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One of the last checked bag fee hold outs from the U.S. (well at least for the first bag, they have had a second checked bag fee for sometime now), Alaska and Horizon Airlines will be charging a a $15 first checked bag fee effective July 7 on all booking made on or after May 1.
As interesting twist to this story though, Alaska will now guarantee that your luggage will be at baggage claim within 25 minutes of arriving at the gate. Should luggage not arrive within the time limit, customers will be entitled to 2,500 Mileage Plan miles or a $25 future flight credit.
