Domestic Airline Fee Chart

Rick Seaney from FareCompare has compiled a comprehensive list of fees sorted by each domestic airline. As I've talked about extensively here, there have been many fee increases over the past several months, as well as a few circumstances where the airlines have instituted a new fee for services previously free. Kudos to FareCompare for providing this information to the traveling public. Click here for the list.

Alaska Airlines Announces Several Fee Hikes

Citing "a need to raise certain fees to better align them with the current costs of providing added services," Alaska Airlines announced several hikes in fees. In a press release, the airline stated these added costs are part of a larger strategy to further increase revenues and reduce expenses.

New Alaska Fees Effective May 21, 2008:

• Booking an airline ticket through phone reservations: Increases from $10 to $15.


• Fee for overweight baggage: Increases from $25 to $50.


• Charge for transporting pets in the cabin: Was $75, will increase to $100.


• Unaccompanied minor fee: Originally $30-$75, new charge $60-$75 each way.
  

The airline announced it will begin charging a second checked bag fee of $25 this summer as well, a move most of the major airlines will be implementing as well.