American Airlines Baggage Fees
American Airlines has 1st and 2nd bags chargeable for most routes on the Basic Economy and Main Cabin fare tickets. However, the 1st and 2nd check-in bags are free for Premium Economy, Business Class and First Class ticketed passengers on all routes.
Let us look at what these charges are:
1st bag is chargeable at $30 for Main Cabin ticket holders in four situations, when : - Within and between U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands - Between Mexico, Caribbean (excluding Cuba / Haiti), Central America (excluding Panama) and U.S., Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Canada Or between Mexico, Caribbean (excluding Cuba / Haiti), and Central America (excluding Panama) - From U.S., Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean (excluding Haiti) to Cuba - Between U.S., Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean (including Haiti), Central America (excluding Panama) and Guyana, Suriname
1st bag is also chargeable for most of the routes in Basic Economy except in the following two situations where it is not charged for- - When flights are between Israel and U.S., Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean (including Haiti), Central America, South America - When flights are to or from India, China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Australia and New Zealand
The 2nd Check in bag is also chargeable for Basic Economy and Main Cabin, and is more expensive than the charge of the 1st bag. Most of the time it is in excess of $100 per bag.