Sun Country Airlines is a US-based ultra-low-cost vacation airline flying from the US to southern destinations in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean.
Be ready to pay for all checked baggage as well as carry-on bags on Sun Country Airlines. It is best to plan ahead and book your bags at the same time as making your reservation, as the price for bags goes up the closer you get to your departure date, and are most expensive if paid at the airport.
Take a a look at all the information regarding flying with infants (0-2 years old) and kids on Sun Country Airlines:
Flying with a Baby or Child on Sun Country Airlines
Sun Country Airlines Baby and Child Baggage Allowance 2023
Do Babies Under 2 Years Old Fly Free on Sun Country Airlines
Car Seats and Strollers on Sun Country Airlines 2023
Do Babies Under 2 Years Old Fly Free?
Bringing Breastmilk, Baby Food, and Formula Through Security
Sun Country Airlines is a hard discount airline, offering only a single personal item as carry-on free of charge. The personal item is limited in size to 17 inches long x 13 inches wide x 9 inches tall and must be stowed under the seat in front of you.
If you would like to bring a carry-on bag with you on a Sun Country Airlines flight, you will have to pre-purchase it online at the time of booking for $30, otherwise you will be charged a $50 carry-on fee (increased for 2023) at the airport check-in desk (or $55 at the gate). This will entitle you to a carry-on bag that must not exceed 24 inches long x 16 inches wide x 11 inches tall (including wheels, handles, etc.), and limited in weight to 35 pounds.
Sun Country Airlines Carry-On Baggage Fees 2023
Online at Time of Booking - up to $30
Online after Booking - $45
By Phone at Time of Booking - $45
By Phone after Booking - $45
At Airport (Check-In) - $50
At Gate (Gate) - $55
TSA - (USA): TSA Carry-On Regulations and TSA 3-1-1 Carry-On Liquids Rules
CATSA - (Canada): CATSA Carry-On Prohibited Items and CATSA Carry-On Liquids and Gel Restrictions
E-Cigarettes / Vape: TSA Rules for Flying with Electronic Cigarettes and Vape Pens 2023
Guns / Firearms: How to Fly with a Gun - TSA Rules 2023
Bluetooth Headphones: Using Bluetooth Headphones on an Airplane
Sun Country Airlines has increased it's checked baggage fees for 2023.
It is cheapest to purchase your Sun Country baggage online at the time of booking. A first bag will cost you up to $30 at the time of booking, and additional bags will be $45 if purchased together with the reservation. Sun Country's Baggage prices go up if adding bags after making your initial reservation ($40 for a first bag on most routes, $50-$60 for 2nd or 3rd bags), such as online after the initial reservation, or during online check-in.
If you wait to pay for your bags until you get the airport, your 1st bag will cost $45, a second bag will be $50, and additional bags will cost $60 each. If you bring an oversize bag to the gate, and it has to be checked as checked baggage, a $10 gate-check handling fee will be charged in addition to the checked bag fee.
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If you need to bring additional bags on Sun Country Airlines as checked luggage, every additional bag will be accepted for a fee of $60 at the airport. You can plan ahead and pre-purchase your additional bags online while making your booking, and you will pay only $40 per additional bag, or add it to your reservation after your initial booking for a cost of $50.
Sun Country Airlines has lowered it's overweight baggage fee in 2022, and the same rate still applies in 2023. Overweight bags on Sun Country Airlines will be accepted for a fee of $20 if weighing between 51-60 lbs. Heavier bags, weighing 61-100 lbs, will be charged an overweight fee of $60.
Please note that bags weighing more than 70 lbs are not accepted on flights to/from Jamaica or Puerto Rico
All oversized bags and sporting equipment will be charged a $100 oversized fee.