$400 Baggage Fees? International Travelers Often Don’t Have A Choice

I recently thought that my constantly delayed trips were reason enough to stop using Delta Airlines and it turns out my airport wait times are nothing compared to what both United and Continental Airlines are doing to customers on International flights, charging $400 or more per checked bag.

Yes the fees only apply to overweight bags in the vicinity of 71 to 100 pounds but compared to the average $30 to $40 single bag charge for domestic flights or even the average $43 single bag charge for International flights users could literally ship 10 bags that far exceed those weight guidelines for a similar or even lower price.

Continental and United are not even the worse abusers of the checked bag system, American Airlines charges $450 for the exact same service.

Throw in additional booking fees just to use frequent-flier tickets and a $250 charge to change international tickets and it’s easy to see why many Americans are excited about national high speed rail plans, at least we can save some money when we don’t have to leave the country.

Have you been hit with any abnormally high fees to fly? I would drown out my anger at those costs with a rum and coke when I fly but let’s be honest I’m not about to pay $7 to $8 for a single drink, I’d rather just walk to my final destination, perhaps even swim.