Holy Bag Fees, Batman: UA doubles second checked bag fee

United Airlines announced today that they have DOUBLED the fee charged for checking a second bag on domestic itineraries from $25 to $50. I guess they are testing all of us to see if we’ll pay more and assume we aren’t paying much attention.
Until the airline bean counters see that this policy is costing [...]

Frontier’s First-Bag-Free Flies Away … And then there are 5

Another one bites the dust … Frontier Airlines just announced today that they are jumping on the bag fee bandwagon. And then there are 5 … The updated list of airlines not charging for the first checked bag:
Good Guys: AirTran, Alaska, Continental, Delta, Frontier, Hawaiian, JetBlue, Midwest, and Virgin America

Bad Guys: American, Continental, [...]

Update: “Good Guy” First-Bag-Free Airlines. Buy Delta or Pay Later.

A little while back, I posted about the “good guy” airlines who weren’t charging a fee for the first checked bag when flying domestically. I mentioned that those airlines would be watching closely to see whether they would gain any additional market share by being more customer friendly. Sadly, we’ve had some [...]

Support the “First Bag Free” Airlines or Pay Later

As airfare consumers, against the backdrop of an already degrading air travel experience (TSA lines, packed planes, etc.), we are now being asked to help shoulder the burden of $130/barrel oil as the airlines struggle to stay alive.
So what can we do to help stem even more fees coming our way in the future? One [...]