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just announced it will increase the cost of checking bags by 17% with an additional $5 charge on top of the previous $30 fee for bags on domestic flights.

The airline is the third major company to announce a plan to increase baggage fees by $5 in the past couple of weeks, following and . and made their price increase for baggage fees back in January.

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Delta said Tuesday the first bag checked on a domestic flight will now incur a $35 fee. The charge for a second bag rose from $40 to $45. For international flights, the costs jumped even more — $65 for the first bag and $100 for the second. All bags must be within the weight limit of 50 lbs. or they could be subject to a fee per pound.

Delta told MSNBC that the price hike will help the company stay on pace with rising industry costs. Prominent U.S. airlines and carriers have a history of copying each other’s pricing models, according to It’s a move sometimes referred to as “herd instinct.”

Bag fees have become a dependable source of revenue for airlines since American introduced them in 2008 when jet fuel prices were surging, according to . In 2022, the last full year for which statistics are available, U.S. airlines took in $6.8 billion in checked-bag fees, led by American at $1.4 billion and United at $1.1 billion. Delta was in third place with $979.4 million.

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For SkyMiles, Medallion members and first-class customers, Delta announced they can continue to enjoy complimentary checked bags. Members of with more than 3,000 sky miles can convert miles to pay for checked luggage.

Contributing: Frank Sumrall, MyNorthwest; The Associated Press

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