Delta Airlines is one of the pinnacle airlines of the United States of America and is also called delta and its miles a legacy carrier. Delta Airlines’ headquarters is in Atlanta, Georgia. Atlanta is the biggest hub in terms of many departures with the other 8 hubs and the whole wide variety of passengers for Delta.
If you come here for the Delta Airlines reservation & you can also manage your booking, you can just visit our homepage or you can also dial the toll-free number +1-800-831-1547 to get a solution to your problem. However, if you are interested in getting information about Delta Airlines’ baggage policy, read this article.
Delta Airlines Baggage Policy
Delta airlines have own set of rules for the baggage allowance and have been made a very flexible policy keeping in mind the needs of customers. It is advised the customers to know the Baggage policy of Delta Airlines. Delta baggage rules include the following for the regular basic fares:
- 1 personal item is allowed free of cost.
- In-cabin 1 carry-on item is also allowed free of cost.
- Checked baggage – Applicable costs according to bag.
- Fees are applicable according to bag size and weight.
- Sports equipment is also allowed but on certain sports items, there may have to pay relevant charges.
- There is a restriction on excess baggage.
Delta Airlines Carry-On Baggage Policy
It allows 1 personal item like a purse, laptop bag, and briefcase and only 1 carry-on bag fee is free for each passenger. You can even do a Cancellation for Delta Airlines through it.
Passengers traveling on Delta Connection flights with 50 seats (you can upgrade seats with them as well) or less are permitted to carry personal items onboard the aircraft. Due to limited overhead and under-seat space, larger items will be tagged with a pink Gate Claim/Planeside tag and loaded in the cargo bin.
Following size and weight, the restriction should not be exceeded in carry-on baggage:
- Including handles and wheels, the bag should be within 115 centimeters or 45 linear inches
- Fit below the seat in front of you or within the overhead bin.
- Assistive devices like wheelchairs, crutches, strollers, etc, and other items like umbrellas, diaper bags, jackets, and duty-free items are not counted in carry-on allowance.
- The item should be in the proper size and fittable in space.
Excess Baggage Restrictions
Delta Airlines has some excess baggage restrictions if traveling from/to SouthAmerica, Mexico, Japan, Africa, Central America, and the Caribbean. If the bag doesn’t meet the weight and size restriction then additional fees and special handling is required.
SkyTeam Elite/ElitePlus customers in the Main Cabin are subject to the current checked baggage fees. For full details of delta excess baggage fees, visit the Baggage page.
General Guidelines for excess baggage restrictions:
- The flights operated by delta shuttle or delta may be checked up to 10 bags per passenger.
- In Delta connection carrier flights up to 4 bags may be checked.
- sound equipment, a Camera, and a videotape will be accepted when tendered by representatives of network or local television broadcasting companies or filmmaking companies.
Guidelines for checked baggage
First of all, you have to know that checked baggage has some conditions that are not allowed in the cabin and allow with the size limit and with a weight limit. Here we discuss some rules and regulations for checked baggage.
- At the time of check-in, if you hold single checked baggage with yourself then automatically waived off the fees at the counter.
- Free of cost checked baggage is only allowed when the size and the weight limit are applicable according to the pre-set rules of Delta for baggage policy
- Delta allows the customers to track the checked baggage on the official website by filling in the required field like bag tag number and the last name of the passengers. You can click on the link to track your checked baggage.
- There are some limitations and embargoes where you have to limit the weight because some airports in the other countries have to impose bag limitations due to their own reasons. So, always check the current embargo before starting your journey.
- Upto 10 bags can be allowed by the Delta to be checked.
- Camera, film, videotape, lighting, and sound equipment will be accepted when all the equipment meets the criteria of the baggage policy.
- If the baggage meets the criteria and hasn’t the availability of the space then your bag is transported by the partner airlines of the Delta or may be transported by the next flight.
