{"id":439,"date":"2008-03-26T10:06:14","date_gmt":"2008-03-26T15:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2008\/03\/delta-to-add-fee-for-second-checked-bag\/"},"modified":"2016-12-17T21:43:52","modified_gmt":"2016-12-18T03:43:52","slug":"delta-to-add-fee-for-second-checked-bag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2008\/03\/delta-to-add-fee-for-second-checked-bag\/","title":{"rendered":"Delta to add fee for second checked bag"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a onclick=\"window.open(this.href, '_blank', 'width=750,height=562,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/migrated\/delta.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"187\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/migrated\/delta.jpg\" title=\"Delta\" alt=\"Delta\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px; float: right;\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/App\/GDDC?deal_id=air-delta-air-lines\" target=\"_blank\">Delta Air Lines<\/a><\/strong> says it, too, will start charging $25 extra for that second checked bag.<\/p>\n<p>Delta says the fee &#8212; which will not be included in <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\" target=\"_blank\">airfares<\/a><\/strong> &#8212; will affect passengers planning to <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">travel<\/a><\/strong> on or after May 1.<\/p>\n<p>Medallion members, along with passengers traveling in first or business class, will be allowed to check up to three bags at no additional charge on Delta or Delta Connection-operated <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\" target=\"_blank\">flights<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/App\/GDDC?deal_id=air-united-airlines\" target=\"_blank\">United Airlines<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/App\/GDDC?deal_id=air-us-airways\" target=\"_blank\">US Airways<\/a><\/strong> announced similar plans earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pixel.newscred.com\/px.gif?key=YXJ0aWNsZT0zODNiNmQ0Y2RmNTExZGI0NjBkMTRhOGQ3YTE3OWNmMw==\" alt=\"\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" class=\"nc_pixel\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Delta Air Lines says it, too, will start charging extra for a second checked bag. 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