2:39 p.m. Updated / To correct the name of the airline charging $10 for blankets and pillows to Virgin America (instead of Virgin Atlantic).

The airlines seem to have come up with a fee for almost everything these days. Wouldn’t it be nice to have a cheat sheet, listing the various fees charged by the major airlines, all in one place?

Airfarewatchdog is offering just that on its Web site. Its new “comprehensive airline fees guide” lists 14 major fees charged by 14 big domestic airlines. Most of them you’ve seen before: booking fees, change fees, checked bag fees. They’re all depressingly familiar.

Then, there are the fees for blankets and pillows ($7 on Air Canada and US Airways; $10 on Virgin America).

And remind me never to bring my dog with me if I ever fly Hawaiian Airlines. The carrier charges a steep $175 to have pets fly with you in the cabin, if you’re traveling from the mainland.

The chart also lets you know just what size bag each airline considers oversized, and how much that will cost you.

If nothing else, the chart, available in PDF format, may help you plan the actual cost of trip.

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Article source: http://bucks.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/31/a-cheat-sheet-for-airline-fees/?partner=rss&emc=rss