JetBlue raises checked-bag fee again to ‘help offset’ operating costs

(NEXSTAR) – Less than a year after raising its checked-bag fees, JetBlue is once again increasing those same charges for most travelers.

The airline’s website now indicates that travelers who book flights after Nov. 3 will pay $50 to check their first bag on off-peak flights within the U.S., Latin America, the Caribbean or Canada. At peak times, that fee increases to $55. Want to check a second bag? That’s now $70 at off-peak times and $75 at peak.

But that’s only if customers pay for their checked bags at least 24 hours before departure. Travelers who check bags within 24 hours of takeoff will be charged $60 for their first bag during off-peak times, and $70 for peak flights. A second bag is $75 off-peak, and $85 peak.

The prices reflect a significant jump from JetBlue’s previous checked-bag fees, which were already increased months ago in late March. Before this week, the fee for the first checked bag started at $39 (or $49........

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