{"id":386,"date":"2008-05-21T16:11:43","date_gmt":"2008-05-21T21:11:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2008\/05\/american-airlines-adds-fees-for-all-checked-bags\/"},"modified":"2016-12-17T20:42:13","modified_gmt":"2016-12-18T02:42:13","slug":"american-airlines-adds-fees-for-all-checked-bags","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2008\/05\/american-airlines-adds-fees-for-all-checked-bags\/","title":{"rendered":"American Airlines adds fees for all checked bags"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nFor a while there,American<\/a><\/strong> was the lone holdout among the major airlines<\/a><\/strong> adding new checked baggage fees.<\/p>\n

Now American’s upping the ante in a big way, adding fees for all checked bags.<\/p>\n

Travelers who buy airline tickets<\/a><\/strong> on or after June 15, 2008, will be charged $15 each way for the first checked bag and $25 each way for a second checked bag.<\/p>\n

Passengers who buy  <\/strong>tickets before June 15 can check one bag for free and a second bag for $25 each way. People who bought tickets before May 12 won’t have to pay a fee for the second checked bag.<\/p>\n

The policy does not affect travelers with business and first-class tickets and full-fare tickets in economy class.<\/p>\n

Also exempt are customers traveling on international flights<\/a><\/strong> to destinations beyond the United States, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rica and Canada.<\/p>\n

The fee will not be included in airfare<\/a><\/strong> and can be paid at curbside check-in or the ticket counter.<\/p>\n

Related Orbitz resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n