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Baggage policy
Checked bags
You can pay for your 1st and 2nd checked bags and save when you check in online – there's a service fee for checked bags at the airport. Check in online beginning 24 hours and up to 60 minutes before your departure. You can check your bags at the airport starting 4 hours before your flight. All bag fees are non-refundable, per person and each way.
Exempt from 1st and 2nd checked bag fee
Overweight/oversize fees still apply.
- All Dividend Miles Preferred members
- Star Alliance Silver and Gold status members
- Confirmed First Class and Envoy passengers
- Passengers traveling to/from the Middle East or South America
- Unaccompanied minors (with US Airways unaccompanied minor paid assistance)
- Active U.S. military personnel with ID (1st through 3rd bag up to 100 lbs/45 kg each free of charge)
You're also allowed:
- Required mobility assistive devices, such as wheelchairs, canes or crutches (to check or carry on)
- Infant assistive device (stroller or car seat)
- Required medical supplies or equipment. These items may also be carried on to the aircraft, as long as they meet size and weight restrictions. If the medical supplies or equipment are included in a larger bag containing other non-essential items, that bag will not be considered a free item, and will be subject to normal baggage fees
Oversize/overweight bags
Please pay overweight and oversize bag charges at the airport. On top of our checked bag fees, we charge:
- $50 extra for bags that weigh between 51-70 lbs (23-32 kg) if you're in Coach or Economy
- $100 extra for bags that weigh between 71- 100 lbs (32-45 kg)
- $100 extra for bags larger than 62 in/157 cm (we will not accept bags over 80 in/203 cm)
- If you're traveling to/from Brazil, you're allowed 2 checked bags up to 70 lbs (32 kg) free of charge
- If you're traveling in First or Envoy, you're allowed 2 checked bags up to 70 lbs (32 kg) free of charge
Traveling with infants
If you're paying 10% of the adult fare for an infant to fly on an international flight, you are allowed:
- 1 checked bag with maximum total dimensions of 45 in/114 cm and maximum weight of 50 lbs/23 kg
- 1 fully collapsible stroller or 1 child restraint device or car seat
Carry-on baggage
Size requirements
You're allowed one carry-on bag and one personal item. Personal items include a purse, briefcase or laptop bag.
- Up to 45 in/115 cm (14 x 9 x 22 in or 36 x 23 x 56 cm)
- Up to 40 lbs/18 kg
Carry-on rules for US Airways Express
Not sure if you’re on a US Airways Express flight? Please check your confirmation. If you're on a flight operated by Air Wisconsin, Colgan, Piedmont, PSA or Trans States, you’re allowed to carry on 2 items.
- 1 personal item (such as a purse or laptop) in the cabin and;
- 1 small carry-on bag. Your carry-on bag will be tagged, placed in the cargo bin and returned plane-side or in the jetway when you arrive.
Baggage embargo
US Airways' seasonal baggage embargo applies to 'southbound passengers' to the following cities:
Guadalajara
Mexico City
Santo Domingo
During the embargo, passengers are only allowed to check in two bags - no excess baggage. Also passengers are not allowed to check in boxes. Normal 1st and 2nd bag fees apply.
Normal bag allowances for First Class, Dividend Miles Preferred, Star Gold and Silver passengers remain unchanged during the embargo. Non-revs passengers are allowed only carry-on and no checked bags.
Baggage embargo dates:
- Easter week (Friday prior to Good Friday until the Wednesday after Easter)
- June 20 - September 1, 2010
- November 15 - January 13, 2011