Delta Airlines hold luggage policy
The details of the hold luggage policy of Delta Airlines are the following:
- 23 kilograms or 50 pounds maximum weight is allowed.
- 157 centimeters or 62 inches are the maximum dimensions allowed.
- Up to 10 bags and 2 standard bags are the maximum allowed or up to 4 bags in delta connection.
Fees for Baggage in Delta Airlines
Standard check baggage fees in Delta Airlines from different locations for first and second checked bags. The details are given below in the tabular form:
| Within the United States | $30.00 USD for the first checked bag. $40.00 USD for a second checked bag. |
| United States, Canada, and Mexico to/from Tahiti: | *Free for the first checked bag. *$100.00 CAD1/USD for a second checked bag. *1 CAD base amount will be converted to local currency and charged when exiting Canada. |
| The United States or Canada to/from Panama City PTY: | Free 1 for the first checked bag. $40.00 USD for a second checked bag. *The basic economy must pay $30.00USD for 1. |
| The United States or Canada to/from Ecuador and El Salvador: | Free for the first checked bag. $40.00 CAD1,2/USD for a second checked bag. *1 CAD base amount will be converted to local currency and charged when exiting Canada. *In 2 CAD, bag fees don’t apply for customers traveling between Guatemala City GUA and Los Angeles LAX. |
| The United States or Canada to/from Mexico: | $30.00 CAD1/USD for the first checked bag. $55.00 CAD1/USD for a second checked bag. *1 CAD base amount will be converted to local currency and charged when exiting Canada. |
| The United States or Canada to/from Central America, Guyana, Bermuda, Caribbean, and U. S. Virgin Islands: | $30.00 CAD1,2/USD for the first checked bag. $40.00 CAD1/USD for a second checked bag. *1 CAD base amount will be converted to local currency and charged when exiting Canada. *In 2 CAD, bag fees don’t apply for customers traveling between Guatemala City GUA and Los Angeles LAX. |
| The United States to/from Canada: | $30.00 CAD1/USD for the first checked bag. $50.00 CAD1/USD for a second checked bag. *1 CAD base amount will be converted to local currency and charged when exiting Canada. |
| Japan to/from Guan, Saipan, and Palau: | Free for the first checked bag. $40.00 USD for a second checked bag. |
| Europe to/from India: | Free for the first checked bag. 75 EUR for a second checked bag. |
| Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central America to/from Mexico, and Central America: | $30.00 USD for the first checked bag. $40.00 CAD1/USD for a second checked bag. |
| Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, and South America (excluding Brazil) to/from the Middle East (excluding Israel): | Free for the first checked bag. $75.00 USD for a second checked bag. |
| Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, and South America (excluding Brazil) to/from Europe and North America: | Free for the first checked bag. $100.00 USD, $120.00 for a second checked bag |
| The United States and Canada to/from Europe and North Africa: | Free 1 for the first checked bag. $100.00 USD, $120.00 CAD for a second checked bag. *The basic economy must pay $60.00USD,$75.00CAD for 1. |
| United States, Canada, and Mexico to/from India: | Free for the first checked bag. Free for the second checked bag. |
| United States, Canada, Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, and South America (excluding Brazil) to/from Southern and West Africa: | Free for the first checked bag. Free for the second checked bag. |
| United States, Canada, Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, and South America (excluding Brazil) to/from Australia, New Zealand, and The Philippines: | Free for the first checked bag. Free for the second checked bag |
| United States, Canada, Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, and South America (excluding Brazil) to/from Israel: | Free for the first checked bag. $100.00 USD/ CAD1 for the second checked bag *1 CAD base amount will be converted to local currency and charged when exiting Canada |
| The United States and Canada to/from South America (excluding Ecuador and Guyana): | Free for the first checked bag. Free for the second checked bag |
| Caribbean, Central America, and Mexico to/from South America (excluding Guyana): | Free for the first checked bag. Free for the second checked bag |
