Delta Raises Baggage Fees on Passengers (Again)

Delta baggage fees are going up once again. Delta Air Lines is increasing their baggage fees as a great way to welcome in the new year for passengers. The move goes into effect immediately, and passengers buying tickets on Delta from this point forward will see an increase in their fees when they check bags on the airline. There wasn't an announcement from Delta as to why the increase is being put into place, so one can only assume that they are doing it to offset costs associated with keeping their planes in the air. It's also possible that increases in the cost of operating their hubs have gone up, leading to the customer being punished once again.

There will be a different rate of increase on the Delta baggage fees depending on whether or not you are checking in online or in person. When you purchase airline tickets from Delta online, you have the option to pay your baggage fees up-front and in that fashion can save a couple of dollars along the way. The new increase of fees will mean an $8.00 increase on online customers checking in their first bag, and a $7.00 increase on the second bag that they check in. For those customers doing it in person, the baggage fee increase will be $10.00 for the first bag as well as an additional $10.00 extra for the second bag. This could create a lot of sticker shock for passengers traveling with multiple bags.

The new Delta baggage fees will then become $23.00 for the first bag and $32.00 for the second bag to online customers, with $25.00 for the first bag and $35.00 for the second bag becoming the new fees for those customers paying in person. To check in two bags with Delta Air Lines at the counter, it will now cost each passenger $60.00 total in additional fees. This is of course something that Delta won't enforce on their first class fliers, military personnel on deployment, and some of their frequent fliers. In an area of the country where we see constant advertisements from Southwest Airlines that "bags fly free," this move by Delta is not going to be welcomed warmly by consumers.

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