Delta to Raise Bag Fees as Airlines Pass Cost of Surging Fuel Prices Onto Passengers
Delta is joining United and JetBlue in increasing baggage fees as high fuel costs are starting to eat into airlines’ profits.
Meghna Maharishi is Skift’s Airline Reporter, where she covers everything from loyalty programs to policy-making in Washington, D.C. She previously covered the airline industry at The Points Guy, worked on the investigative desk at CNBC, and did data visualization at CNN Politics. Send tips to Meghna on Signal at mmaharishi.61.
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