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Several US airlines raise baggage fees as Iran war sends fuel costs soaring

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A passenger pushes a baggage cart loaded with suitcases — A passenger pushes a cart loaded with suitcases past a Delta counter at the Los Angeles international airport on 26 November 2025. Photograph: Patrick T Fallon/AFP via Getty Images

Several major US airlines have raised their baggage fees in recent days, blaming ongoing volatility in oil markets caused by the US-Israeli war in Iran that has almost doubled jet fuel prices.

On Tuesday, Delta followed the lead of United Airlines and JetBlue, which announced last week that they were hiking baggage prices because of the ongoing war.

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