You are here: Home / News / Another Reason to Pack Light: American Airlines Charges for First Checked Bag

Another Reason to Pack Light: American Airlines Charges for First Checked Bag

May 21, 2008 by 1 Comment

If environmental reasons (on top of United, US Airways, Northwest Airlines and all the others charging for more than 1 checked bag) aren’t enough to convince you to pack light, try this:

American Airlines will now charge for any piece of checked luggage.

That’s right, even one checked bag will likely cost you. $30 round-trip. (Of course there are exceptions. You can read the full policy here.)

For tips on packing light check out these previous posts:

11 Best Tips for Packing Light

Ultimate Guide to Packing Light: 45 Tips to Lighten Your Load

About the author

Elizabeth By: Elizabeth Lang. Elizabeth, a freelance writer and attorney, loves travel and being a mom. Her favorite activities include sampling local ice cream, playing tennis, training her dogs, and exploring the outdoors with her son. She enjoys writing about personal finance for moms, product reviews, and family travel tips. Elizabeth also writes for the personal finance website Wise Bread. Find her on Google +.

Share Button

Recommended Reading:

  1. Ultimate Guide to Packing Light: 45 Tips for How to Pack Light
  2. Bad News for American Airlines, Good News for the Environment
  3. Barnacles on a Heinz Bottle: Another Reason to Travel Green
  4. 11 Best Tips for Packing Light: 25 Days to Green Travel, Day 9
  5. Mid-Week Links
Filed Under: News

Trackbacks

  1. Allie’s Answers » Blog Archive » What’s Going On says:
    May 22, 2008 at 7:16 am

    [...] Go Green Travel Green talks about American Airline’s new checked bag policy. [...]

    Reply

Speak Your Mind

*