Originally Posted by
nytraveller53
I half-agree with Delta - removing yet another layer of pricing promotes consistency, and ease for the typical traveler. Delta doesn't want their pricing to look like Spirit's, which is utterly rediculous - both in actual prices, and the volume of them. It's so much easier to say, "OK - one bag, $25, always".
The $2 discount online was stupid and confusing. A lot of LCCs (and charging for bags is an LCC thing, so it doesn't matter to me that DL is a legacy when it comes to this aspect) offer you one price (say AU$12 on DJ or £10-ish on U2) if you pay for your bag online
at the time of booking. Otherwise, you pay when you drop the bag at the airport. For DJ, it's AU$40, and I think U2 is £25 or somewhere thereabouts. I don't think it creates confusion, and it helps people feel they're getting value by paying for it up front, since it's cheaper. (They also get to
see what the fee is during booking, not think that they're going to be able to check for free and get slapped with a fee at the airport.)