How Baggage Policies and Fees Add Up

From Expedia Corporate Travel ... not really a blog by me ... I just thought it was good info ...

These days keeping track of airline baggage policies is a lot like keeping track of Abbot and Costello's "Who's on First?" You're never sure who's doing what. Sometimes it helps to have all the information in one place as travel rules change from week to week. Here's the latest in airline baggage policies with links to each airline's baggage policy section for the most up-to-date rules and fees as posted by the carrier. In addition, the following chart is available by link: checked bag policies.

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE FULL TABLE (for some reason I could not fit this table on the blog site with the way things are formatted.)

Airlines	Applicable destinations	Effective Date	1st bag1	2nd bag1	Mishandled baggage/ 1,000 passengers2
	Domestic	6/13/08 View policy	No Fee	$103	3.25
	Domestic	7/01/2008 View policy	No Fee	$50	5.36
	Domestic, Mexico	5/12/2008 View policy	$15	$25	6.85
	Domestic, Latin America	5/05/2008 View policy	No Fee	$25	4.6
	Domestic	5/05/2008 View policy	No Fee	$25	6.9
	Domestic, International	6/10/2008 View policy	No Fee	$25	6.17
	Domestic	N/A View policy	No Fee	No Fee	2.25
	Domestic	6/01/2008 View policy	No Fee	$20	3.27
	Domestic	5/24/2008 View policy	No Fee	$20	N/A
	Domestic	5/05/2008 View policy	No Fee	$25	4.68
	Domestic, International	5/05/2008 View policy	No Fee	$25	N/A
	Domestic	5/05/2008 View policy	No Fee $15 on/after 8/18	$25	5.44
	Domestic	7/01/2008 View policy	$15 on/after 7/09	$25	5.36

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¹ Baggage policies apply each way for select flights.
² Mishandled baggage data collected on domestic flights only by Air Travel Consumer Reports for 2007. Click here for monthly data
³ The charge for a second checked bag will be $10 when paid using Online Check-In or $20 when paid at the airport kiosks and ticket counter

Note: Baggage policy and fees are subject to change by the airlines at any time. Please see the airline's Web site for the most current information.

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