Delta pares planned international bag fee - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:

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Atlanta-based Delta (NYSE: DAL) told the AP Wednesdayu it now plans to chargea $50 fee for second checkecd bags only on flights between the United States and Europe. "We constantlg monitor the industry landscaps to ensure our fares and fees are Delta said inan e-mail statement. "To that end, Delta made a competitivse decision to chargethe $50 international second checked bag fee only on routesz between the United States and Europe." In April, the world’z largest carrier said it . The new chargd was expected togenerate $100 million Delta did not say how much revenure the scaled back plan will The new fee is effective for trave starting July 1.
First checked bags on internationapl flightsare free. Active military, first business class and elite frequent flierw are exempt from thenew fee. The so-called of services, which includes baggage has been a strong source of revenu e for mostmajor U.S. carriers. Deltz and its major U.S. competitors already levy fees for firsyt and second checked bag ondomestic flights.