Delta & Continental increased Baggage Fees!!

[Outdoor_girl1010]

I was watching CNN this morning and saw that Delta has increased the Baggage fees for travel with in 50 United States, U.S. Virgin Islands, Canada, and Puerto Rico For tickets purchased on/after January 5, 2010 for travel on/after January 12, 2010:

You will now have to pay $23 USD for the 1st bag and $32 for the 2nd bad if you bag online. If you pay at the ticket counter it is $25 for the 1st and $35 for the 2nd

 

For tickets purchased on or after September 19, 2009 for travel on or after October 13, 2009: For travel to Latin America - including Mexico, Caribbean, Central, and South America (excluding Brazil)-Economy Class

The 1st bag is Free and the 2nd bag is $25 if paid before hand and $30 if paying at ticket counter.

 

The link below is to Delta Baggage Home page.

Baggage Allowances on Flights

 

 

Continental looks to have the same prices as delta. Continental baggage Fee page is below

Continental Airlines - Checked Baggage Fees

[bridej9]

Wow. As of the airline tickets weren't enough! Thanks for the heads up

[brookedanielle]

With all of the things that we need to transport to the wedding, this is not good news at all. Too bad Southwest doesn't fly to the Caribbean - two free bags would be so amazing!

[Outdoor_girl1010]

I know that would be wonderful if southwest went down there. We are only going for a 8 days so we are trying to take one bag each and then a third box with wedding stuff in it. That way we only have to pay for on bag.

[carolina24]

one more thing to add to the budget....lottery anyone? lol

[Tanya Marie]

Also Ladies below is exempt from any bag fees for 1st & 2nd bags (this is continental rules, not sure about the other airlines)

The following customers will not be charged service fees to check a first or second bag:

 

* OnePass Silver Elite members and Star Alliance Silver members*

* OnePass Platinum and Gold Elite members and Star Alliance Gold members*

* First Class customers**

* BusinessFirst customers**

* Continental Airlines Chase primary cardmembers will have their first checked-bag fees automatically waived

* Continental Airlines Presidential Plus primary cardmembers will have their first and second checked-bag fees automatically waived

* Any customer traveling on full fare economy class (Y) tickets

* Active U.S. military personnel+

* U.S. military dependents traveling with U.S. military personnel on personal travel++

* U.S. military dependents traveling on official business (with documentation

 

Pretty easy to get around it if you fly Continental often, or if you have some time apply for that credit card and you get at least 1 bag each waived. **OR tell all your hubbys to be that you all deserve to be flying 1st class, and then it no problem at all*** WINK WINK** Happy Travels Ladies!

[CHAKLIT]

They are too damn greedy! I don't care...jet fuel isn't ridiculous anymore and they are still trying to find ways to collect! Go Southwest...kill 'em with commercials!

[Loveisintheair]

That is crazy. Thanks for the heads. Hope my agent surprised my with first class :-)

[alvinD]

Airlines have gradually been raising the fees they charge for checked bags. These fees are among the many things that an increasing number of air passengers are not satisfied with. The greatest collector is Delta Airlines, which accumulated almost $900 million in baggage charges alone last year. The airline will hit $1 billion in baggage charges by 2014 at its existing pace. Article resource: Delta Airlines.