American Airlines Raises Intl. Bag Fees

If you are flying internationally with American Airlines, you may consider packing lightly if you want to save $50. The company recently unveiled that it would add a $50 surcharge that passengers flying on certain international flights will have to pay if they check a second bag, while checking the first bag still remains free.
 
Passengers on transatlantic flights going from or through Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Spain, Switzerland, or India will be the only ones paying the bag fee. Even then, more specifications apply: only certain types of economy tickets, and never business or first class tickets, will incur the …read more