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Then in late February, American Airlines made its baggage fees $5 higher when purchased online and $10 more at the airport. Days later, United Airlines raised its baggage rates by $5. Sometime in ...
Delta Air Lines is the latest carrier to increase of its luggage fees, announcing it was hiking the price of a checked bag by $5, effective immediately. Flying with luggage will now cost you $35 ...
Delta Air Lines will now charge $60 for checked baggage on select international ... baggage fee. If you are flying Delta basic economy between the US and Europe or North Africa, it will cost $60 ...
IdeaWorks, a travel consulting firm, predicted fees will become the norm by the end of 2019 and globally thereafter. [6] The 23 largest airlines in the United States reported earning $4.6 billion in baggage fees in 2017. [7] This increased to $33 billion in baggage fees for 2023, and increase of 15 percent over the previous year. [8]
Delta said Tuesday that the first bag checked on a domestic flight will now incur a $35 fee. The charge for a second bag rose from $40 to $45. Delta last raised bag fees for domestic flights in 2018.
In 2012, Delta Air Lines became the first U.S. airline to introduce basic economy. [8] Delta initially limited the availability of these fares to routes where it competed against LCC Spirit Airlines, calling basic economy its "Spirit-match fare" in its 2015 earnings call. The fares were available in 75 markets in early 2015 and 500 in early 2016.
Airlines for America, the trade association representing major U.S. airlines, argued that a fee increase would amount to an undue tax that would reduce demand for air travel. The association argued that airports have plenty of resources to fund their taxes and that travelers already paid enough in special taxes and fees. [3]
Several airlines have increased checked bag fees in recent months, with Delta and American Airlines amongst the most recent to do so.Checking a bag with Delta now costs $35 instead of $30, while a ...