Hike! Bag fees increase again 1/5/09

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Jan 6, 2010, 6:15 pm

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Originally Posted by SamuelS

Air Canada and WestJet do not charge for checked baggage.

Only US Airways ranks alongside DL in also charging for carry-on items from Canada to the US.

DL/NW went from charging $0 in September to/from Canada, to now charging $120 roundtrip for someone with a carry-on and checked bag. That's a big difference and smart travellers will pay $100 more to go AC or WS, save the fees, and get better inflight product in the process.

Please be advised DL no longer charges for a carry-on bag coming from Canada since it has to be checked.

Jan 11, 2010, 4:25 pm

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Delta raised checked bag fees

I don't think anyone has posted this yet. The new fees will be $23/25 online/at airport for the first bag, $32/35 for the second.

http://www.ajc.com/business/delta-hi...es-272443.html

Jan 11, 2010, 4:31 pm

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It was posted last week. Very sneaky of DL since it was announced by just a subtle change on their website.

Jan 11, 2010, 5:16 pm

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Another enhancement.

, and another reason to at least maintain Silver
status.

Jan 11, 2010, 5:26 pm

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It was posted last week. Very sneaky of DL since it was announced by just a subtle change on their website.

Enough for increasing the bags fees. Can we need to be drop the fees of 1st & 2nd bags. It should have to be reinstates to bring free checked bags back again. Just do it right thing to do for the passengers wants to get free of charges 1st & 2nd bags fees. The passengers will taking the advantage of those bags fees will be no longer existing.

Jan 11, 2010, 6:10 pm

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Didn't DL lose customers last year.? Doesn't seem to make a lot of sense to raise your prices in the face of losing customers.

Of course, given the financial performance of legacy airlines over the past few years, I doubt there is anything they can do to stop the red ink until one or two carriers go out of business. Then baggage fees won't matter because they will be able to raise airfares as they like.

Jan 11, 2010, 6:58 pm

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Looks like Continental is matching Delta on this one.
http://www.continental.com/web/en-US.../checkbag.aspx
Given the current regulations for traveling from Canada, this is outrageous.

Jan 11, 2010, 7:23 pm

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You would think that some airline would drop these bag charges and then market that to death and then see their share increase.

$120 per person in bag fees is highway robbery.

Jan 11, 2010, 8:54 pm

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Originally Posted by GUWonder

DL has baggage fees that do result in DL charging more for transporting some bags than it would cost to send them by FedEx internationally.

Comparable FedEx rates would require you to ship your bag days (or weeks) in advance.

Jan 11, 2010, 9:02 pm

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You would think that some airline would drop these bag charges and then market that to death and then see their share increase.

Sadly, the late adaptors (AS) and abstainers (WN) saw no return on this strategy. While WN is certainly creating goodwill, it is nearly impossible to argue that its increase in market share is not a result of its network and capacity strategy. Another airline that has the ability/desire to a flood a market with frequent, mainline flights would probably see similar results. At the end of the day, WN is only saved from having to add bag fees by its limited distribution. For every other airline held captive by price transparency, the hundreds of millions of dollars are too hard to ignore. Sadly, the industry will not support sustainable pricing and consumers have to be subjected to this kind of crap.

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$120 per person in bag fees is highway robbery.

I agree.

Jan 11, 2010, 9:14 pm

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You would think that some airline would drop these bag charges and then market that to death and then see their share increase.

$120 per person in bag fees is highway robbery.

Yes, it would be agree with you. DL will have to be drop the bags fees immediately. We don't want to get too expensive for 1st & 2nd bags fees. Because the customers doesn't like that. It should have to bring free of charges 1st & 2nd bags fees back. It is not have any justifiable against DL want to get raised the fees. It should have to be reductions the fees only $5 online check-in & $10 fees only at airport check-in. This is not right thing to do for DL. Obviously, DL must to have be reductions the fees due to high cost of the fuel.

Jan 11, 2010, 9:48 pm

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At this rate, it'll be like $50 first bag fee by the end of the month...

Jan 11, 2010, 9:53 pm

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Will the increased revenue incentive lead to more of a pushback in trying to check a back through to a second PNR destination?

Jan 11, 2010, 9:53 pm

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Quote:

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Comparable FedEx rates would require you to ship your bag days (or weeks) in advance.

Not necessarily so. DL has baggage fees that do result in DL charging more for transporting some bags than it would cost to send them by FedEx internationally.

Jan 11, 2010, 9:59 pm

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Not necessarily so. DL has baggage fees that do result in DL charging more for transporting some bags than it would cost to send them by FedEx internationally.

I think you meant what is the situation going on due to globalization economical. So it was reason why those people doesn't have enough the money. So here the news article published came in:

http://www.reuters.com/article/idCNN...0100111?rpc=44

You guys didn't realize know that where I found out the news article about globalizations economical must to have bring the money back. It will have try to get more recoverable the economy. That's why DL wants to pay more raised the fees for economy needing.