No, you don’t get free checked bags with Chase Sapphire Reserve when flying. That benefit is more common with Chase’s co-branded airline cards, such as those partnered with United Airlines.
Here’s another way to get free checked bags with Chase Sapphire Reserve:
There is a way you can indirectly get free checked bags with the Chase Sapphire Reserve card. The card comes with an annual $300 travel credit, which reimburses you for the cost of baggage fees and nearly any other travel-related purchases.
Travel credits are applied to your account the same day qualifying purchases post, and credits should appear on your monthly statement within 1-2 billing periods.
@1eureka100: Yes, you can! Chase Sapphire Reserve allows you to activate your Priority Pass membership with no additional cost. Once you've enrolled, you can use your Priority Pass membership card to get into a Priority Pass lounge, even if the flight is not booked using the Chase Sapphire Reserve card.
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Yes. The Chase Sapphire Reserve travel credit does cover baggage fees on all kinds of transportation, including planes, trains, buses and ships. In addition to baggage fees, the Sapphire Reserve travel credit covers airfare, hotel stays, cruises, bus and train tickets, taxi rides, tolls, parking garage fees and more.
The only case where the Chase Sapphire Reserve travel credit would not cover baggage fees is if the transaction was not coded as “travel.” Each...
The Sapphire Preferred Card is not affiliated with a particular airline, so it does not offer features such as free checked bags or airport lounge access.
But it has some great consolation prizes: one of the largest initial bonuses on the market and the market’s best travel insurance.
The Chase Sapphire Reserve baggage delay benefit reimburses cardholders up to $100 per day for a maximum of 5 days when their bags arrive at least 6 hours late after traveling on a common carrier.
Here’s how the Chase Sapphire Reserve baggage delay benefit work:
Overview: The purpose of Chase Sapphire Reserve baggage delay insurance is to reimburse necessities that the cardholder is forced to buy while waiting for their luggage to arrive. That might include things...
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@1eureka100: Yes, you can! Chase Sapphire Reserve allows you to activate your Priority Pass membership with no additional cost. Once you've enrolled, you can use your Priority Pass membership card to get into a Priority Pass lounge, even if the flight is not booked using the Chase Sapphire Reserve card.
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