lsquare

Thanks a lot for the information guys! I think I'm going to give AA a chance for an international flight. Let's hope it's as good as their domestic flights!

travelfriend

Just checked your itinerary details via my app called INWEIGH. The third bag is indeed $200USD which means you have been charged correctly.

travelfriend

Daniel Solis

Will this bag be transfered to the destination with a 9 hour connection and a different airline
SAT-CLT-JFK-YVR (JFK-YVR on cathay pacific with 9 hour connection) everything is in the same PNR

mediamonkey

Was wondering if someone can help on this. I am OneWorld Sapphire (BA Silver) and flew AA PE recently. I took three bags with me, I get the first two free as I'm flying PE and with my OneWorld status, however I was charged the third bag price (Ŗ140) for my third bag. Is this correct, or should I have just been charged a first bag fee, since it's my first paid bag as the others are included with my allowance? Would be good to know before the return leg.

Dad to Rei

No, unfortunately that's correct. The first two are 'free', but they count against that allowance. So third and subsequent would be charged as appropriate for those # of bags.

mediamonkey

Well that is annoying / expensive. Does anyone know if there is a way to advance pay for a bag?

MADPhil

I think that you may be offered the opportunity at OLCI but I don't think there is a way until then.

dukerau

I called AA on this question and the answer I got seemed shaky, even after the agent consulted someone else. Looking for anyone with similar experiences to how AA will actually handle it.

Flight from MOB-CLT-GGT with a 12.5hr overnight layover in CLT. I've consistently read/been told > 12 hours means we'll have to pick up our bags in CLT. My question is around the checked bag fees. We are planning on checking 2 bags each. Without the long layover, normally we'd have to pay $60 each for the one-way there (tickets booked prior to Sep 21, so $25 for first and $35 for second). Since we have to collect bags in CLT, will we be charged again (another $60 each) when we re-check in CLT? And if that's the case, as AA credit cardholders, shouldn't we get 1 bag free for the MOB-CLT flight?

In other words, I see two plausible ways for AA to handle this:

• We pay $60 upon check-in at MOB and nothing in CLT
• We pay $60 upon check-in at MOB and another $60 in CLT

If the latter, then I'd want to argue to only pay $35 in MOB, but I won't know if that's the case until we are checking-in in CLT the next day. AAgent phone agent said we would be charged twice, but hesitantly agreed that we should have one bag free on MOB-CLT. And of course, all that said, I'd love to get a waiver since we're only ~30min over the 12hr layover threshold and be able to through-check, but I know that's unlikely. It's frustrating to deal with such byzantine unpublished rules.

Dave Noble

You will be charged per checking in of bags and for the domestic leg I believe that any waiver that applies for domestic flights shoulld apply to that check in

dukerau

Thanks, I figured as much. Will it be difficult to argue at the check-in of the domestic flight (MOB-CLT) that we should get 1st bag free since the bags are terminating domestically? Or are they going to force the ultimate destination (GGT, Bahamas) to drive the baggage policy?

Global321

A friend recently mentioned she believed the bag weight limit for an AA EP flying domestic coach is 50 pounds. I thought it was 70 based on my experiences, but I cannot find it documented:

The only thing I can find:

1st, 2nd and 3rd checked bags are complimentary for:

• Confirmed First Class customers on 3-cabin aircraft
• AAdvantageŽ Executive Platinum

And:

For all regions, your checked bag allowance is:

• Dimension: 62 in / 158 cm
• Weight: 50 lbs / 23 kgs
• For First / Business Class, weight is 70 lbs / 32 kgs


Sometimes my bag flying coach in the USA has been over 50 lbs (60ish), but I have never paid a fee for being over 50lbs. (I thought it was 70lb per bag for EP)

Does anyone have a link on AA to the exact spot that spells out the weight allowance for an individual checked bag for Exec Plat on an AA domestic flight in coach?

Thanks!

MADPhil

"First and Business Class, Executive Platinum and oneworld Emerald members can check baggage up to 70 lbs / 32 kgs at no extra cost."
near the bottom of https://www.aa.com/i18n/travel-info/...ht-baggage.jsp under "Overweight Baggage."

Global321

Thank you. Don't know how I missed it.

S.R

If I'm flying CLL-DFW-LGA with CLL-DFW in Y (bc only Y on that aircraft) and DFW-LGA in F, what would my checked bag allowance be? No AA or OW status. Hoping that it would be the same 2 bags at 70lbs.

Thanks!