Online check-in is available from 24 hours until 90 minutes before the scheduled flight departure. For airport check-in, desks close 30 minutes before departure for domestic travel and 60 minutes before departure for international travel. Exceptions are when departing from the following airports, when passengers with bags must complete check-in hours before the departure time: Atlanta, Charlotte, Dallas, Denver, Honolulu, Las Vegas, Maui, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Seattle, Washington (Dulles).
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Carry-on: one item plus one personal item which includes a handbag, briefcase or laptop. Items must fit in the overhead compartment or under your seat and cannot exceed linear dimensions of 91cm (length + width + height).
Checked: two items that cannot exceed 23kg each or a total linear dimension of 158cm.
Excess: items larger than 158 linear cm are charged a fee and items that weigh over 45kg may not be checked.
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Changes can be made online. No administrative fee is due if the original ticket was an unrestricted fare. Non-refundable tickets can be altered for the first 24 hours after booking. After that, penalty fees will apply. Name changes cannot be made, but the ticket can be altered for a standby flight on the same day for $25 (£12.50). Tickets can also be cancelled any time before or on the day of travel. The cost of the ticket can be used to book another non-refundable ticket with a departure date within a year, but an administrative fee of $100 (£50) will be charged.
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Infants under two years of age travel for free on an adult's lap (the adult must be over 15 years old). Reservations for infants cannot me made online, but must be made at the reservations number (listed below). All other children up to the age of 12 will travel for the appropriate fare. Children's fares are available on some routes.
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Discounts for travellers 62+ have recently been phased out and replaced with the AARP savers discount programme.
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The number of pets that may be carried in each cabin is limited and you must make your reservations on flights with cabin pet space available to allow your pet to travel with you. One exception: US Airways will not accept pets for travel to from Hawaii.
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Musical instruments are allowed as hand luggage as long as they do not exceed 45 linear inches. If the instrument is too large, an additional seat must be purchased.
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Deli-style meals are available to buy in-flight. Drinks services depend on how far you are flying. A full service is available for flights of 400 miles or more, a limited beverage service on flights between 225 and 399 miles and no beverage service on flights less than 224 miles. Films and TV programmes are available.
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Dividend Miles, the frequent flyer program for US Airways allows you to earn miles when you fly with US Airways, members of the Star Alliance, as well other partners: Bahamas Air, Caribbean Star Airlines, Caribbean Sun Airlines and Qantas.
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A sample menu of food that can be bought from the cafe is available at US Airways' website.
See photographs taken by fellow flyers and read reviews of the in-flight meals at AirlineMeals.net.
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