Smart Hack That'll Get Your Volaris Baggage Fees Waived

Volaris is a low-cost option for flights between the United States, Mexico, Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Guatemala. Unfortunately, many consumers say the airline plays tricks with Volaris baggage fees.

The airline doesn't appear to have strict guidelines for how passengers get charged for their baggage. Many a consumer has walked away extremely frustrated at the treatment they've received concerning the matter. Contradictory fees and unexpected costs for services are a major source of conflict between airlines and travelers.

If your encounter with Volaris baggage fees was a cause of frustration, it's time to reach out to DoNotPay. DoNotPay is a resource for appealing baggage fees and getting deserved compensation.

How Much Are Volaris Baggage Fees

All airlines have baggage fees. The charges are relatively consistent and competitive.

Airlines will charge you according to the number of bags and poundage, and size. Typically, the first and second bag will run you $30 and $40 per, respectively. For a third bag, you'll pay anywhere between $75 and $150.

On the other hand, Volaris baggage fees are confusing. If you read the airline's Baggage Policy, while there's plenty of information about bags, you don't find a word about pricing!

You will come across a link that takes you to pricing. That's where you'll find listings for a first checked bag, extra checked baggage, additional weight, as well as price categories for excess carry-on, excess baggage (based on weight), and more.

There's pre-flight, booking, and airport and boarding gate baggage drop off. You have prices for combos, seats, flexibility, more speed, baby, business, first-row seat, quick seat, etc.

In other words, it's easy to see how Volaris baggage fees can get confusing.

The first bag costs $63 at booking, the pre-flight is $66, and it's $53.25 at the airport and boarding gate. To start. The airline can tag on for any number of reasons, which explains why consumers walk away baffled and agitated.

Volaris Baggage Fees Explained

You can check the company's "additional service fees," but it's not exactly a straightforward document. The airline says they have three baggage fares: Basic, Plus, and Classic. It allegedly gives flyers the option to “fly with the baggage you need”.

They also state how pricing will change if "you exceed your allowance." There's content about how extra weight impacts the fee. What they don't tell you is what you should be ready to pay.

How to Appeal Volaris Baggage Fees

Here is a quick, but thorough, way to appeal baggage fees.

• Contact the baggage claim desk in the terminal. If there is no claim desk, reach out to the airline's support.
• File the baggage fee complaint immediately.
• Keep track of the baggage fee appeal's status.
• If you're not getting satisfaction, the next step is DoNotPay.

Overview of Volaris Baggage Fees

In 2016, airlines across the United States made around $3 billion in baggage fees. And the airlines keep the odds stacked in their favor.

• A lot of consumers find out too late that baggage fees are not refundable. (This is the case with Volaris.)
• Often, even if you're victorious, the refund won't be cash. Refunds are more likely to come in the form of miles or a voucher. Of course, to use those rewards, you're subject to baggage fees.
• Credit card companies and banks aren't too thrilled about disputing baggage charges on your cards.

With Volaris, there are so many confusing guidelines, it's easy to see how customers get caught off guard.

How to Avoid Baggage Fees on Your Own

Here are six ways to avoid paying baggage fees.

1. Pack carefully so that you don't check a bag.
2. Only fly with airlines that don't charge for checked baggage.
3. Earn elite status or use a program where such fees get waived.
4. Get a credit card that includes free bag checking.
5. Go with a travel credit card that lets you apply fee credits to checked bags.
6. Stay away from Basic economy. It usually doesn't allow boarding bags.

Next Steps to Fight Volaris Baggage Fees If You Can't Do It Yourself

DoNotPay is where you go when all your efforts have gone nowhere. It's also a place to start when you can see a long road of waiting on the phone and filing and tracking the process just doesn't work for you. Volaris has set up their baggage fees to protect themselves. DoNotPay knows how to circumvent the process and get your compensation.

Here's how you can use DoNotPay to appeal Volaris baggage fees:

1. Search "appeal fees" on DoNotPay, choose the Fight and Waive Fees product, and select the type of fee you want to appeal.

2. Select the merchant you want to appeal fees for and enter the details of your transaction, including an associated account if you have one.

3. Submit your case! DoNotPay will generate the best argument for your case and make sure your fee waiver request gets sent to the merchant for processing.

And that's it! DoNotPay will send a request on your behalf to appeal all applicable fees and to ensure you get your money back!

Why Use DoNotPay to Fight Volaris Baggage Fees

Appealing fees is never a simple process and difficulty will depend on the airline. And, as we evidence here, fighting Volaris fees is going to be a challenge.

The company keeps its guidelines complex. This makes the rules hard to apply to your travel plans. The complexity also gives the airline a starting point for almost any fee justification.

DoNotPay uses proven techniques and practices to tackle unfair fees. It's a process that requires a little info and we take it from there. Easy peasy.

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