JetBlue raises its baggage fee prices. It’s now the highest in the country

The problem with baggage and other airline fees, is that is difficult to determine
the total cost of the ticket before you book. i.e.  Adding $30.00 bag fee to your ticket
price could make several other airline's tickets cheaper.

Bloomberg's is the better story.  See link below
Orange text is Bloomberg's story.

JetBlue Airways raised its baggage fee prices so that they’re now the highest in the country.
JetBlue Airways Corp., which for years let passengers check luggage at no charge, became the first major U.S. carrier to bump the fee for a first checked bag to $30.

JetBlue’s fee for bringing a second bag on a flight jumped from $35 to $40 and raised its third bag fee from $100 to $150, according to Bloomberg, which first reported the story on Monday.

The fee for an oversized bag hiked from $100 to $150, according to the report.

Those who sign up for Blue Plus fares — which costs about $10 to $15 more than the standard economy ticket — will receive a free checked bag among other perks.

, JetBlue’s decision to raise its prices comes as the airline attempts to overcome economic woes.

Airline fuel prices jumped 42 percent this year, damaging the company’s second quarter. JetBlue had “an excellent first quarter” for 2018, according to Forbes,

In fact, JetBlue cut jobs in its New York headquarters and increased the fee of its same-day flight changes to help with the economic troubles. JetBlue also created a fee for those using standby tickets.

JetBlue ranked as the fourth-largest airline in the country earlier this year, according to Time magazine.

Delta Air Lines Inc., American Airlines Group Inc. and United Continental Holdings Inc. charge $25 for the first bag and $35 for the second. Fees for a third piece of luggage vary. Southwest Airlines Co. is the only large U.S. airline that doesn’t charge for a single checked suitcase.

Herb Scribner Deseret News

Mary Schlangenstein. Bloomberg's.

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018
I am updating this post rather than adding a new post.  Less than FIVE DAYS After Jet Blue
raised their baggage fees, United Airlines did the exact same fee.  This is a satire story,
which points out that United made the announcement on Friday afternoon, the three
day Labor Day Weekend holiday.

Yet, after JetBlue announced that it was raising baggage fees to $30 for the first bag, United stepped in to join the latest nickel-and-diming ensemble.

As my colleague Bill Murphy Jr. reported, the airline chose the classic bad news PR dump time -- late on Friday -- to announce its intentions.

United Airlines raised their baggage fees to match JetBlue