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

This story was originally published November 4, 2015 at 2:35 PM with the headline "Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines raise bag fees."