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How do they do that? they have to sell the customers and customers are willing to pay for it. heather: we know about the baggage fees. that's become standard. but it varies from airline to airline. only southwest lets you check two bags with no charge. here is a new one sneaking in. spirit airlines have a carry-on bag fee, $20 to $30. if you make it to the gate with that bag and it's overweight, an extra $45 when they check it. airlines can charge whatever they want depending on who they are. >> they can. but at the end of the day we have an option of which airline to fly. if we want to pack l...

Hotwire, name your own fare where you can go on and enter how much you'd be willing to pay. the catch is that you don't know maybe the time of your flight or how many layovers you'll have, but you can save anywhere from 25 to 50% off the published fare. so it really is worth checking out. >> gregg: wow. okay. pretty good tips. i want to talk about the bag fees 'cause they really aggravate people. we used to be able to check a bunch of bags for free. now we got to pay for them. >> first bag fee is almost standard today. they're going up. you're going to pay $20 for that first bag today. so hote...

Jetblue on the first bag they don't charge. but the bottom line, it is not just baggage fees. the baggage fees can add up, a lot of other things. here is a quick list of some of the fees you need to be thinking about things could you get hit with. to begin with the baggage fee could be $15 to $25 per bag. then talk a 20 to 45 bag fee for carry-on bag it is you're on spirit air, fees to book by phone, fees to board early, fees for leg room, aisle seats. by the way, you got to pay now, of course to eat on board and on some airlines, even to drink on board. and then to change your airline ticket,...

If the business guys about it expensive seats that can make our seats cheaper and we don't get those extra fees. we see we're getting dinged every which way. >> reporter: the airlines with a $45 carry on bag fee they added. people are reacting violently to this. they want to speed up how long it takes you to board an airline. if he say if you carry lesson it will be faster. they say they are cutting the prices elsewhere. you wonder if people are going to say i don't want to pay for spirit airlines. jenna: you can so shopping when you get there, you don't have to bring any luggage. >> reporter:...