Customers are allowed one carry-on bag and one personal item. Carry-on bags must be less than 10 inches high, 17 inches wide and 24 inches long, including handles and wheels. Personal items can include purses, briefcases or laptop computers. Either your carry-on bag or your personal item needs to be stowed under the seat in front of you. The company allows certain items that may be oversized -- including garment bags, art or advertising portfolios, scientific equipment and fishing poles -- to count as carry-on baggage.
You can also bring on the following items in addition to your carry-on bag and personal item: Coats, hats and umbrellas; reading materials; FAA-approved child or infant seats; strollers (with the purchase of a ticket for the traveling child or infant); food and drinks to be consumed onboard; pillows for personal use on the plane; mobility or medical devices, including wheelchairs, crutches, portable oxygen concentrators, service animals and other necessities.
Also, be sure to follow the Transportation Security Administration's regulations about liquids, aerosols and gels in your carry-on bags. Passengers are allowed to bring 3-oz. or smaller containers of liquids or gels, which must all fit in one quart-sized bag.
Alaska Airlines charges passengers for checked luggage. For tickets bought on or after May 1, 2010 passengers pay $20 per bag for the first three checked bags. Bags can weigh up to 50 lbs., and they must have a total maximum dimension of 62 linear inches (add height, width and length).
If your checked bag weighs between 50 and 100 lbs., it will cost $50 one way to check it. Bags measuring 63 to 80 inches cost $50, too, and 81 to 115 inches is $75. Bear in mind that if a bag falls into both the overweight and oversized categories, you'll have to pay the larger of the fees; for instance, a piece of luggage weighing 75 lbs. and totaling 90 linear inches will cost $75. If any bag weighs more than 100 lbs. or exceeds 115 inches, it will need to be shipped cargo; contact Alaska Airlines' Cargo Service Center at 800-225-2752. If you have four or more bags to check, each bag beyond the first three costs $50.
If you're bringing skis, bikes or other sports equipment on your trip, pack them in soft- or hard-sided cases. If the following items are under 50 lbs. and 61 total inches, you can check them for the standard $20 fee: Archery or bowling equipment; bicycles; boogie boards; kayaks (except for glass ones); skateboards; and surfboards (up to 9 feet long). Golf clubs, skis or snowboards weighing 50 to 100 lbs. and not exceeding 115 linear inches are subject to oversize/overweight baggage fees.
Items such as antlers and other game trophies can be checked as long as they're within normal size and weight restrictions. Firearms, alcohol and perishables are all subject to specific rules and require special labeling; find more information on Alaska Airlines' website.
