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Alaska Airlines bag fees and carry-on rules
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Choose the bags and any free-bag benefit: the calculator gives the Alaska Airlines total for your group, one way or return.
Bag fees for your trip
Alaska Airlines, round trip, 1 traveler
$90
| Checked bag 1, each way | $45 |
| Per traveler, each way | $45 |
Fees read on Alaska Airlines’s page on October 26, 2026.
For flights ticketed from April 10, 2026, Alaska Airlines charges $45 for the first checked bag, $55 for the second and $200 for the third and each one after, each way, on Main Cabin and Saver fares in North America. There is no longer a cheaper price for paying ahead: the five dollar prepay discount of the old table is gone. A standard bag may weigh 50 lb (22.7 kg) and measure 62 linear in (157 cm). The carry-on is free on every fare, Saver included, within 22 × 14 × 9 in (56 × 36 × 23 cm) or 45 linear inches, wheels and handle counted, and you may add a small personal item such as a purse, briefcase or laptop bag, for which Alaska gives no dimensions. Hawaiian Airlines now publishes exactly the same table. Many travelers pay nothing: the airline's co-branded credit card covers one bag for the cardholder and up to six guests. Figures read on Alaska's pages on October 26, 2026.
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Carry-on
| Personal item | no published limit |
| Carry-on | fits |
| Checked bag | fits |
Limits read on Alaska Airlines’s page; measure with wheels and handles.
Sizes, fees and rules read by Radif Partners · Editorial policy · How we check
The April 2026 table, line by line
The checked baggage page is shared by Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines and shows one table for both. For tickets issued from April 10, 2026, every line moved up, and the cheaper prepaid price disappeared. The left column shows the previous fees, so you can see what a trip booked earlier still pays.
| Item | Before April 10, 2026 | Ticketed from April 10, 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Carry-on | free | free |
| First bag | $40 ($35 prepaid) | $45 |
| Second bag | $45 | $55 |
| Third bag and more, each | $150 | $200 |
| Overweight, 51 to 70 lb | not listed | $100 |
| Overweight, 71 to 100 lb | not listed | $200 |
| Oversize, 63 to 115 in | not listed | $200 |
The overweight and oversize charges add to the bag fee. A first bag of 60 pounds therefore costs $145 each way. Within Hawaii the scale is lower, with a first bag at $30; the Hawaiian Airlines page sets out those interisland prices in full.
Overweight or oversize: what one checked bag costs extra
American Airlines, each way, on top of the bag fee
$100
| Overweight charge | $100 |
| Oversize charge | $0 |
| Checked bag limit | 50 lb, 62 in |
When a bag is both overweight and oversize, American applies the higher fee only.
Three ways to check a bag for nothing
The airline's co-branded credit card gives one free checked bag to the cardholder and to up to six guests on the same reservation, as the card FAQ explains, as long as the fare was paid with the card. For a family of four on a return trip, that is eight first-bag fees avoided.
Does the airline’s co-branded card pay for itself in bag fees?
First checked bag fees avoided in a year
$360
| Net of the annual fee | $360 |
| First bag, each way | $45 |
Airline co-branded credit card: first checked bag free for eligible cardholders on domestic American-operated itineraries (AAdvantage number must be in the reservation). Number of companions covered is not stated on this page.
Status in Atmos Rewards, the program Alaska now shares with Hawaiian, works by tier. Silver members, and oneworld Ruby members from partner airlines, get one free bag; Gold and oneworld Sapphire two; Platinum, Titanium and oneworld Emerald three. The benefit follows the member's number, so add it to the booking before the trip.
Active-duty US military members with ID have a generous allowance: three free bags of up to 70 pounds on leisure travel, and up to five at 70 pounds. On orders, the overweight and oversize charges are waived too, on up to five bags.
Carry-on and personal item
The carry-on page allows one piece of carry-on sized luggage, 22 × 14 × 9 in (56 × 36 × 23 cm) or 45 linear inches, free of charge, plus one small personal item such as a purse, briefcase or laptop bag, and any medically necessary items. Alaska prints no size for the personal item and no weight for either bag. The 45 inch figure is simply the three sides added up, so a bag of exactly 22 by 14 by 9 inches sits right on it.
One policy for two airlines
Alaska and Hawaiian now publish the same baggage page under both names, with identical fees, weight bands and carry-on rules. In practice, a trip that mixes the two brands follows one set of numbers on the North America line, and the free-bag benefits of Atmos Rewards status apply on both. The only line that differs in price is travel wholly within Hawaii, which has its own lower scale. Whichever brand prints the ticket, the standard bag still stops at 50 lb (22.7 kg).
Before you fly Alaska
Look at the ticketing date; a ticket from before April 10, 2026 stays on the old table. Book the whole party on one reservation paid with the card if someone holds it. Add each member's Atmos number for status bags. And if part of the trip is within Hawaii, check the interisland line, which is priced separately.