Spirit. Check in with bags: 45 minutes before departure. Check in without bags: 45 minutes before departure. Check in for international flights: 60 minutes before departure. The Latest Travel News ...

Draconian baggage policies are no match for what one reviewer called their “single greatest luggage purchase.” ...

That is up from $7.07 billion in 2023, Bureau of Transportation Statistics' data shows. In 2022, U.S. airlines made over $6.7 billion in bag fees, another major jump from the $5.3 billion made in ...

However, the opposite is often true: “The earlier you check your luggage, the sooner it gets loaded—meaning it’s more likely to come out last at baggage claim.” ...

Southwest has ended its nearly 50-year "Bags Fly Free" policy, joining other U.S. airlines in profiting from record checked bag fees.

As summer gets underway, parent and festival veteran Mark Beaumont has a wealth of advice for how to handle everything from ...

For your first bag, it’s $35, for the second bag, it’s $45 and for any bags after that it’s $150 for each additional bag. Personal item: 18 x 14 x 8 inches, no weight limit. Carry-on: 22 x ...

Clean air, solitude... somewhere to dry your socks. One writer walks the Welsh mountains to find out why bothies are the best ...

Go Big, Go Comfy, and Go — they’re gone. Spirit has rebranded its fare bundles for premium seats, bringing the names in line with what other carriers call theirs. “We’re simplifying choices so ...

Southwest Airlines will no longer allow all passengers to check bags for free. ... Spirit made $774 million on baggage fees, Frontier made $861 million, and the Big Three each made over $1 billion.

Effective Tuesday, June 3, United’s “check-in cutoff" for most U.S. flights will be 45 minutes before departure. Luggage also must be checked at least 45 minutes before the flight takes off ...