Airlines with the clearest, least-tricky baggage fees

Scored 1–5 on how clear and trap-free the baggage pricing is. Higher means fewer surprises at the gate.

#	Airline	Transparency
1	Southwest Airlines	5 / 5
2	ANA (All Nippon Airways)	4 / 5
3	Japan Airlines	4 / 5
4	Singapore Airlines	4 / 5
5	Air Seoul	4 / 5
6	Akasa Air	4 / 5
7	Bangkok Airways	4 / 5
8	Alaska Airlines	4 / 5
9	Jet2	4 / 5
10	Norse Atlantic Airways	4 / 5
11	Scoot	4 / 5
12	Air India	3 / 5
13	Asiana Airlines	3 / 5
14	EgyptAir	3 / 5
15	Ethiopian Airlines	3 / 5
16	Fiji Airways	3 / 5
17	Korean Air	3 / 5
18	Qantas	3 / 5
19	Saudia	3 / 5
20	Air Serbia	3 / 5
21	British Airways	3 / 5
22	Cathay Pacific	3 / 5
23	Copa Airlines	3 / 5
24	Delta Air Lines	3 / 5
25	Emirates	3 / 5
26	EVA Air	3 / 5
27	Garuda Indonesia	3 / 5
28	GOL Linhas Aéreas	3 / 5
29	Hainan Airlines	3 / 5
30	IndiGo	3 / 5
31	ITA Airways	3 / 5
32	JetBlue	3 / 5
33	Jin Air	3 / 5
34	Malaysia Airlines	3 / 5
35	Philippine Airlines	3 / 5
36	Qatar Airways	3 / 5
37	STARLUX Airlines	3 / 5
38	Thai Airways	3 / 5
39	Turkish Airlines	3 / 5
40	Vietnam Airlines	3 / 5
41	Virgin Australia	3 / 5
42	Air Arabia	3 / 5
43	Air Busan	3 / 5
44	Air Canada	3 / 5
45	Air China	3 / 5
46	Air France	3 / 5
47	Air New Zealand	3 / 5
48	airBaltic	3 / 5
49	American Airlines	3 / 5
50	Azul Brazilian Airlines	3 / 5
51	Bamboo Airways	3 / 5
52	Batik Air	3 / 5
53	China Airlines	3 / 5
54	China Eastern Airlines	3 / 5
55	China Southern Airlines	3 / 5
56	Citilink	3 / 5
57	Finnair	3 / 5
58	flyadeal	3 / 5
59	flydubai	3 / 5
60	flynas	3 / 5
61	FlySafair	3 / 5
62	Hawaiian Airlines	3 / 5
63	Iberia	3 / 5
64	Jeju Air	3 / 5
65	KLM	3 / 5
66	Lion Air	3 / 5
67	Lufthansa	3 / 5
68	Oman Air	3 / 5
69	SAS (Scandinavian Airlines)	3 / 5
70	Sichuan Airlines	3 / 5
71	SpiceJet	3 / 5
72	T'way Air	3 / 5
73	TAP Air Portugal	3 / 5
74	Thai Lion Air	3 / 5
75	TUI Airways	3 / 5
76	United Airlines	3 / 5
77	WestJet	3 / 5
78	Xiamen Airlines	3 / 5
79	Aegean Airlines	3 / 5
80	Aer Lingus	3 / 5
81	Aeromexico	3 / 5
82	Air India Express	3 / 5
83	AirAsia	3 / 5
84	Etihad Airways	3 / 5
85	Jetstar	3 / 5
86	LATAM Airlines	3 / 5
87	Porter Airlines	3 / 5
88	SWISS (Swiss International Air Lines)	3 / 5
89	Thai Vietjet Air	3 / 5
90	Air Transat	3 / 5
91	AirAsia X	3 / 5
92	Avianca	3 / 5
93	Breeze Airways	3 / 5
94	Cebu Pacific	3 / 5
95	Condor	3 / 5
96	easyJet	3 / 5
97	Eurowings	3 / 5
98	Norwegian	3 / 5
99	Peach Aviation	3 / 5
100	Nok Air	3 / 5
101	PLAY	3 / 5
102	Transavia	3 / 5
103	ZIPAIR Tokyo	3 / 5
104	Vueling	2 / 5
105	Spring Airlines	2 / 5
106	SunExpress	2 / 5
107	VietJet Air	2 / 5
108	HK Express	2 / 5
109	Pegasus Airlines	2 / 5
110	Sun Country Airlines	2 / 5
111	VivaAerobus	2 / 5
112	Volaris	2 / 5
113	Volotea	2 / 5
114	Allegiant Air	2 / 5
115	Flair Airlines	2 / 5
116	Frontier Airlines	1 / 5
117	Ryanair	1 / 5
118	Wizz Air	1 / 5

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