Several US airlines raise baggage fees due to higher oil costs associated with Iran war
Delta, United and JetBlue hiked rates even as Delta announced $1bn pre-tax profit in quarter ending June
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Several major US airlines have raised their baggage fees in recent days, blaming ongoing volatility in oil markets caused by the https://www.theguardian.com/world/us-israel-war-on-iran">US-Israeli war in Iran that has almost doubled jet fuel prices.
On Tuesday, Delta followed the lead of United Airlines and JetBlue, which https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/united-airlines-joins-jetblue-raise-checked-bags-fees/6485552/">announced last week that they were hiking baggage prices because of the ongoing war.
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