American Airlines is set to pay at least $7.5 million to settle a lawsuit for overcharging customers for baggage fees, according to a deal reached last week.
A group of passengers from Texas, California, Missouri and Minnesota sued American Airlines in federal court in Fort Worth in 2021 for charging to check luggage even though they had airline status, credit cards or bought premium tickets that gave them free bags.
The passengers said they showed up at the airport and had to pay a fee to check their bags, even though they had confirmation emails and receipts saying that they wouldn’t have to pay anything.
