Alaska Airlines has just revealed that it will be raising checked bag fees as of early 2024, and this has the potential to catch on at other airlines as well.
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Also, Alaska credit card holders...
"Airfare must be purchased with your card to qualify for this benefit. "
While there are many things I dislike about F9 and NK, something they have right is charging more for a carry-on than a checked bag. It would make so much more sense for timely departures and overhead space to give everybody a free checked bag and charge for a carry-on that needs to go overhead. I’d love to see a mainline carrier move to this. It would likely increase their revenue too given that people wouldn’t want the inconvenience of checking a bag.
.....and Alaska residents who are Club 49 members traveling to and from Alaska.
I hadn't thought about Club 49 recently, but being an AK resident. They're going to need to make a Club 50...
I have an Alaska Visa card but booked a flight with my Chase Sapphire card. If I use my Alaska card when I check my bags, will it take the fee off?
"Free checked bag for any cardholder who purchases airfare with their card" so no.
Yes, if you use Alaska Visa card it will take off the baggage fee. You get another free checked bag if you have Club 49 (live in Alaska).
Is the reason they don't do this so below the plane has more space to sell cargo?
Shame with Alaskan baggage is that they cap first class at 50lbs per bag. It's $100 for 51-70lbs!
Soon we will see other airlines raise their incidental fees. Such fees are now quite common for legacy American and European carriers, at least. What I do not think we will see is the credit cards that offer airline credits giving more money toward that.
Ugh. This is my biggest gripe with Alaska and why I don’t fly them. They need to allow F pax and Elites 70lbs.
I have also had to fight with the about a 70lb bag when a connecting to international Business Class on OW partners (AA, QR) which is allowed/required by AS’s own policy and IATA most significant carrier rules. Very very annoying
Is the percentage change divided by the number of years since the last change less than or greater than the rate of inflation during the same period?
I fly Alaska Air twice a year to Washington.I chi my bag because I have a problem lifting my bag up into the overhead. When waiting to board the plane, many times they will make an announcement that due to a full flight you can chk your bag for no charge.Not fair to the people who already paid the fee and now going to cost more Maybe next time I won't chk my bag and walt for the announcement.
If that were the reason I was checking my bag I'd still check it. Hefting a bag through security and to the gate, and complying with carry on rules is a pain, so even if they did make the announcement I'd think it was worth the fee to avoid that. Also I wouldn't want to be stuck with the problem of lifting the bag into the overhead bin if they didn't make that announcement.