Delta Air Lines Baggage Policy – Fee & Allowance. Delta Air Lines follows a fairly standard baggage policy in terms of free carry-on bags, charging pretty average fees for U.S. domestic and Canada/Mexico flights, and including one to two bags in the base fare for international flights (dependent on cabin class).
Additional pieces after 1-2 bags, as well as overweight/oversized bags carry a pretty hefty fee, so try to stick to your regulations!
What is Delta Air Lines’ (DL) baggage policy?
The Delta Air Lines (DL) baggage policy for regular basic fares inc,lude the following:
- Carry-on baggage.
- 1 personal item – Fee free
- 1 carry-on item – Fee free
- Checked baggage / Hold luggage – Applicable fees per bag increase with number checked.
- Overweight and Oversize bags – Applicable fees per bag depending on weight and size categories.
- Sports equipment – Certain items might have applicable fees.
- Please check Delta’s site for excess baggage restrictions if traveling to/from Africa, the Caribbean, Central America, Japan, Mexico, and South America.
What is Delta Air Lines’ (DL) carry-on baggage policy?
Delta Air Lines (DL) allows 1 carry-on bag and 1 personal item (purse, briefcase, laptop bag) per passenger fee free.
Carry-on should not exceed the following size and weight restrictions:
- 45 linear inches (22 x 14 x 9 in) or 115 centimeters (56 x 36 x 23 cm) including handles and wheels.
- Fit in the overhead bin or under the seat in front of you.
- Personal item should be of proper size to fit under the seat in front of you
- A jacket, umbrella, diaper bag, duty free items, and assistive devices (wheelchairs, walkers, crutches, strollers, child restraint seats, etc.) do not count towards your carry-on allowance.
NOTE: Bulkhead seats do not have under seat storage, therefore, all carry-on baggage must be stowed in the overhead bin during take-off and landing.
What is Delta Air Lines’ (DL) checked baggage / hold luggage policy?
Delta Air Lines’ (DL) standard checked baggage / hold luggage policy details follow:
- 2 bags standard, up to 10 bags maximum (up to 4 bags on Delta Connection)
- Maximum dimensions: 62 inches or 157 centimeters (length + width + height).
- Maximum weight: 50 pounds or 23 kilograms.
Are there fees for baggage on Delta Air Lines (DL)?
Yes, fees might apply.
They are determined by the type of fare you purchased, your destination, if you are an active U S military personnel and/or dependent, if you have status with Delta Airlines’ (DL) frequent flyer program, status with an affiliated carrier, or if you have a Delta Air Lines (DL) sponsored credit/charge card.
Delta Airlines’ (DL) standard checked baggage / hold luggage fees follow:
- United States to United States (including Puerto Rico):
- First checked bag: $30.00 USD
- Second checked bag: $40.00 USD
- United States to/from Canada:
- First checked bag: $30.00 USD/CAD 1
- Second checked bag: $50.00 USD/CAD 1
1 CAD base amounts will be charged when exiting Canada and converted to local currency.
NOTE: All passengers traveling to or from Key West, Florida are limited to one checked bag.
- United States or Canada to/from Bermuda, Caribbean, Central America, Guyana, and U. S. Virgin Islands:
- First checked bag: $30.00 USD/CAD 1,2
- Second checked bag: $40.00 USD/CAD 1
1 CAD base amounts will be charged when exiting Canada and converted to local currency.
2 First bag fee does not apply for passengers traveling between Los Angeles LAX and Guatemala City GUA.
- United States or Canada to/from Mexico:
- First checked bag: $30.00 USD/CAD 1
- Second checked bag: $55.00 USD/CAD 1
1 CAD base amounts will be charged when exiting Canada and converted to local currency.
- United States or Canada to/from El Salvador and Ecuador:
- First checked bag: Free
- Second checked bag: $40.00 USD/CAD 1,2
1 CAD base amounts will be charged when exiting Canada and converted to local currency.
2 Second bag fee for travel between Los Angeles LAX and San Salvador SAL is $30.00 USD.
- United States or Canada to/from Panama City PTY:
- First checked bag: Free 1
- Second checked bag: $40.00 USD
1 Basic Economy must pay $30.00 USD
- United States, Canada, and Mexico to/from Tahiti:
