Luggage limit?

[nancy anne]

Anyone know what happens on Delta if luggage weighs more than 50 Lbs? Anyone know approximately what the extra fee runs? Just preparing in case we are over.

Thanks

[Globaliser]

I think that this page from the Delta website is the one you need.

[FlyerTalker]

Be sure to click through to the linked pages on allowances, restrictions and the other links on the various pages.

 

Why DL didn't put it all on ONE page is a question only their brain trust can answer....personally, I think it is to encourage "gotcha's" and the resultant fees.

[Shorex]

It is not uncommon to see travelers at the weigh-in counter scrambling to take a few pounds of stuff out of the overweight bag and put in the "underweight" bag or carry-on. Been there, done that. ;) The truly prepared have a portable scale for weighing luggage before approaching the counter. DH and I use the "heft" method.

[greatam]

DH and I use the "heft" method.

 

And I like the "give 'em $5.00 extra" curbside check in method. Never failed me from the USA, including a 61 pound bag to Asia this July. The guy looked at me weird, I stuck out $10.00, he slapped a "heavy" sticker on my suitcase and away it went. Not recommended for everyone.

[wrp96]

I use the I'm young, single, and female method!:D Obviously this won't work for most people.:p ;)

 

Seriously, I've gotten to the point that if I can lift it and carry it from my room to the car and lift it into the trunk, then it's almost a certainty that it will be underweight. Generally my bags these days come out to around 45 pounds.