{"id":43996,"date":"2026-04-07T17:18:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T17:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=43996"},"modified":"2026-04-07T17:18:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T17:18:35","slug":"delta-air-hikes-checked-baggage-fees-amid-soaring-fuel-prices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=43996","title":{"rendered":"Delta\u00a0Air hikes checked baggage fees amid soaring fuel prices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Delta\u00a0Air Lines\u00a0said on Tuesday it will raise fees for checked bags on domestic and select short-haul international routes, as airlines seek to offset soaring jet fuel costs linked to escalating tensions in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>The increase marks the first hike in\u00a0Delta\u2019s domestic baggage fees in two years and follows similar\u00a0moves\u00a0by rivals United Airlines\u00a0and JetBlue Airways.<\/p>\n<p>Airlines worldwide are grappling with sharply higher fuel prices, which have driven up operating costs and squeezed margins, after tensions in the Middle East disrupted the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil shipping corridor.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"39014886\"><br \/>\n\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<figcaption>Delta\u00a0Air Lines\u00a0it will raise fees for checked bags on domestic and select short-haul international routes.  <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jet fuel, which had averaged about $85 to $90 a barrel before the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran in February, has surged to around $209 per barrel globally, according to the International Air Transport Association.<\/p>\n<p>Delta\u00a0said fees for first and second checked bags on bookings made on or after Wednesday will increase by $10 each, while the cost of a third checked bag will rise by $50.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>As a result, the fee for a first checked bag will increase to $45, the second to $55 and the third to $200.<\/p>\n<p>Delta, unlike some of its rivals, has a buffer in the form of a subsidiary-owned refinery in Pennsylvania with a capacity of about 190,000 barrels per day that supplies nearly three-quarters of its fuel needs, though it remains exposed to spikes in crude oil prices.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"39014885\"><br \/>\n\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" 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Ribeiro for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Checked baggage benefits tied to\u00a0Delta\u2019s frequent-flyer programs, premium fares and co-branded credit cards will remain unchanged.<\/p>\n<p>Delta\u00a0also said there will be no changes to baggage fees on long-haul international routes.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/07\/business\/delta-air-hikes-checked-baggage-fees-amid-soaring-fuel-prices\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Delta\u00a0Air Lines\u00a0said on Tuesday it will raise fees for checked bags on domestic and select short-haul international routes, as airlines seek to offset soaring jet fuel&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":43997,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43996","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43996","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=43996"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43996\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/43997"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=43996"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=43996"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=43996"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}