Delta raising fee for second checked bag

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Delta Air Lines will double its charge for checking a second bag on a domestic flight. The fee increases are designed to help offset the high cost of fuel.

Delta said the changes will apply to customers who purchase a ticket on or after Thursday. It will be for travel on or after Aug. 5.

The increase will affect Delta's regional carrier, Atlantic Southeast Airlines, which flies from Shreveport Regional Airport to Delta's hub in Atlanta.

Fee changes include an increase from $25 to $50 to check a second bag for domestic travel.

First Class, BusinessElite and Medallion customers will still be able to check up to three bags at no charge.

Delta currently does not charge for checking a first bag on domestic flights. It is studying a decision by several other major carriers, including Fort Worth-based American Airlines, to impose that fee. American's subsidiary, American Eagle, flies from Shreveport Regional to Dallas-Fort Worth.

Delta customers checking bags on international flights can check a first and second bag at no charge.

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Delta: Body of woman, 61, found in plane bathroom
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ATLANTA - Delta flight attendants found the body of a 61-year-old woman in the restroom of a plane that landed in Atlanta early Wednesday morning, a spokeswoman for the company said.

The crew noticed the restroom was occupied on final approach, spokeswoman Keyra Johnson said. Flight 950 from Los Angeles landed at 5:51 a.m., and Delta officials have not said how long the woman may have been in the restroom. Atlanta police were notified and met the plane at the gate, Johnson said.

The body was taken to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Crime Lab in suburban Atlanta for an autopsy later Wednesday, said GBI spokesman John Bankhead. Authorities were awaiting the results to determine the cause of death, Bankhead said. Authorities have not released the woman's name.

Atlanta police stationed at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport respond to calls about dead bodies on airplanes a couple of times a year, police spokesman Officer Eric Schwartz said.

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