Airline fee chart

Posted by George Hobica on Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Here we list, airline by airline, fees for ticket changes (non refundable fares); booking fares in person or by phone, kids flying solo, bringing a pet into the cabin, and booking fares other than online. As you can see, Southwest has the lowest and fewest fees, followed by other low cost carriers such as Airtran and Spirit. Note that most of these fees, unless otherwise noted, are for domestic flights; fees for international services may be higher. Last revision: August 19, 2009.

See also: New airline frequent flyer program fees

Airline	Ticket change fee domestic/international	Booking fares on phone/in person	Unaccompanied minors (double for round-trip)	Pet in cabin (double for round-trip)	Advance or premium economy domestic seat selection (double for round-trip)
Airtran	$75	$15	$39 for nonstops; $59 for connections; per family	$69	$6 (advance seat assignment); $20 (exit row)
Alaska	$50 online ($75 otherwise)	$15/$15	$75; per family	$100	not applicable
American	$150/$150-300	$20/$20	$100; per family	$100	not applicable
Continental	$150/$150-$300	$20/$20	$75 nonstop/$100 connecting; per family	~~$95~~ $125	not applicable
Delta	$150/$200+	$25/$25	$100; per family	$100	$5-$25
Frontier	~~$100~~ $150	$25	~~$40~~ $50 per segment, per family	Not allowed	not applicable
JetBlue	$100	$15	$75; each child	$100	$10-$20 (first 4 and exit rows)
Northwest	See Delta	See Delta	See Delta	See Delta	See Delta
Spirit	$80 online ($90 otherwise)	Lowest fares available online only	~~$75~~ $100; per child	~~$85~~ $100	not applicable
Southwest	$0 (you get a credit good for a year)	Lowest fares available online only	$25 per child	$75	not applicable
United	$150/$200+	$25/$30	~~$99~~ ~~$150~~ $99; per family	$125	varies
US Airways	$150/$150-$250	$25 domestic, $35 international; at ticket offices $35 domestic, $45 international	$100; per family	$100	$5-$30 per flight (aisle and window at front of economy cabin), although some passengers will be assigned these seats without paying by "luck of the draw"

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I found this post very useful.Keep up the good work!

by furniture on Tuesday, October 06, 2009

Ok here's the thing. Airline tickets haven't increased in price in over five years while fuel prices have continued to climb. All airlines are going into survival mode. There is no alternative. Everything is now going to be al la carte. If you want it... pay for it... They can't keep up with the slumping economy and rising fuel costs. The way I look at it is if they don't start charging these additional fees there aren't going to be any airlines to fly on. Frankly I want to keep my job.

by prada handbags on Thursday, October 01, 2009

Thank you for the taking the time to compile this, I think the obvious bargain here is Airtran. I usually fly continental but some of the fees can soon increase an otherwise cheap flight.

by Lovelinks on Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Thanks for putting this handy chart together. it makes it much easier when searching for a cheap airline to have them side by side like this, allowing you to see instantly the pros and cons of each one. It will save me loads of time thanks!

by Financial Spread Betting on Saturday, September 26, 2009

very interesting but i think we should look wider to see more.

by Luda on Friday, September 18, 2009

Thnx for the interesting post.I found it very useful for myself.Keep writing

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by download movies 2009 on Saturday, September 12, 2009

By the way, I will depart on Spirit. Impressions I will share later.

by statik8 on Tuesday, September 08, 2009

Many thanks for the information.

by statik8 on Tuesday, September 08, 2009

Thanks, I just booked a flight a called them to setup this.

by Mike on Tuesday, August 25, 2009

What is it about

by Tol7tuy on Wednesday, August 12, 2009

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