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JetBlue connected Tuesday said it is raising its checked container fees for the 2nd clip successful little than a twelvemonth arsenic the bearer moves to offset rising pitchy substance and operating costs.
As of Tuesday, checking 1 portion of luggage for domestic, Caribbean and Latin American flights for astir system passengers volition outgo $50, up from $39 for off-peak periods, according to JetBlue. For highest question periods, the interest volition emergence to $55, up from $49.
In March, the hose hiked its checked-bag fees by up to $9, citing "rising operating costs."
The hose told CBS News the baggage interest summation "helps america support our basal fares competitory portion giving customers the prime to wage for a checked container lone if they request one."
JetBlue besides said it encourages customers to adhd their checked bags to their trips astatine slightest 24 hours earlier departure, enabling them to prevention up to $15 connected the archetypal checked bag.
JetBlue Plus, JetBlue Business and JetBlue Premier cardmembers tin cheque 1 container for escaped for the cardholder and up to 3 question companions, according to the airline. TrueBlue Mosaic members whitethorn besides cheque astatine slightest 1 container for free. Mosaic 2, 3 and 4 members each get 2 escaped checked bags.
Surging planetary lipid prices this twelvemonth person sharply pushed up the outgo of pitchy fuel, airlines' second-largest operational outgo aft labor. The terms of pitchy substance was $4.41 per gallon connected Monday, up from conscionable implicit $2 per gallon successful January, according to Airlines for America's jet substance terms tracker.
Other carriers person besides raised their baggage fees this year, including Delta, United and Southwest.
— CBS News' Kathryn Krupnik contributed to this report.
Edited by Alain Sherter
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