{"id":570474,"date":"2026-04-07T21:06:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T21:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/570474\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T21:06:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T21:06:08","slug":"delta-air-hikes-checked-baggage-fees-as-jet-fuel-prices-soar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/570474\/","title":{"rendered":"Delta Air hikes checked baggage fees as jet fuel prices soar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ATLANTA \u2014  Delta Air Lines said on Tuesday it will raise fees for \u200bchecked bags on domestic and select short-haul international routes, as airlines seek to offset soaring jet fuel costs linked \u200cto escalating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksl.com\/news\/stream\/iran-conflict\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">tensions in the Middle East<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The increase marks the first hike in Delta&#8217;s \u2060domestic baggage fees in two \u200byears and follows similar moves \u2060by rivals United Airlines and JetBlue Airways.<\/p>\n<p>Airlines worldwide are grappling \u200cwith sharply higher \u200cfuel prices, which have driven up operating costs and squeezed \u2060margins, after tensions in the Middle \u2060East disrupted the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil shipping corridor.<\/p>\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 \u200cAir Transport Association.<\/p>\n<p>Delta said fees for \u200bfirst 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<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, \u200bhas a buffer in the form of a subsidiary-owned refinery in \u200cPennsylvania with a \u200ccapacity of \u2060about 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<p>Checked baggage benefits tied to Delta&#8217;s frequent-flyer programs, premium fares \u200cand co-branded credit cards \u200bwill remain unchanged.<\/p>\n<p>Delta also said there \u200cwill be no changes \u2060to baggage \u200bfees on long-haul international routes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ATLANTA \u2014 Delta Air Lines said on Tuesday it will raise fees for \u200bchecked bags on domestic and&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":570475,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[28,1302,3811,939,3812,2091,134,3729,3,3813,3814,99,1505,2987,2427,3324,2986],"class_list":{"0":"post-570474","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-business","8":"tag-business","9":"tag-cars","10":"tag-classifieds","11":"tag-finance","12":"tag-homes","13":"tag-international","14":"tag-jobs","15":"tag-local","16":"tag-news","17":"tag-radio","18":"tag-salt-lake","19":"tag-sports","20":"tag-television","21":"tag-traffic","22":"tag-travel","23":"tag-utah","24":"tag-weather"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/570474","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=570474"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/570474\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/570475"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=570474"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=570474"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=570474"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}