Checking your suitcase now costs more than your airline ticket. It’s time for this to end.
There’s a new milestone in American air travel: checking your suitcase may now cost more than your seat.
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Bag fees just hit $50. At what point do you stop checking luggage?
U.S. airlines this week raised their checked baggage fees to levels that would have seemed like a parody just a few years ago.
She prepaid for checked bags on Frontier. The price changed after she hit “confirm.”
Kristen Rodriguez thought she had scored a deal when she prepaid for her checked baggage on Frontier Airlines.The airline app showed a straightforward offer: $29 for each checked bag, each way, for two passengers.
Why won’t Transavia refund me for a ticket I already paid for?
When Rachel Newton books flights that include a leg on Transavia, a Dutch discount airline, she expects a no-frills experience — but not a surprise fee that doubles the cost of his trip. Why won’t the airline make things right?
CONSUMER ALERT: Your vacation rental is changing this spring. Here’s what you need to know.
If you’re planning to book a vacation rental this spring break, you might be in for a surprise. Local governments have spent the long winter plotting a new regulatory course, and the result is a wave of laws taking effect that could leave you stranded or, at the very least, paying a lot more.
Orbitz promised me a free bag on my flight to Frankfurt. Why do I have to pay?
Patrick Bruce books flights through Orbitz with “free” checked bags — only to learn the airline’s ticket includes no such perk. Who’s responsible for his $540 baggage fee shock?
CONSUMER ALERT: Airlines are hiking bag fees—again
Don’t look now, but the cost of checking your luggage is quietly rising again. American Airlines just raised the price for a second checked bag for tickets issued on or after February 20.
Has travel gotten too expensive? Yes, and here’s what to do about it
Does it cost too much to travel?
For people like Tim Plyant, the answer is yes. This summer, he plans to avoid travel entirely — it’s just too expensive.
Do airline passengers deserve to know the full fare?
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a Biden-era Department of Transportation (DOT) rule that would have forced airlines to show you a full fare up front. That included the cost of a checked bag, a carry-on, and changing your flight.
Why it’s time to let Spirit Airlines go
Spirit Airlines is haunting the halls of bankruptcy court again. For the second time in about a year, the threat of liquidation looms large for the beleaguered discount carrier.