United Airlines hikes baggage fees

United Airlines is adding an extra $5 charge for travellers who pay their baggage fee at the airport instead of online.

Published: 15 May 2009

United Airlines is adding an extra $5 charge for travellers who pay their baggage fee at the airport instead of online.

The move matches a change announced by US Airways last month.

Travellers have generally paid $15 to check their first bag on United and $25 for the second bag. But for tickets bought after Thursday for travel beginning June 10, they’ll pay $5 more to settle those charges at the airport rather than on United’s website.

As per the information available, United, a unit of Chicago-based UAL Corp., collected $259 million in add-on fees like baggage charges during the first quarter.

Phoenix-based US Airways, a code-share partner of United's and a fellow member in the Star Alliance, plans to roll out the higher fees from July 9.

The 21 largest U.S. carriers generated $1.2 billion in baggage fees in 2008, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.

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