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Delta and Continental Slap Checked Baggage With An Extra $5 Fee

The airline fees just keep keeping on, and Delta's newest surcharge for baggage checked at the airport isn't so much shocking as it is frustrating. Starting now, Delta has instituted a charge of an extra $5 for checking your baggage at the airport, versus checking in online and telling them virtually that you have checked baggage.

To check a bag online will cost $15 for the first bag and $25 for the second, but if you don't check in until the airport and check your bag then, you'll pay the extra $5 to lift those fees to $20 for the first bag and $30 for the second.

For the average traveler, there will be many wallet-hurting surprises at the airport, as we can barely keep track of all the new bumps in fees. For instance, United made this same decision to add $5 to checked bag fees if done at the airport back in mid-May, and Continental didn't follow up with joining in until this month. The moral of the story? Check in online, avoid having checked baggage if possible, and always carry some extra cash for airport incidentals, like pesky surprise fees.

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