Media Travel Policies
American Airlines
Media Bag program
We know you travel with more, so we created special baggage policies for our Entertainment and Media accounts flying on American.
Benefits and features
Each account can check up to 25 bags (including the personal bag allowance) per flight at a discounted rate, subject to operational limitations. A media bag can include: audio, camera, lighting and photography equipment, wardrobes, trunks and musical instruments.
Fees for overweight and oversized bags (excluding musical instruments) are waived, up to either 70 lbs. / 32 kg or 100 lbs. / 45 kg, depending on your origin and destination, and a maximum linear size (length + width + height) of 126 inches / 320 cm.
Overweight fees apply to musical instruments over 50 lbs. / 23 kg.
Special media bag rates
$50 one-way per bag on flights within the U.S. and Canada
$90/£60/€70 one-way per bag on international flights *
Delta
Media Bags
Camera, film, video tape, lighting and sound equipment that is tendered by representatives of network or local television broadcasting companies or commercial film-making companies will be accepted as baggage at the fees noted below. All media-related passengers seeking to receive preferred media baggage rates must present proper media credentials at check-in, or request preferred baggage pricing and submit media credentials by e-mailing the Global Sales & Support desk at media.bags@delta.com at least 24 hours prior to scheduled departure for all travel on or after February 24, 2020.
DOMESTIC
1ST AND 2ND BAG
Same as general baggage allowance, if no more than 50 lbs. (23 kg) and 62 inches (length + width + height). Flat media rate of $50 USD/CAD* applies.
ADDITIONAL BAGS
3rd to 25th bags $50 USD/CAD* each, if no more than 100 lbs. (45 kg) and 115 total linear inches**
1ST AND 2ND BAG
Same as general baggage allowance, if no more than 50 lbs. (23 kg) and 62 inches (length + width + height). Flat media rate of $70 USD/CAD* applies, or 60 EUR.
ADDITIONAL BAGS
3rd to 25th bags $70 USD/CAD* or 60 EUR each, if no more than 100 lbs. (45kg) and 115 total linear inches** (except for travel to/from/through Europe, South Africa or United Arab Emirates: max weight is 70 lbs. [30 kg])