Air Canada, the country’s largest airline, has revised its checked baggage policies and increased prices for Economy Basic and Standard Flyers.
Airlines announced The changes took effect Wednesday and will apply to people who purchase fares on or after February 28, 2024 for domestic flights, flights between Canada and the United States, and flights between North America and Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean.
Basic and Standard fare customers traveling domestically or between Canada and the U.S. can expect to pay $35 to $40 for their first checked bag and $50 to $60 for their second checked bag.
If you purchase a Comfort fare and a Flex fare on the same flight, the first bag is checked in for free, but the second bag costs $50 to $60. With Latitude fares, the first two pieces of baggage are checked in free of charge.
Daily Hive provides Air Canada’s baggage fees page. wayback machine Compare how prices have changed. Here’s what it looks like:
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When flying Basic or Standard between Canada and Mexico or the Caribbean, you’ll pay $35 for the first bag and $50 for the second bag.
Comfort and Flex travelers can check in their first bag for free and their second bag for $50. Both bags are free on Latitude fares.
Here’s what the changes look like at a glance:
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Checked baggage fees for other international trips remain unchanged. Economy Basic and Aeroplan Standard Rewards have a first bag fee of $75 and a second bag fee of $100. As always, baggage allowance depends on your flight route and ticket issue date.
These amounts are before taxes and are the same whether you pay in US or Canadian dollars.
If you’re curious, check out how Air Canada charges baggage. 7 years agoJune 2017.
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Trend in baggage fee increases
Air Canada changed its checked baggage fees less than two weeks after WestJet.
As of February 15th, prepaid baggage With WestJet, the first checked bag costs $35 to $42, and the second checked bag costs $55 to $65. However, if you choose self-service check-in, you’ll pay $45 to $54 for your first checked bag and $65 to $77 for your second bag.
Checking in at the airport is even more expensive, with fees ranging from $55 to $65 for the first checked bag and $75 to $89 for the second checked bag.