Delta and Southwest Airlines to raise baggage fees due to soaring fuel prices

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Delta and Southwest Airlines announced they will increase baggage fees in response to soaring fuel prices. Rising crude oil prices due to Middle East tensions are pressuring airline operating costs. Both airlines will raise the first and second checked bag fees by $10 each, making them $45 and $55 respectively. Delta will apply this to domestic and some short-haul international routes, with the third bag fee increasing to $200. Delta owns a refinery in Pennsylvania, supplying about three-quarters of its fuel needs, but remains susceptible to crude price fluctuations.