US Airways has announced that it will match the $20 first checked bag and $30 second checked bag fees put into place by American Airlines earlier this summer. In addition, US Airways announced it will also match a $50 second checked bag fee on its trans-Atlantic flights, a change recently introduced by some competitors. The new trans-Atlantic second bag fee will apply to all European destinations served by the airline.

To encourage customers to continue choosing self-service tools at usairways.com and to cover the additional expense associated with checking bags at the airport, the airline will continue to charge a $5 airport service fee per checked bag. The fee changes will become effective on tickets purchased starting today, Aug. 26, for travel on or after Oct. 7. The following customers will continue to be exempt from the policy (for a full list of exemptions, visit www.usairways.com/baggage): US Airways’ Dividend Miles Preferred members who have achieved Silver, Gold, Platinum or Chairman's Preferred status, as well as all Star Alliance Silver and Gold status members; confirmed First Class and Envoy passengers at time of check-in; and military personnel on active duty. For more information, visit www.usairways.com.

Reader Comments

Confirms once again, if I can drive....I do. Airlines makes me sick with all these stupid charges. Just raise the ticket prices and forget the extras. They could lessons in customer service. This definitely is not the way.Julie, SC

Southwest Airlines must be laughing all the way to the bank.....the move to Southwest...IT'S ONSally, WV

Nickle and dime customers so much and they will disappear. The airlines wonder where all of the travelers are - go figure! Pretty soon they might put passengers on a scale to calculate an "excess baggage" fee! Jane, KY

Airlines are just giving people another reason not to fly. Nickle and diming them does not encourage more biz. What about families who want to fly on vacation and each have to check a bag....extra fees are ridiculous!! -Carolyn, PACAROLYN, PA

I can not understand the reasoning behind this fee. You are loosing passengers at an alarming rate, so you raise the fees on baggage! What am I missing??? NC Phx, AzNian, AZ

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