Airline Fees and Policies frequently change. Please check with your EWA Travel Counselor for updates.

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Airline

Reissue Fee Domestic Baggage Fees International Baggage Fees Nonrefundable and Standby Policies
Air France    

Each passenger is allowed to check two items free of charge. Each item must not exceed a weight of 23 kg. (50 lbs.) Those bags weighing in excess of that amount incur a fee of €50 (or $50 USD/CAD). Each additional item incurs a fee of $150 USD. Air France Flying Blue members are granted additional weight limits.

 
ANA    

Two free checked baggage pieces with each piece must weigh less than 50 lbs. A carry-on piece less than 22 lbs. is also permitted. Advance arrangements with customer service center for bulky baggage with total linear dimensions exceeding 203 cm. (80 inches) or weighing more than 32 kg. (70 lbs). Excess baggage fees range from $34-130 USD, and the charge per piece is different between departure from Japan and departure from the U.S. or Guam.

 

American 


$100 domestic and $150 international
see AA policy

first checked bag: $15 and second checked bag: $25; bags 3-5: $100 per bag; bag 6: $200

overweight bags:  51-70 lbs: $50;  71-100 lbs: $100

 see AA policy

One carry-on and two checked bags are permitted for free.

Travelers with nonrefundable tickets will have a year from the date the original ticket was issued to reschedule travel plans without losing the total ticket value. Travelers must cancel their reservations prior to the scheduled departure in order to apply the value of that ticket (less change fees) to future travel.  

Nonrefundable tickets may standby on day of departure at no charge.

Air Canada $100   Changes must be made and re-ticketed on/before prior to departure. After departure date, ticket will have no value. No fee is charged for standby
British Airways $200   Standby not available
Continental $100 domestic and $200 international second checked bag: $25

additional bags: $100

Two checked bags at no charge. Exemptions to the fees include active military personnel traveling on orders and travelers paying full fare. Bags weighing between 50-70 lbs. incur a fee of $50 per item. Bags weighing more than 70 lbs. are not accepted.

Travelers with nonrefundable tickets will have a year from the date the original ticket was issued to reschedule travel plans without losing the total ticket value. Travelers must cancel their reservations prior to the scheduled departure in order to apply the value of that ticket (less change fees) to future travel.  

Standby on day of departure at no charge.

Delta $100 domestic and $200 international

see Delta policy:

first checked bag: $15

second checked bag: $25

Bags weighing more than 100 lbs. are not permitted.

see Delta policy:

Travelers with nonrefundable tickets will have a year from the date the original ticket was issued to reschedule travel plans without losing the total ticket value.  Passengers need not cancel to retain ticket value. 

$50 fee for flight changes within 3 hours of original departure.

JAL    

One free carry-on bag weighing less than 10 kg. (22 lbs.), in addition to two free checked bags. The size limits on these bags vary by type of route. Excess fees are calculated using this formula: Normal economy class fare between boarding points (adult one-way) x 1.5% x excess baggage weight in kg., rounded up to the nearest hundred yen. Keep in mind that if you got a sale fare, they will use the normal fare to make the calculation. The free baggage allowance on economy class on flights is 23 kg. (50 lbs.). For each piece exceeding 23 kg. but no more than 32 kg., an extra charge of JPY 5,000 or $50 USD applies per piece.

 
jetBlue $100 second checked bag: $20

additional bags: $75

51-70 lbs: $50; 71-99 lbs: $100

  All monies forfeited if reservation is not cancelled prior to departure
Lufthansa $200

Two checked bags per passenger weighing 23-32 kg. each, depending upon route. The airline uses a zone system to determine fees for excess baggage weight. It adds up quickly: 5€ for every excess kilogram on domestic flights within Germany, but long-haul flights can involve 40€/kg.

Northwest $100 domestic and $200 international

first checked bag: $15 and second checked bag: $25

The price of a 3rd piece of domestic checked luggage is $100 and fee for an overweight checked bag (50 to 70 lbs) is $50.

  Travelers with nonrefundable tickets will have a year from the date the original ticket was issued to reschedule travel plans without losing the total ticket value. Passengers need not cancel to retain ticket value. 

Nonrefundable tickets may standby on day of departure at no charge.

Southwest   Excess baggage will be charged at the rate of $40 each for the fourth  and fifth pieces    
United $150 domestic and $250 international

first checked bag: $15 and second checked bag: $25

Will match US Air fees begging June 10, 2009.

See UA site See UA site
US Airways and America West

 

$150  For tickets booked on or after April 23, 2009:  $20 first checked bag and $30 second checked bag. $5 discount for online effective July 9, 2009.

see US Airways policies

see US Airways policies see US Airways policies


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