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Delta Doubles Charge for Second Bag to $100

Passengers hit with major hike just 3 months after fee was launched

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(Newser) – 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.

Customers wait in line with their luggage to check in for Delta flights at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Va., on June 14, 2008.
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)
In this April 23, 2008 file photo, passengers use Delta Air Lines' self check-in counter at San Jose International Airport in San Jose, Calif.
In this April 23, 2008 file photo, passengers use Delta Air Lines' self check-in counter at San Jose International Airport in San Jose, Calif.   (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)
Delta Air Lines, struggling with high fuel costs, has announced that the fee to check in a second bag will double from $50 to $100.
Delta Air Lines, struggling with high fuel costs, has announced that the fee to check in a second bag will double from $50 to $100.   (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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