- First checked bag: Free
- Second checked bag: $100.00 USD/CAD 1
1 CAD base amounts will be charged when exiting Canada and converted to local currency.
- United States, Canada, and Mexico to/from Sudan, Syria, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan:
- First checked bag: Free
- Second checked bag: $75.00 USD/CAD 1
1 CAD base amounts will be charged when exiting Canada and converted to local currency.
- United States, Canada, and Mexico to/from Saudi Arabia, U.A.E., Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Yemen:
- First checked bag: Free
- Second checked bag: Free
- Caribbean, Central America, and Mexico to/from South America (excluding Guyana):
- First checked bag: Free
- Second checked bag: Free
- United States and Canada to/from South America (excluding Ecuador and Guyana):
- First checked bag: Free
- Second checked bag: Free
- United States, Canada, Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, and South America (excluding Brazil) to/from Israel:
- First checked bag: Free
- Second checked bag: $100.00 USD/CAD 1
1 CAD base amounts will be charged when exiting Canada and converted to local currency.
- United States, Canada, Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, and South America (excluding Brazil) to/from Israel:
- First checked bag: Free
- Second checked bag: $100.00 USD/CAD 1
1 CAD base amounts will be charged when exiting Canada and converted to local currency.
- United States, Canada, Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, and South America (excluding Brazil) to/from Australia, New Zealand, and The Philippines:
- First checked bag: Free
- Second checked bag: Free
- United States, Canada, Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, and South America to/from Asia:
- First checked bag: Free
- Second checked bag: Free
- United States, Canada, Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, and South America (excluding Brazil) to/from Southern and West Africa:
- First checked bag: Free
- Second checked bag: Free
- United States, Canada, and Mexico to/from India:
- First checked bag: Free
- Second checked bag: Free
- United States and Canada to/from Europe and North Africa:
- First checked bag: Free 1
- Second checked bag: $100.00 USD, $120.00 CAD, or 85 EUR
1 Basic Economy must pay $60.00 USD, $75.00 CAD, or 50 EUR
- Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, and South America (excluding Brazil) to/from Europe and North America:
- First checked bag: Free
- Second checked bag: $100.00 USD, $120.00 CAD, or 85 EUR
- Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, and South America (excluding Brazil) to/from Middle East (excluding Israel):
- First checked bag: Free
- Second checked bag: $75.00 USD
- Mexico, Caribbean, and Central America to/from Mexico, Caribbean, and Central America:
- First checked bag: $30.00 USD
- Second checked bag: $40.00 USD
- Europe to/from India:
- First checked bag: Free
- Second checked bag: 75 EUR
- Japan to/from Guan, Saipan, and Palau:
- First checked bag: Free
- Second checked bag: $40.00 USD
| Travel between | 1st Bag | 2nd Bag | |
| U.S. (including Puerto Rico) | U.S. (including Puerto Rico) | $30 | $40 |
| U.S. | Canada | $30 | $50 |
| U.S. & Canada | U.S. Virgin Islands, Central America, Caribbean, Guyana, & Bermuda | $30 | $40 |
| U.S./Canada | Mexico | $30 | $55 |
| U.S. / El Salvador, Ecuador, Panama | U.S. / El Salvador, Ecuador, Panama | $30(BE only); Free (MC/DC+) | $40 |
| Canada / El Salvador, Ecuador, Panama | Canada / El Salvador, Ecuador, Panama | FREE | $40 |
| U.S., Canada & Mexico | Sudan, Syria, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan & Uzbekistan | FREE | $75 |
| U.S., Canada & Mexico | Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, & Yemen | FREE | FREE |
| Caribbean, Mexico, Central America | South America (excluding Guyana) | FREE | FREE |
