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Domestic U.S. Airline Fees


	Checked Bags 1st/2nd* (Domestic)	Carryons	Reservations phone/ in person	Ticket Change	Confirmed Standby	Seat Selection	Lock in Fare	Kids Flying Alone
American	$25/$35	No Fee	$25/$30	$150	$50	$19-$39 for choice seats	N/A	$100
Continental	$23/$32 online $25/$35 at airport	No Fee	$20/$20	$150	$25-$50	Fee for choice seats	$5 and up for 3 days, $9 and up for 7 days	$100
Delta	$23/$32 online $25/$35 at airport	No Fee	$20/$35	$150	N/A	No Fee	N/A	$100
JetBlue	Free/$35	No Fee	$15 by phone	$100	N/A	$10 for legroom	N/A	$75
Southwest	Free	No Fee	No Fee	No Fee	N/A	$10***	N/A	$50
United	$23/$32** online $25/$35 at airport	No Fee	$25/$30	$150	$75	$9 and up	N/A	$99
US Airways	$23/$32 online $25/$35 at airport	No Fee	$25-$35 by phone $35-$45 in person	$150	N/A	$5 and up	N/A	$100
AirTran	$15/$25	No Fee	$15 by phone	$75	N/A	$6-$20	N/A	$49-$69
Alaska/ Horizon	$20/$20	No Fee	$15/$15	$75 online $100 by phone	$25	No Fee	N/A	$25-$50
Frontier	$15/$30	No Fee	No Fee	$50	$100	$15-$25 for legroom	N/A	$50-$100
Spirit	$25/$25	$45 at gate $30 online/ phone	$5 by phone ----- $5 boarding pass from a person at airport $0 online/kiosk	$100 online $110 by phone	N/A	$8-$20	N/A	$100
Virgin America	$25/$25	No Fee	$15/$10	$75 online $100 by phone	N/A	$35-$110 "Select" seats	N/A	$75
	Checked Bags 1st/2nd* (Domestic)	Carryons	Reservations	Ticket Change	Confirmed Standby	Seat Selection	Lock in Fare	Kids Flying Alone
										* Checking three or more bags costs $50-$200 per bag. Oversize bags are $50-$175 per bag. United Airlines offers a $249 flat annual fee for one or two checked bags. * Southwest's priority boarding fee lets you board ahead of others, no reserved seats.

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