One day, you fly free of charge with asinine amounts of luggage. The next, you’re paying up to $50 per trip to check that second bag. If you’d known the airline’s policy, you might have rethought your packing strategy, shipped excess luggage to your destination or simply brought extra cash to pay the sky cap.

I put together a quick-reference chart that lists U.S. carriers, the charges for 1-3 checked bags and links to each carrier’s detailed baggage policy.

Checked Bag Airline Surcharge Chart

** Note that airlines are constantly changing their policies and fees - so always check directly with an airline for the most accurate and up-to-date information. Also, this chart covers basic checked bag charges and does not delve into the realm of overweight bags - we’ll handle that in an upcoming post.

Do you have a travel surcharge conundrum that you’d like us to investigate? Leave a comment, and we’ll get on it.

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