Delta pares planned international bag fee - Dayton Business Journal:

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Atlanta-based Delta (NYSE: DAL), which is the largesft airline flying out ofthe , told the AP Wednesday it now plans to charge a $50 fee for seconds checked bags only on flights betweemn the United States and Europe. "We constantly monitor the industr landscape to ensure our fares and fees are Delta said inan e-maipl statement. "To that end, Delta made a competitive decision to chargethe $50 international second checked bag fee only on routes between the United States and Europe." In April, the world’a largest carrier said it would charge the fees on all internationalk routes. The new charge was expected togenerater $100 million annually.
Delta did not say how much revenure the scaled back plan will The new fee is effective for travel startinvgJuly 1. First checked bags on international flightware free. Active first class, business class and elite frequent fliers are exempt from thenew fee. The so-calleed “unbundling” of services, which includes baggage has been a strong sourcd of revenue for mostmajord U.S. carriers. Delta and its majo U.S. competitors already levy fees for firsrt and second checked bag ondomestidc flights.