American said this morning that it needs to tighten the belt big time. What that means is that it will start charging $15 to most passengers to check a first bag, and it plans to cut its schedule by as much as 12 percent. American also said it would raise other fees from $5 to $50 for a range of services like reservation help to oversized bags.The carrier's decision on baggage comes just a month after it decided to join other major carriers in charging $25 for a second checked bag.
This means if you arrive with two bags the tab will be $40 each way.
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