| U.S. / South America (excluding Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana) | U.S. / South America (excluding Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana) | $60 (BE Only); Free (MC/DC+) | $100 (BE Only); Free (MC/DC+) |
| Canada / South America (excluding Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana) | Canada / South America (excluding Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana) | FREE | FREE |
| U.S. & Canada | Tahiti (PPT) | $60 (BE ONLY); FREE (MC/DC+) | $100 |
| Mexico | Tahiti (PPT) | FREE | $100 |
| U.S. / Colombia | U.S. / Colombia | $30 USD (BE only); Free (MC/DC+) | $60 |
| Canada / Colombia | Canada / Colombia | FREE | FREE |
| U.S & Canada | Brazil (excluding select G3-operated flights) | FREE | FREE |
| Canada, Caribbean, Mexico, Central America (excluding Brazil) | Israel | FREE | $100 |
| U.S | Israel | FREE (MC/DC+); $60 (BE only) | $100 |
| U.S & Canada, Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, South America (excluding Brazil) | Australia, New Zealand & The Philippines | FREE | FREE |
| U.S. & Canada, Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, South America | Asia | FREE | FREE |
| U.S. & Canada, Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, South America | Southern and West Africa | FREE | FREE |
| U.S. & Canada, Mexico | India | FREE | FREE |
| U.S. & Canada | Europe & North Africa | FREE (MC/DC+); $60 (BE only) | $100 |
| Caribbean, Central America, South America (excluding Brazil) | Europe & North Africa | FREE | $100 |
| Caribbean, Central America, South America (excluding Brazil) | Middle East (excluding Israel) | FREE | $75 |
| Mexico, Central America & Caribbean | Mexico, Central America & Caribbean | $30 | $40 |
| Europe | India | FREE | $75 |
| Japan | Guam, Saipan & Palau | FREE | $40 |
| Mexico | Europe | FREE (MC/DC+); $60 (BE only) | $100 |
| Caribbean, Central America, South America (excluding Brazil) | India | FREE | $75 |
| U.S. & Canada, Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, South America (excluding Brazil) | First originating point of travel in India | FREE | FREE |
| First originating point of travel in Ghana, Nigeria, Namibia, Angola, Egypt, Jordan, or Lebanon | U.S. & Canada | FREE | FREE (MC/DC+); 70 USD |
| U.S. & Canada | Ghana, Nigeria, Namibia, Angola, Egypt, Jordan, or Lebanon | FREE | FREE |
What is Delta Airlines’ (DL) fee for excess baggage?
Delta Air Lines (DL) will charge the following for the third to tenth bags:
- United States, U.S. Virgin Islands, Canada, and Puerto Rico:
- Third checked bag: 150.00 USD/CAD 1
- Fourth to tenth checked bag: 200.00 USD/CAD per bag 1
1 CAD base amounts will be charged when exiting Canada and converted to local currency.
- United States, Canada and the Caribbean, Central America, and Mexico
- Third checked bag: 150.00 USD/CAD 1
- Fourth to tenth checked bag: 200.00 USD/CAD per bag 1
1 CAD base amounts will be charged when exiting Canada and converted to local currency.
- Mexico and Central America and the Caribbean:
- Third checked bag: 150.00 USD
- Fourth to tenth checked bag: 200.00 USD per bag
- United States, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean, Central America and South America (excluding Brazil & Guyana):
- Third to tenth checked bag: 200.00 USD/CAD per bag 1
1 CAD base amounts will be charged when exiting Canada and converted to local currency.
- North/South/Central America and Europe or North Africa
- Third to tenth checked bag: 285.00 USD/330.00 CAD/240.00 EUR per bag 2
2 CAD or EUR base amounts will be charged when exiting Canada or Europe, respectively, and converted to local currency.
- Asia – To/From/Within
- Third to tenth checked bag: 200.00 USD/CAD/EUR per bag 2
2 CAD or EUR base amounts will be charged when exiting Canada or Europe, respectively, and converted to local currency.
- Brazil – To/From
- Third to tenth checked bag: 200.00 USD/CAD/EUR per bag 2
- 2 CAD or EUR base amounts will be charged when exiting Canada or Europe, respectively, and converted to local currency.
