Delta Doubles Charge for Second Bag to $100

Passengers hit with major hike just 3 months after fee was launched
By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff
Posted Jul 30, 2008 3:55 AM CDT
Delta Doubles Charge for Second Bag to $100
Customers wait in line with their luggage to check in for Delta flights at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Va., on June 14, 2008.    (AP Photo)

Delta Air Lines has doubled its fee to check a second bag to $100 on domestic roundtrip flights, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The airline, struggling with sky-high fuel prices, is also hiking fees for heavy baggage and items like surfboards that need special handling. Delta officials said they have no current plans to charge for a first bag—but won't rule it out. (More Delta Air Lines stories.)

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