.
To view F9's checked baggage policy, please visit their Web site.
Wednesday, September 17. 2008
Effective for tickets purchased on or after Sept. 16, 2008, United Airlines (UA) will increase the second checked bag fee from $25 to $50, each-way, for travel on or after Nov. 10, 2008. The fee applies to domestic Economy class tickets within United's domestic system within the 50 United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Canada, with the exceptions noted below. This charge is in addition to the $15 each-way first checked bag fee.
Exceptions to the new baggage fee include:
- Traveling in United First or United Business
- Global Services, Mileage Plus 1K, Premier Executive, Premier or Premier Associate members
- Star Alliance Gold or Silver members
- Active military personnel and/or a dependant with ID and traveling on orders
To view UA's checked baggage policy, please visit their Web site.
Tuesday, September 9. 2008
Effective for tickets purchased on or after Sept. 5, 2008, Continental Airlines will charge a $15 fee, each way, for the first bag checked on or after Oct. 7, 2008. The fee applies to domestic economy class tickets within Continental's domestic system (U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands), with the exceptions noted below. This fee is in addition to the $25 fee, each way, second bag fee.
Exceptions to the new baggage fee include:
Coach customers on Y fare (two free bags allowed) OnePass Elite customers regardless of fare (two free bags allowed) SkyTeam Elite customers regardless of fare (two free bags allowed) Elite for a Day (EFAD) customers (two free bags) Active Military personnel traveling on orders (three free bags) First Class or BusinessFirst customers regardless of elite level or fare (three free bags)
