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US airline baggage fees

The first checked bag on US airlines, read from each airline's own website, with the date we checked. Free to quote with a link to this page.

First checked bag fee by US airline, with the date checked and the source
AirlineFirst checked bagCheckedSource
American Airlines$45Oct 31, 2026Airline's page
Delta Air Lines$45Oct 27, 2026Airline's page
United Airlines$45Oct 31, 2026Airline's page
Alaska Airlines$45Oct 31, 2026Airline's page
JetBlue Airways$45Off-peak price. JetBlue charges more on peak travel dates.Oct 27, 2026Airline's page
Southwest AirlinesBeing re-checked
Frontier AirlinesVaries by tripAirline's page
Sun Country AirlinesVaries by tripAirline's page

How these fees are checked

  • Every figure is read from the airline's own website and linked to the page it came from. Comparison sites, news articles and blogs are never used as a source.
  • The figure is the first standard checked bag, one way, on a standard economy ticket for travel within the US, paid online in advance, without elite status or an airline credit card.
  • A fee is shown only if we checked it in the last 30 days, and a bag shown as included only if we checked it in the last 14. Anything unclear on the airline's page is held for a person to check, and the row says so rather than guessing.
  • Frontier and Sun Country publish no single first-bag fee: their own pages say the price depends on the trip, the travel dates and when the bag is bought. Their rows link to that page instead of showing a number. Hawaiian Airlines is not listed, because its own baggage fee pages could not be found when we last checked.
  • Airlines charge more on some dates, at the airport, and on basic economy fares. Always confirm the price on the airline's page before you fly.

Free to quote and republish with attribution to Flyingscanner and a link to this page. Last checked Oct 31, 2026.

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