| United States, Canada, and Mexico to/from Sudan, Syria, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan: | Free for the first checked bag. $75.00 USD/ CAD1for the second checked bag *1 CAD base amount will be converted to local currency and charged when exiting Canada. |
| United States, Canada, and Mexico to/from Saudi Arabia, U.A.E., Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Yemen: | Free for the first checked bag. Free for the second checked bag |
| United States, Canada, Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, and South America to/from Asia: | Free for the first checked bag. Free for the second checked bag. |
Fees for excess Baggage
For the third to tenth bag fees in Delta Airlines from different locations. The details are given below in the tabular form:
| To/From – Brazil | 200.00 USD/CAD/EUR per bag 2 for the third to tenth checked bag *2 CAD or EUR base amounts will be converted to local currency and charged when exiting Canada or Europe. |
| North/South/Central America and Europe or North Africa | 200.00 USD/330.00 CAD/240 EUR per bag 2 for the third to tenth checked bag *2 CAD or EUR base amounts will be converted to local currency and charged when exiting Canada or Europe. |
| To/From/Within – Asia | 200.00 USD/CAD/EUR per bag 2 for the third to tenth checked bag *2 CAD or EUR base amounts will be converted to local currency and charged when exiting Canada or Europe. |
| Mexico and Central America and the Caribbean: | 150.00 USD for a third checked bag 200.00 USD per bag for the fourth to tenth checked bag |
| United States, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean, Central America, and South America (excluding Brazil & Guyana): | 200.00 USD/CAD/EUR per bag 1 for the third to tenth checked bag *1 CAD base amount will be converted to local currency and charged when exiting Canada. |
| United States, U.S. Virgin Islands, Canada, and Puerto Rico: | 150.00 USD/ CAD1 for a third checked bag 200.00 USD/CAD per bag1 for the fourth to tenth checked bag *1 CAD base amount will be converted to local currency and charged when exiting Canada. |
| United States, Canada, and the Caribbean, Central America, and Mexico : | 150.00 USD/ CAD1 for a third checked bag 200.00 USD/CAD per bag1 for fourth to tenth checked bag *1 CAD base amount will be converted to local currency and charged when exiting Canada. |
Fees for sports equipment
Sports equipment like fishing equipment, golf bags, skies, lacrosse, and hockey equipment will be accepted in Delta Airlines up to the size and weight and count as one checked bag and associated fees may be applied. If you still have some issues or you are unable to make changes to your services, you can contact Delta Airlines.
Fee for overweight baggage
Delta Airlines will charge for overweight bags when the bag weight is greater than 23 kilograms or 50 pounds on U.S domestic flights. The details are given below:
- $100 USD extra for per bag if the bag weight is between 24 to 32 kilograms or 51 to 70 pounds.
- $200 USD extra for per bag if the bag weight is between 33 to 46 kilograms or 71 to 100 pounds.
- Bags having weight more than 46 kilograms or 100 pounds will not be accepted.
Restricted Items
Many common items are restricted in American airlines by the Transportation Security Administration and Federal Aviation Administration. If you violate the law then you could pay a fine of $250,000 and up to 5 years imprisonment.
A list of restricted items is given below:
- Damaged batteries, automobiles, boats, or aircraft batteries are not allowed.
- Cutting instruments like metal knives or box cutters are only allowed in checked bags, not in carrying bags.
- Defense sprays aren’t allowed.
- Explosives like fireworks and gunpowder are not allowed.
- Flammable liquids or solids like fuel, paints are not allowed.
- Household items like bleach, solvents are not allowed.
- Lighter and matches are only allowed in carry-on bags, not in checked bags.
- Self-heating meals are not allowed.
Fees for Oversize baggage
Delta Airlines will charge $200.00 USD extra for the oversized bags when the bag size is greater from 160 to 292 centimeters or 63 to 115 linear inches in US domestic flights. Bags more than this size will not be accepted. If you still have issues you can How To Complaint To Delta Airlines Customer Service.
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