July 31st, 2008
Hawaiian Airlines to Begin Charging for 1st Piece of Luggage
Hawaiian Airlines announced yesterday that it will soon begin charging $15 for a first checked bag on flights between the mainland and Hawaii.
The $15 baggage fee will be added on tickets purchased after Aug. 1 for travel commencing Oct. 1 and thereafter.
There will be no charge for the first piece of checked luggage on interisland flights.
Hawaiian Airlines already charges $25 for a second bag on mainland flights and $17 on interisland flights.
Mark Dunkerley, Hawaiian’s president and chief executive, said the company had to begin charging for the first piece of luggage to cover high fuel costs. Oil prices closed at $126.77 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange on Wednesday.