{"id":73551,"date":"2026-04-02T23:18:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T23:18:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/united-raises-bag-fees-becoming-second-u-s-carrier-to-up-the-price\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T23:18:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T23:18:52","slug":"united-raises-bag-fees-becoming-second-u-s-carrier-to-up-the-price","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/united-raises-bag-fees-becoming-second-u-s-carrier-to-up-the-price\/","title":{"rendered":"United raises bag fees, becoming second U.S. carrier to up the price"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n  <!-- lil observer --><br \/>\n      <span class=\"content__observer-marker content__observer-marker--fixed lazyload\"\/><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p>United Airlines is raising its fees for first and second checked bags, becoming the <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/jetblue-bag-fees-increase-iran-war-fuel-costs\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">second U.S. airline to up the price<\/a><\/span> this week.<\/p>\n<p>United is raising the price by $10 for flights in the U.S., Mexico and Canada and Latin America, the airline said Thursday in a statement, making the price for the first checked bag $45 for those who pay ahead of time and $50 for travelers who check their bag within 24 hours of their flight. The price for a second checked bag also gets bumped up to $55 for those who pay in advance and $60 for those checking within 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p>The change will not apply to customers who bought tickets before Thursday, April 3, the airline said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;United Chase credit card holders, MileagePlus Premier members, active military members and customers traveling in premium cabins can still check a bag for free,&#8221; United said, noting this was the first time it had raised the price for checked bags in two years.<\/p>\n<p>United did not say why it was raising its prices, but the move follows JetBlue also hiking its checked bag fees earlier this week, citing &#8220;rising operating costs.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Airlines have been contending with the rising price of fuel amid the <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/iran-war-trump-oil-prices-israel-iranian-president-letter-american-people\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Iran war<\/a><\/span>. <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/oil-prices-brent-crude-stock-market-today-march-30\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Oil supplies<\/a><\/span>\u00a0have been constricted due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, causing costs to soar.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/stocks-down-today-trump-speech-sp500-index-djia-oil-prices\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Oil prices also jumped<\/a><\/span> following President Trump&#8217;s <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-strait-of-hormuz-iran-control\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">remarks about the war<\/a><\/span> on Wednesday. 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