Airline fee chart
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Posted by George Hobica on Wednesday, November 2, 2011
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: May 1, 2013.
See also: New airline frequent flyer program fees
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Airline
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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 (will follow Southwest's policy, below, upon full integration of the two airlines)
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$15 |
$39 $49 for nonstops; $59 $69 for connections; per family |
$69 |
$6 (advance seat assignment); $20 (exit row) |
| Alaska |
$50 $100 online ($75 otherwise) |
$15/$15 |
$75; per family |
$100 |
not applicable |
| American |
$200/$250 and up
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$20/$20 |
$100; per family |
$100 $125
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not applicable |
| Delta |
$200 domestic & Canada, $250 and up international
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$25/$25 |
$100; per family |
$100 $125
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$5-$25 |
| Frontier |
$100 $150 $50 for economy fares, $0 for Classic and Classic Plus fares
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$25 |
$40 $50 per segment, per family |
Not allowed |
$15 and up each way per segment for exit rows and rows at front
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| JetBlue |
$100 |
$15 |
$75; each child |
$100 |
$10 and up per segment each way for seats with 36 inches of legroom
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| Spirit |
$80 online ($90 otherwise) |
Lowest fares available online only |
$75 $100; per child
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$85 $100 |
not applicable |
| Southwest |
$0 (you get a credit good for a year) |
Lowest fares available online only |
$25 $50 per child |
$75 |
not applicable |
| United |
$200 domestic, Canada, the Caribbean & Central America, $250 to/from Europe & the Middle East, $300 to/from Brazil
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$25/$30 |
$99 $150 $99; per family |
$125 |
varies |
| US Airways |
$200 domestic, Canada, the Caribbean & Central America, $250 to/from Europe & the Middle East, $300 to/from Brazil |
$25 domestic, $35 international; at ticket offices $35 domestic, $45 international |
$100; per family |
$125 |
$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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