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09/20/2018

American Airlines Updates Baggage Fees

FORT WORTH, Texas — American Airlines is raising the price of a first and second checked bag by $5 each, to $30 for a first checked bag and $40 for a second checked bag. The change is being implemented for tickets purchased beginning Sept. 21, for travel in the U.S. and other North America and Caribbean destinations.

Common Main Cabin Checked Bag Fees (Beginning Sept. 21) 1st Bag 2nd Bag
Domestic U.S. and Canada
(including Puerto Rico (PR) & U.S. Virgin Islands (VI))
$30 $40

See optional service fees/baggage fees on aa.com for complete details, including other destinations and regions, exceptions, and size and weight limitations.

Certain customers will continue to be eligible for free checked bags, including American’s elite status AAdvantage® members: Concierge Key and AAdvantage Executive Platinum®; AAdvantage Platinum Pro®; AAdvantage Platinum® and AAdvantage Gold®; eligible AAdvantage® Aviator® and Citi®/AAdvantage® cardmembers on domestic itineraries operated by American Airlines; customers confirmed in the first or business class cabin; customers in Premium Economy; other travelers booked in the same reservation as the eligible customer; and customers traveling on military fares (including spouse and immediate family).

The previous bag fees will apply for tickets purchased prior to this change.

This is the first time American has changed its domestic checked bag fees since 2010 and follows similar changes made by other airlines.

Full details of current fees are available at aa.com.

About American Airlines Group
American Airlines and American Eagle offer an average of nearly 6,700 flights per day to nearly 350 destinations in more than 50 countries. American has hubs in Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix and Washington, D.C. American is a founding member of the oneworld® alliance, whose members serve more than 1,000 destinations with about 14,250 daily flights to over 150 countries. Shares of American Airlines Group Inc. trade on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol AAL. In 2015, its stock joined the S&P 500 index. Connect with American on Twitter @AmericanAir and at Facebook.com/AmericanAirlines.

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