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 per person and each way.

Exempt from 1st and 2nd checked bag fee

Overweight/oversize fees still apply.

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

You're allowed one carry-on bag and one personal item. Personal items include a purse, briefcase or laptop bag.

Size requirements

• 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

Baggage liability

US Airways' liability for loss, delay or damage to checked baggage is limited to $3,300 per ticketed passenger for travel entirely within the U.S.

When US Airways has exercised the ordinary standard of care, it shall not be liable for damage to or damage caused by fragile articles, liquids, or perishables, nor for the loss of, damage to, or delay in:

International baggage liability policy

For international travel (including the domestic portions of international flights) to which the Montreal Convention applies, US Airways' liability for loss, delays, or damage to baggage is limited to approximately $1,807 per passenger for checked and unchecked baggage.

Local airport/government regulations state that any baggage over 70 pounds is not accepted for travel from: MAN, LGW, GLA, LIS, MXP, ARN, BRU, LHR, SNN, DUB.

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