It pays to plan forward on American Airways – and you could pay further for those who don’t.
Prospects who prepay for checked baggage can now get a $5 low cost on their first and second luggage for home U.S. and choose worldwide flights. Prepayment is out there up till 2 hours earlier than departure.
Nevertheless, if you wait to pay in particular person on the airport, a second checked bag will now price you extra on those self same itineraries.
This particularly applies to flights inside the U.S., together with Alaska, Hawaii and the U.S. territories of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
It additionally applies to flights between the U.S. and Canada, the Caribbean (besides Cuba and Haiti), Central America (besides Panama), Guyana, and Mexico.
If you’re flying on American to any of these locations, your first checked bag will price $35 for those who prepay on-line or $40 for those who pay on the airport. No change there for paying in particular person.
What’s totally different is the payment for your second checked merchandise. It can price $45 for those who prepay on-line and $50 for those who pay in particular person on the airport. That’s a $5 enhance from earlier than.
The change was rolled out amid a collection of enhancements to the airline’s digital platforms, which American says purpose to streamline the journey expertise and save clients money and time on checked baggage.
Prospects with AAdvantage or oneworld standing, eligible AAdvantage credit score cardholders, vacationers booked in sure courses like Confirmed Home First, and energetic U.S. navy service members and their households are eligible for waived baggage charges, with various phrases.
Vacationers on longer-haul worldwide flights have totally different baggage phrases, as nicely. Particulars can be found on American Airways’ web site.
This text initially appeared on USA TODAY: Checking in a second bag may now price you extra on American Airways
Reporting by Eve Chen, USA TODAY / USA TODAY
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