Delta raises second bag rate to $50 today

If you are flying on Delta Air Lines today, be prepared to pay $50 for that second checked bag — double the previous fee — and $125 for a third bag, according to the airline’s website. This applies to passengers who bought tickets on or after July 31 for travel starting today.

As before, the first checked bag — for travel within the U.S., U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico — is free. That bag must weigh 50 pounds or less and the total of its dimensions (height, width, length) must not add up to more than 62 inches.

But if you are checking extra bags (same size and weight restrictions), beware of the size and weight. Here’s an example from Delta’s website of how you could be charged three times for one bag:

“…if you have an extra piece of baggage that goes over the weight limit and the size limit, then you’ll be charged 3 times:

once for the extra bag,
once for going over the size limit, and
once for going over the weight limit.
Fees are for each additional bag, each way.”

Ouch. So pack conservatively … and maybe you can cram everything into that 40-pound carry-on.

– Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times staff writer

[Photo: Paul J. Richards AFP / Getty Images

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