| Geographical region | 3rd bag | 4+ bags |
| Travel between the United States (including the U.S. Virgin Islands & Puerto Rico) or Canada and the Caribbean | $150 | $200 |
| Travel between United States (including the U.S. Virgin Islands & Puerto Rico), Canada, Mexico and Central America (excludes GUA, SAP and SAL) | $150 | $200 |
| Travel between the United States (including the U.S. Virgin Islands & Puerto Rico), Canada and Mexico | $180 | $200 |
| Travel within/between Mexico, Central America and Caribbean | $125 | $200 |
| Travel between United States (including the U.S. Virgin Islands & Puerto Rico), Canada, and San Pedro Sula, Honduras (SAP) or San Salvador, El Salvador (SAL) | $200 | $200 |
| Travel between United States (including the U.S. Virgin Islands & Puerto Rico), Canada and Guatemala City, Guatemala (GUA) | $200 | $285 |
| Travel between South America (excluding select GOL-operated flights between BSB-MCO/MIA and FOR-MCO/MIA; see below) and the United States (including the U.S. Virgin Islands & Puerto Rico), Canada, Mexico, Caribbean, Central America | $200 | $200 |
| Travel on GOL-operated/Delta-marketed flights between Brasília International Airport (BSB) and Miami, FL (MIA) or Orlando, FL (MCO) or Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) and Miami, FL (MIA) or Orlando, FL (MCO) | $100 | $100 |
| Travel between North/South/Central America and Europe or North Africa | $285 | $285 |
| Travel to/from/within Asia | $200 | $200 |
| Travel between North America (United States, Canada, and Mexico) and Tahiti | $285 | $285 |
| Travel to/from Brazil | $200 | $200 |
| All others | $200 | $200 |
What is Delta Air Lines’ (DL) fee for overweight baggage?
Delta Air Lines (DL) will charge the following for bags that are greater than the standard 50 pounds or 23 kilograms on U S domestic flights:
- 51 to 70 pounds or 24 to 32 kilograms: $100.00 USD extra per bag.
- 71 to 100 pounds or 33 to 46 kilograms: $200.00 USD extra per bag.
- Bags exceeding 100 pounds or 46 kilograms will not be accepted as checked baggage / hold luggage.
- Check Delta’s site for flights to/from/within other geographic areas.
| Route | Overweight 51-70lb | Overweight 71-100lb |
| Within US & Canada (including the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico) | $100 | $200 |
| Between North/South/Central America & Europe or North Africa | $100 | Bags exceeding 70 lbs not allowed |
| Between North America and San Pedro Sula, Honduras or San Salvador, El Salvador | $150 | Bags exceeding 70 lbs not allowed |
| To/from/within Mexico, Central America, South America and the Caribbean | $100 | $200 |
| To / from / within Asia | $100 | $200 |
| To / from / within Australia and New Zealand | $100 | Bags exceeding 70 lbs not allowed |
| All others | $100 | $200 |
What is Delta Air Lines’ (DL) fee for oversize baggage?
Delta Air Lines (DL) will charge $200.00 USD extra for bags that are from 63 to 115 linear inches or from 160 to 292 centimeters on U S domestic flights.
Bags greater than 115 linear inches or 292 centimeters will not be accepted as checked baggage / hold luggage.
- Check Delta’s site for flights to/from/within other geographic areas.
| Route | Oversized (63-80 inches) |
| Travel within/between United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands | $200 |
| Travel to/from/between Asia, Middle East, Australia, India | $175 |
| Travel between North/South/Central America and Europe or North Africa | $300 |
| Travel between US (including U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico ) or Canada and Mexico, Caribbean, Central/South America | $150 |
| Travel between North America and all other African countries | $175 |
| Travel to/from Brazil | $100 |
Are there fees for sports equipment on Delta Air Lines (DL)?
Sports equipment such as skis, golf bags, fishing equipment, hockey, and lacrosse equipment will be accepted up to Delta Airlines’ (DL) size and weight limits and will count as one checked bag/hold bag.
Associated fees might be applied.
CPAP Devices:
Customers traveling with one of the approved assistive devices (CPAP) must also have 150% of their actual flight time in battery life, regardless of how long you may choose to use the device as a carry-on item.
What is the baggage allowance for Delta Airlines?
The baggage allowance for Delta Air Lines depends on the fare type and the route.
Check the table in this article to check the fees for your specific route.
Do you get a free checked bag on Delta?
Some fares and destinations receive free checked luggage with Delta Air Lines.
Delta One, Delta Premium Select, and First Class receive two checked bags and Economy passengers receive a free checked bag for some international destinations.
Can I take a backpack and carry-on on Delta?
A small backpack would count as a personal item if it fits under the seat in front of you.
Delta does not disclose any size restrictions for personal items but lists items such as a purse, briefcase, camera bag or diaper bag.
How much is a checked bag on Delta International?
Flights to some international destinations include free checked luggage.
Economy passengers on flights from the U.S. to Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East receive a free checked bag, providing they have not purchased a Basic Economy fare.
For all destinations, check the table above for applicable fees.