{"id":103978,"date":"2024-03-13T04:15:39","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T04:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skyluxtravel.com\/business-class-flights\/?p=103978"},"modified":"2026-05-15T11:07:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T11:07:12","slug":"u-s-airlines-increase-up-checked-baggage-fees-more-hikes-possible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skyluxtravel.com\/business-class-flights\/bytes\/u-s-airlines-increase-up-checked-baggage-fees-more-hikes-possible\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Airlines Increase Up Checked Baggage Fees: More Hikes Possible?\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-sourcepos=\"3:1-3:326\">Several major U.S. airlines have quietly upped their checked baggage fees in recent months, starting with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skyluxtravel.com\/business-class-flights\/airlines\/alaska-airlines-as\/\">Alaska Airlines<\/a> in January. JetBlue, American Airlines, and United Airlines have since followed suit. While the initial increases are modest, typically around $5 per bag, a travel expert warns they might not be the last.<\/p>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"5:1-5:52\">Here&#8217;s a breakdown of the new fees for each airline:<\/p>\n<ul data-sourcepos=\"7:1-11:145\">\n<li data-sourcepos=\"7:1-7:72\"><strong>Alaska Airlines:<\/strong> First bag &#8211; $35 (up $5), Second bag &#8211; $45 (up $5).<\/li>\n<li data-sourcepos=\"8:1-8:183\"><strong>American Airlines:<\/strong>\u00a0First bag &#8211; $35 or more (up from $30), Second bag &#8211; $45 (applicable to various regions including U.S., Canada, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skyluxtravel.com\/business-class-flights\/flights-to-mexico-mx\/\">Mexico<\/a>, Caribbean, Central America, and Guyana)<\/li>\n<li data-sourcepos=\"9:1-9:156\"><strong>JetBlue Airways:<\/strong>\u00a0First bag &#8211; $35 (prepaid), $45-$60 (within 24 hours of departure), Second bag &#8211; $45 (prepaid), $45-$60 (within 24 hours of departure)<\/li>\n<li data-sourcepos=\"10:1-10:124\"><strong>United Airlines:<\/strong>\u00a0First bag &#8211; $40 (airport check-in), $35 (prepaid), Second bag &#8211; $50 (airport check-in), $45 (prepaid)<\/li>\n<li data-sourcepos=\"11:1-11:145\"><strong>WestJet:<\/strong> First bag &#8211; $35-$55 (varies by payment timing), Second bag &#8211; $55-$75 (varies by payment timing) (increased by $5 across the board)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Are more hikes possible and will more airlines follow suit? Well, we will keep you posted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several major U.S. airlines have quietly upped their checked baggage fees in recent months, starting with Alaska Airlines in January. JetBlue, American Airlines, and United Airlines have since followed suit. While the initial increases are modest, typically around $5 per bag, a travel expert warns they might not be the last. Here&#8217;s a breakdown of&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skyluxtravel.com\/business-class-flights\/bytes\/u-s-airlines-increase-up-checked-baggage-fees-more-hikes-possible\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">U.S. Airlines Increase Up Checked Baggage Fees: More Hikes Possible?\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-103978","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bytes","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.2 (Yoast SEO v28.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>U.S. Airlines Increase Up Checked Baggage Fees: More Hikes Possible?\u00a0 - Skyluxtravel<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"U.S. airlines hike checked baggage fees again: what business class travelers should expect.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skyluxtravel.com\/business-class-flights\/bytes\/u-s-airlines-increase-up-checked-baggage-fees-more-hikes-possible\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"U.S. Airlines Increase Up Checked Baggage Fees: More Hikes Possible?\u00a0\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"U.S. airlines hike checked baggage fees again: what business class travelers should expect.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.skyluxtravel.com\/business-class-flights\/bytes\/u-s-airlines-increase-up-checked-baggage-fees-more-hikes-possible\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Skyluxtravel\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skyluxtravel\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-03-13T04:15:39+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-05-15T11:07:12+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Marina Liberman\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@SkyLuxTravel\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@SkyLuxTravel\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Marina Liberman\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":[\"Article\",\"BlogPosting\"],\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.skyluxtravel.com\\\/business-class-flights\\\/bytes\\\/u-s-airlines-increase-up-checked-baggage-fees-more-hikes-possible\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.skyluxtravel.com\\\/business-class-flights\\\/bytes\\\/u-s-airlines-increase-up-checked-baggage-fees-more-hikes-possible\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Marina Liberman\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.skyluxtravel.com\\\/business-class-flights\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/470e9c15f3d5b7112de1ba187603f304\"},\"headline\":\"U.S. Airlines Increase Up Checked Baggage Fees: More Hikes Possible?\u00a0\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-03-13T04:15:39+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-05-15T11:07:12+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.skyluxtravel.com\\\/business-class-flights\\\/bytes\\\/u-s-airlines-increase-up-checked-baggage-fees-more-hikes-possible\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":180,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.skyluxtravel.com\\\/business-class-flights\\\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Bytes\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.skyluxtravel.com\\\/business-class-flights\\\/bytes\\\/u-s-airlines-increase-up-checked-baggage-fees-more-hikes-possible\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.skyluxtravel.com\\\/business-class-flights\\\/bytes\\\/u-s-airlines-increase-up-checked-baggage-fees-more-hikes-possible\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.skyluxtravel.com\\\/business-class-flights\\\/bytes\\\/u-s-airlines-increase-up-checked-baggage-fees-more-hikes-possible\\\/\",\"name\":\"U.S. Airlines Increase Up Checked Baggage Fees: More Hikes Possible?\u00a0 - 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