Delta to charge for skis
 

My husband heard on CNN this morning that Delta is going to start charging $125 to take skis. Yikes! I can travel for two weeks in one suitcase, never try to board with more carry-ons than permitted, but this will be a challenge.

CNN is wrong. It is not true. Skis are still being counted as your one free checked luggage:

http://www.delta.com/traveling_check...index.jsp#skis

However, 2nd piece of luggage is now $50, up from $25. And other fees have gone up, like surfboards, which is now $175.

It looks like skis and snowboards continue to be exempt from the dimension limit http://www.delta.com/traveling_check...index.jsp#skis so I don't think CNN is correct.

The third bag fee is going up to $125, so I suppose that would be true if the skis were your third bag.

New bag fees for tickets purchased on or after July 31 and travel on or after August 5 are here http://www.delta.com/traveling_check...gage/index.jsp

Oh, boy, I don't have to spend the extra money, and I get to tell my husband he's wrong. Ain't we got fun!?!