{"id":3539,"date":"2010-01-18T15:15:19","date_gmt":"2010-01-18T21:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/?p=3539"},"modified":"2016-12-16T22:45:21","modified_gmt":"2016-12-17T04:45:21","slug":"us-airways-increases-checked-baggage-fees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/us-airways-increases-checked-baggage-fees\/","title":{"rendered":"US Airways increases checked baggage fees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"US Airways flight deals on Orbitz\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/App\/GDDC?deal_id=air-us-airways\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-906\" title=\"us-airways\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/us-airways-300x207.jpg\" alt=\"flights\" width=\"300\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/us-airways-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/us-airways-600x415.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/us-airways.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/strong><\/a><strong>US Airways<\/strong> is the latest carrier to increase its checked baggage fees.<\/p>\n<p>Effective today for <a title=\"Cheap flights, cheap tickets on Orbitz\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/App\/PrepareFlightsTab\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>flights<\/strong><\/a> on or after Feb. 1, checked baggage fees go up to <strong>$25 (each way) for the first bag and $35 for the second<\/strong>. Travelers who check bags in advance through the airline&#8217;s Web site pay slightly less : $23 for the first bag; $32 for the second.<\/p>\n<p>The new checked baggage fees apply to all flights except those between the U.S. and Europe, South America and the Middle East. Certain travelers are exempt.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related Orbitz resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Cheap flights, cheap tickets on Orbitz\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/App\/PrepareFlightsTab\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Flights<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Orbitz Travel Blog: United raises checked baggage fees\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/united-raises-checked-baggage-fees\/\" target=\"_blank\">United raises checked baggage fees<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Orbitz Travel Blog: Delta, Continental hike checked baggage fees\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/delta-continental-hike-checked-baggage-fees\/\" target=\"_blank\">Delta, Continental hike checked baggage fees<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pixel.newscred.com\/px.gif?key=YXJ0aWNsZT01MmNkM2VmMjc2ODBkYzZjMjhhMTViM2Q4NjdmNmUzZQ==\" alt=\"\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" class=\"nc_pixel\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US Airways is the latest carrier to increase its checked baggage fees. 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