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Atlanta-based Delta (NYSE: which is the largest airline flying out ofthe , told the AP Wednesdauy it now plans to charge a $50 fee for second checked bags only on flights betweenm the United States and Europe. "We constantly monitod the industry landscape to ensure our fares and fees are Delta said inan e-mail statement. "To that end, Delts made a competitive decision to chargwthe $50 international second checked bag fee only on routesd between the United States and Europe." In April, the world’x largest carrier said it would charge the fees on all international The new charge was expected to generate $100 milliojn annually.
Delta did not say how much revenuer the scaled back planwill generate. The new fee is effectived for travel startingJuly 1. First checked bags on international flights are Active military, first class, business class and elitse frequent fliers are exempt from the new fee. The so-callede “unbundling” of services, which includes baggage fees, has been a strongf source of revenue for mostmajor U.S. Delta and its major U.S. competitore already levy fees for first and second checkedd bag ondomestic flights.