Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines raise bag fees

If you fly Frontier Airlines or Spirit Airlines, the two ultra-low-fare carriers have a holiday surprise for you: higher bag fees.

Denver-based Frontier is following the lead of Spirit by increasing bag fees for the holiday period from Nov. 19 through Jan. 5.

At Frontier, the fee of $25 to $30 for the first checked bag will increase by $5 to $10, depending on how early you pay and whether you pay online or at the check-in counter.

Spirit began raising fees for the holiday last year. This year, the bag fees at Spirit are going up $2 starting Dec. 16 through Jan. 4.

Spirit’s website discloses how much fliers must pay in bag fees only after they type in their travel itinerary.

Los Angeles Times