Checked Baggage News Today

As usual, Japan is just better at things than anyone else

The airline is introducing the new pricing to counter what it says are increased costs associated with wages and fuel.

A Pocahontas County man with a loaded .32 caliber handgun in a carry-on bag was stopped by Transportation Security Administration officers at the security checkpoint at West Virginia International Yeager Airport on April 3, 2024, according to news release from the TSA.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) got over three million questions through their AskTSA team.

STERLING, Va. (DC News Now) — Two Las Vegas men were arrested after U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers found 72 lbs of marijuana in their checked baggage at the Washington Dulles International Airport. Virginia State Police (VSP) charged Kaliq Talib McCallister, 33, and Christian Tyler Knight, 28, with felony possession with intent to […]

(Reuters) -United Airlines on Friday became the third major U.S. airline to hike checked baggage fees for customers traveling in North America after American Airlines and JetBlue Airways announced similar increases. United passengers flying economy in the U.S. after Feb. 24 will pay $40 for a first checked bag, or $35 paid in advance. A second checked bag will cost $50 at the airport and $45 in advance.

The airline's increased baggage fees apply to domestic travel, not transatlantic flights

Checked bags for travel booked on or after Feb. 20 will cost up to 33% more

Alaska has raised its fee from $30 to $35 for a checked bag for economy passengers without any mileage status or upgrades from a credit card.

This isn’t the first time Alaska bumped up its checked baggage rates.