Update: Airline luggage fees

  

As of 2010 most of the major U.S. airlines have again raised fees for checked bags. Several offer a $2 – $3 discount for paying baggage fees online prior to arrival at the airport. Or, in other terms if you check your bags at the airport you will be faced with additional charges.
Below you will find a baggage allowance and fee chart. These allowances are for domestic, coach class passengers.  If you are an international passenger, traveling first class, or participate in a program offered by the airline on which you will be traveling, Delta Skymiles for example, the rules may be different and you should check with the individual airline.
 

Due to the charges implemented, airline check-in procedures at the Disney resorts has changed.   You must now call Baggage Airline Guest Services at (407)284-1231 to pay the airline baggage fees prior to checking your bags.  Visa, MasterCard and American Express are accepted. Baggage Airline Guest Services will give you a confirmation number which you will take with you when checking in at the airline check-in desk at the resorts.   Your luggage can then be checked and tagged.    Note that Baggage Airline Guest Services is only a collection service; it is separate from the resort airline check-in desks.    Baggage Airline Guest Services operates from 5:00 am – 11:00 pm and you can to pay the fees any time before checking in at the airline check-in desk.    

One additional note about oversized and/or over weight luggage:  these cannot be accepted at the Resort Airline Check-in desks.  These will need to be checked at the airport.  

Lastly, Airline Check-in service is offered to all Walt Disney Resort guests who are flying:  AirTran, Alaska Airlines, American, Continental, Delta, JetBlue, United, and US Airways.   This service is not associated with the Magical Express service, so even if you are not using the Magical Express service, you can still check your bags and get boarding passes at the resort.  

   

  

  For more information about Disney World vacation planning, check out these articles:  

  

 

  • Checked Baggage Allowances
  • Disney World and strollers: rent or take your own?
  • Disney’s Magical Express
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