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Frontier Airlines Holdings said it would begin charging $15 for a first checked bag on Nov. 1.

Finally, though, United Airlines and US Airways said last Thursday that they, too, would charge $15 for a first checked bag for most coach customers.

Continental Airlines said Friday it would begin charging some coach customers $15 for a first checked bag, matching a fee imposed by most other major United States carriers.

The charge for a first checked bag will be $25, and a second piece will be $35, American said, an increase of $5 for each bag.

Only 78 percent of travel policies, for example, allowed for the reimbursement of a first checked bag in 2011, compared with 95 percent in 2010, according to the GetThere Corporate Travel Benchmark Report.

But according to Tim Smith, an American Airlines spokesman, if the bicycle and the container are less than 62 dimensional inches (157 centimeters) and under 50 pounds (23 kilograms), it is charged as a first checked bag would be ($25 on domestic flights).

Some airlines also added or increased fees for a second checked bag on international routes.

Frontier introduced a $25 fee for a second checked bag in June.

But AirTran could attract customers who want to check more than two bags because it allows a third checked bag free, as does Southwest.

It also raised the cost of a third checked bag, to $125 from $100. "We've had a lot of airfare hike activity compared with the last two years," Mr. Seaney said.

Most domestic airlines charge $20-$20-$35 the first checked bag and $20-$20-$45 a second checked bag.