JetBlue hikes fees for checked bags, citing 'rising operating costs'

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A JetBlue Airbus A321 lands at Los Angeles International Airport on March 7, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images)
JetBlue raises baggage fees by at least $4 amid "rising operating costs."

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I visited JetBlue's first airport lounge. I was impressed, but one thing will stop me from going back.

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The inside of BlueHouse, which opened at JFK International Airport last year.

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A JetBlue plane made an emergency landing at Newark after smoke was reported in the cabin

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A JetBlue Airways Airbus A321 airplane departs from Los Angeles International Airport en route to New York on October 17, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.
A JetBlue flight made an emergency landing on Wednesday.

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'Our 6-day honeymoon turned into a 14-day trip': A week after Venezuela strikes caused travel chaos, some vacationers are still stranded

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Meghan Lescinskas and her husband

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A JetBlue jet had a near-miss with an Air Force plane close to Venezuela. Cockpit audio shows how it happened.

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JetBlue Airways Airbus A320 passenger aircraft landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City.
A JetBlue Airbus A320.

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I toured JetBlue's first-ever airport lounge in New York. It finally gives the airline the premium edge it needs.

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Selfie of the author in the bluehouse lounge at jfk.
JetBlue is opening its first-ever airport lounge as it seeks to enhance its premium experience.

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See inside a JetBlue Airbus A220, the versatile jet now running its longest route yet for the airline

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A side view of a JetBlue Airbus A220 on display at the 2025 Paris Air Show
A JetBlue Airbus A220 at the Paris Air Show.

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Spirit Airlines Admits It Might Not Survive Another Year

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In a first, the US fines an airline for flight delays. Customers could get a cut.

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JetBlue Airbus A321neo aircraft flying, landing and taxiing at Polderbaan runway in Amsterdam Schiphol International Airport AMS EHAM in the Netherlands.
The US Department of Transportation fined JetBlue over chronically delayed flights.

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US airlines stopped from flying to Haiti for a month after planes from 3 different carriers were hit by gunfire

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A Spirit Airlines Airbus A320 departs at Los Angeles International Airport en route to Pittsburgh on September 19, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
A Spirit Airlines plane was shot on approach to Haiti.

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