Originally Posted by
owjey
I’ve just been upgraded to Gold Medallion status through a status match. I have a US domestic flight coming up and want to fly Delta to take full advantage of my newly minted status. I will need to check a bag, but am I right in assuming that I can just book a cheap hand baggage only fare and still check my bag in for free at the airport? It seems that’s how it works, but I just want to be sure…
A Gold Medallion member may check one bag at 50 lbs free of charge on any Delta flight (in Economy, it's one additional bag beyond what you could otherwise check, which for a US domestic flight is nothing).