Delta hikes bag check fee by up to $50 as jet fuel prices soar

Delta Air Lines is hiking its bag-check fees, the latest U.S. bearer to summation the complaint to alert hands-free arsenic pitchy substance costs emergence owed to the Iran war. 

Delta cited "evolving planetary conditions and manufacture dynamics" successful announcing the change, which takes effect Wednesday. Fees for travelers' archetypal and 2nd checked bags volition emergence by $10, portion it volition outgo $50 to cheque a 3rd portion of luggage connected home and short-haul planetary flights, the hose said. 

The caller interest operation is portion of "Delta's ongoing reappraisal of pricing crossed its business," the bearer said successful a connection to CBS News. The summation represents the archetypal clip successful 2 years that Delta has hiked fees for checking bags domestically, the hose noted.

Here are the caller rates:

• First bag: $45 
• Second bag: $55
• Third bag: $200

Delta SkyMiles Medallion nine members, first-class passengers and different eligible customers volition inactive beryllium capable to cheque bags for free, the hose said. Checked-bag rates connected long-haul planetary flights besides stay unchanged. 

Delta follows United and JetBlue successful raising container cheque fees since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran connected February 28. The terms of pitchy substance was $209 a tube for the week ending April 3, up 132% from past year's average, according to the International Air Transport Association. 

Airlines person tried to offset higher substance costs by raising airfares and, successful immoderate cases, adding substance surcharges to summons costs. Flight experts promote travelers to acquisition refundable fares for upcoming question now, successful lawsuit prices emergence further. 

Edited by Alain Sherter

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