With Air Canada and Southwest the latest airlines to charge passengers for check-in luggage, the ballooning cost of such ancillary or "junk fees" is provoking anger among politicians and consumer ...

U.S. airlines earned a record $7.27 billion from baggage fees in 2024, with American ($1.5B), United ($1.33B), and Delta ...

Airlines are increasingly relying on checked bag fees, generating record revenues of $7.27 billion in 2024. This shift, ...

Fast forward to today, and US airlines alone made $7.27bn from check-in baggage fees last year, according to federal figures.

Proposed legislation would cap interchange fees on airline rewards credit cards, potentially undermining the big business of ...

Southwest and China Airlines' partnership is an interline deal, offering joint itineraries to connect Asia and the U.S. on ...

On May 28, Southwest Airlines instituted its new bag policy that was previously announced in March.

Southwest Airlines officially implemented its fees for checked baggage, ending the airline's longstanding "bags fly free" ...

Southwest Airlines officially began charging passengers for checked bags, ending its longstanding "bags fly free" policy.

The Points Guy managing editor Clint Henderson, joins ABC News Live to dig into the big changes hitting airlines this summer, ...