Airline Baggage Rules
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American Airlines
American charges $45 for a first checked bag and $55 for a second when paid online, with a 22 x 14 x 9 inch carry-on.
Delta Air Lines
Delta charges $45 for the first checked bag and $55 for the second on domestic flights, and allows a 22 x 14 x 9 inch carry-on.
United Airlines
United charges $45 prepaid ($50 at the airport) for the first domestic checked bag, and Basic Economy usually excludes the carry-on.
Southwest Airlines
Southwest has charged $45 for a first checked bag and $55 for a second since April 9, 2026, but carry-on and personal item stay free.
Alaska Airlines
Alaska charges $45 for a first checked bag and $55 for a second, and includes a 22 x 14 x 9 inch carry-on on every fare.
JetBlue
JetBlue includes a carry-on and personal item on Blue Basic and charges $45 and $59 for the first two bags off-peak.
Frontier Airlines
Frontier includes only a free personal item; carry-ons cost about $30 to $99 and checked bags about $44 to $99 depending on timing.
Allegiant Air
Allegiant gives a free personal item, charges $10 to $75 per segment for a carry-on, and prices checked bags by route.
Sun Country
Sun Country gives you a free personal item and charges for overhead carry-ons and checked bags, with prices that climb after booking.
Breeze Airways
Breeze includes only a 17 x 13 x 8 inch personal item on its Nice fare; the carry-on is about $35 and the first checked bag starts near $35 to $41.
Avelo
Avelo includes only a personal item; carry-ons and checked bags each cost about $47 to $75 per direction when bought at booking.
Hawaiian
Hawaiian charges $45 for the first checked bag between Hawaii and North America and $30 inter-island, with a free carry-on and personal item.
Air Canada
On Canada and US flights Air Canada lists checked bags at US$45 for the first and US$60 for the second, and Economy Basic allows only a personal item.
WestJet
WestJet checked bags cost roughly CA$50 to CA$58 for the first and CA$65 to CA$76 for the second on Econo when prepaid, after an April 2026 increase.
British Airways
British Airways includes a cabin bag and handbag on every fare, one checked bag from Standard up, and charges about $90 to $100 for a second bag.
Lufthansa
Lufthansa Economy from the US includes a carry-on of up to 8 kg and one 23 kg checked bag, with a second bag around $90.
Air France
Air France lists second checked bags at $75 and heavy bags at $75 on transatlantic flights, with a 12 kg cabin limit in Economy.
KLM
KLM lets Economy Light and up carry a small bag plus a 12 kg hand bag, and charges $75 for a first checked bag on US-Europe flights from July 2026.
Virgin Atlantic
Virgin Atlantic includes 10 kg of hand luggage on every economy fare, but only Classic and Delight include a 23 kg checked bag.
Emirates
Emirates uses a piece system on US flights: one 23 kg bag on Special fares and two on Saver, Flex and Flex Plus.
Qatar Airways
On Americas routes Qatar Airways gives Economy Lite one 23 kg bag and Classic two, with a 7 kg carry-on on every fare.
Singapore Airlines
Singapore Airlines includes two 23 kg checked bags in Economy on flights to and from the USA and a 7 kg cabin bag.
Cathay Pacific
Cathay Pacific lets economy passengers carry one 7 kg bag plus a small item, with one 23 kg checked bag on Light and two on Essential or Flex.
Aer Lingus
On North America flights Aer Lingus allows a 10 kg carry-on plus a personal item, and Saver fares pay from $54.99 online for a checked bag.
Icelandair
Icelandair allows a 10 kg cabin bag plus a small personal item on every fare, and Economy Light includes no checked bag.
Turkish Airlines Baggage Fees
We were unable to verify current and correct Turkish Airlines bag fees, so no fee table is published.
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