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Shopper's Market: Tips on minimizing travel costs

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    Staying on top of airline baggage and seating fees

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Millions of Americans will be taking the skies -- -- warm weather get away.

But travelers may need to save some extra cash to cover baggage and feeding me.

They checked baggage fees are not going anywhere I think they're becoming -- I've been a bit more prevalent.

At this point is only one -- -- does not charge for the first two checked bags and that's southwest recently Allegiant and Spirit Airlines began charging.

For overhead bins space hand.

Spirit announced passengers will have to pay.

100.

Dollars for -- carry on -- starting next fall.

That's if you pay at.

Again so the trick is to really pack light I mean you know tried avoid the checking of the bags altogether and now if you're flying at least -- Allegiant.

I really minimizing what you've been on board.

So what should you expect -- -- JetBlue does not charge for the first but will charge you.

-- about 45 for the second checked bag so.

I you have a couple of options there everybody else really is paying is charging for your first and second bag between 25 and 45 dollars.

-- -- -- -- don't end with baggage either for extra leg room we're seeing -- for calling in your reservation over the phone.

For or early boarding.

But I've studied -- have a lot to be conducted found that 61% of people are willing to pay for the checked -- -- But not much more.

Some of the highest fees come from changing flights last minute.

It's anywhere from a 150 dollars and -- including the price to -- but your ticket.

So tried to -- And in advance some airlines issued credit cards an offer incentives like wade checked bag fees but read the fine print before signing.

In New York Brenda Buttner Fox News.

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