Table 2.
Domestic exchange fee structure, by airline
| Domestic exchange fee | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Network carriers | |||
| Alaska | 2010 | $100 ($75) | |
| 2021 | $0 | $125 fee was dropped; announced on 9/1/2020 | |
| American | 2010 | $150 | |
| 2021 | $0 | $200 fee was dropped; announced on 8/31/2020 | |
| Delta | 2010 | $150 | |
| 2021 | $0 | $200 fee was dropped; announced on 8/31/2020 | |
| United | 2010 | $150 | |
| 2021 | $0 | $200 fee was dropped; announced on 8/30/2020 | |
| Low-cost carriers (LCC) | |||
| JetBlue | 2010 | $100 | |
| 2021 | $0 | $200 fee was dropped; announced on 4/1/2021 | |
| Southwest | 2010 | $0 | |
| 2021 | $0 | ||
| Ultra low-cost carriers (ULCC) | |||
| Frontier | 2010 | $100 | |
| 2021 | $59 ($0-$39)* | ||
| Spirit | 2010 | $70a | |
| 2021 | $100 ($90) | ||
Prices represent fees for ticket exchange for economy class travel. The “Notes” column indicates whether fee has been recently eliminated, along with the date of the announcement of that policy (where a dollar amount is provided, it is the fee immediately before it was dropped). ($) = Discounted price available for online and/or earlier exchange
*Fees vary based on how far in advance the exchange is made: $59 for ticket exchange 6 or less days before departure, $39 for 7–59 days, and free for 60 or more days
Sources Data for 2010 pulled from Garrow et al. (2012), except as indicated: aSmarter Travel (2010). Data for 2021 collected from airline websites