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Old Oct 18, 2018, 7:41 pm
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Alaska raises baggage fees for tix purchased on or after Dec 5, 2018.
Matching the Big 3 and JetBlue, bags will be $30/$40/$100 for tickets purchased or exchanged on or after 12/5/2018:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/trave...es/1685809002/

Full chart here:

https://www.alaskaair.com/content/tr...es/fee-changes
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Old Oct 18, 2018, 7:44 pm
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I guess it pays to be on team carry-on, elite or have the credit card
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Old Oct 18, 2018, 7:55 pm
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Well, the dominoes are starting to fall. We all know what will be next.......my thoughts....Oh Crap. I guess I will find myself saying how much I USED to love AS. It was a good run.
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Old Oct 18, 2018, 8:30 pm
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These changes are irrelevant as long AS has no revenue component for elite status.

They're dipping their toes in the big-boy pool and this is what it takes to float.
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Old Oct 18, 2018, 8:45 pm
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Originally Posted by CDKing
I guess it pays to be on team carry-on, elite or have the credit card
Or be traveling to and from Alaska State.
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Old Oct 18, 2018, 8:46 pm
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Originally Posted by KnownasEric
These changes are irrelevant as long AS has no revenue component for elite status.

They're dipping their toes in the big-boy pool and this is what it takes to float.
They aren't even floating, the are swimming in money even post merger.
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Old Oct 18, 2018, 8:58 pm
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I too am skeptical that every profit-seeking AS change is a sign AS is going to make Mileage Plan revenue-based. They're still fighting DL hard at SEA, and especially given the partner loss fallout from the end of that partnership, a distance-based loyalty program is one of the few things they can show for being a better option that DL.
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Old Oct 18, 2018, 11:11 pm
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AS is leading the way in giving advance notice. AA announced it on Sept 20 and the website says the increase went into effect Sept 21. Many pax haven't bought their holiday travel tickets yet and this will be an incentive to do so sooner.

Citi / Chase / Amex must love these increases. At $95 for a card and $60 r/t for a bag it's now break even on your second return trip, as opposed to your third outbound.
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Old Oct 18, 2018, 11:13 pm
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I'm annoyed by the 3rd bag fee going to $100 as well as the overweight bag fee going to $100.

Juxtapose this to several other carriers where 3 bags at 70 lbs are permitted for top tier elites.

It's not often I check this much, but am annoyed by these changes.

Thanks AS
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Old Oct 19, 2018, 12:43 am
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Originally Posted by beckoa
I'm annoyed by the 3rd bag fee going to $100 as well as the overweight bag fee going to $100.

Juxtapose this to several other carriers where 3 bags at 70 lbs are permitted for top tier elites.

It's not often I check this much, but am annoyed by these changes.

Thanks AS
I wish the elite benefit was an allowance, not a waiver, so that the third bag started at $25/$30 and so on. And stackable with credit card/First allowances.
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Old Oct 19, 2018, 1:47 am
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Originally Posted by rustykettel


I wish the elite benefit was an allowance, not a waiver, so that the third bag started at $25/$30 and so on. And stackable with credit card/First allowances.
When bag fees were first implemented, the third bag was $25 for elites/club 49. That only lasted a few years.
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Old Oct 19, 2018, 2:48 am
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Originally Posted by NoLaGent
I wonder if a bicycle counts as an "oversize bag" (=$100). Elsewhere on FT, I'd read that on AS bicycles flew for free (a great perk if true).
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Old Oct 19, 2018, 4:06 am
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Originally Posted by jcp3rd
I wonder if a bicycle counts as an "oversize bag" (=$100). Elsewhere on FT, I'd read that on AS bicycles flew for free (a great perk if true).
Eligible sporting equipment flies for $30.00 too and enjoys the same fee waiver for Elites & CC holders.

Sporting Equipment

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Old Oct 19, 2018, 5:58 am
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Ah - thanks, James! -- jcp.
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Old Oct 19, 2018, 8:26 am
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Originally Posted by Flying for Fun
Eligible sporting equipment flies for $30.00 too and enjoys the same fee waiver for Elites & CC holders.

Sporting Equipment
Even WN is up to $75 for a bicycle, and UA is $150. That's a big advantage on some routes, like flights to the Big Island, where there are a lot of people who bring bikes.
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