You should pad your budget for your next vacation: Your air travel is likely to be a bit more expensive.
Delta (DAL, +0.12%) said yesterday it has raised its baggage fees on domestic flights from $25 to $30 for the first bag and from $35 to $40 for the second. It’s following in the footsteps of JetBlue (JBLU, +0.81%), United Airlines (UAL, -0.82%), Air Canada and West Jet, which all raised their baggage fees by $5 in the past month.
American Airlines (AAL, +1.99%) has not yet announced any such baggage fee increases, but industry observers expect it’s just a matter of time. Southwest Airlines (LUV, +0.10%) remains the only major U.S. carrier with no fees for the first two bags.
