Bad pub for Delta

[SubGod22]

Soldiers Returning From Afghanistan Want Delta To Do An About-Face After Charging Them Hundreds of Dollars in Baggage Fees

They criticized Delta for the additional charges, complaining that the 34 soldiers were charged as much as $2,800 in baggage fees.

“We were frustrated with the situation,” O’Hair told Fox News Radio. “Honestly, we were just trying to get home.” O’Hair said the trouble started Tuesday during an 18-hour layover in Baltimore.

His unit was heading back to Fort Polk, La., after a deployment in Afghanistan. O’Hair said their military orders stated that each soldier was allowed to check up to four bags free of charge. But the Delta agent told the soldiers they would have to pay for the fourth bag.

“My extra bag was my weapons case,” he said. “I had my assault rifle, a grenade launcher and a 9-mm. pistol.”

[martymoose]

After reading about this, it seems more like the military screwed up. It's 4 bags for 1st class and 3 for coach.

[Kung Wu]

After reading about this, it seems more like the military screwed up. It's 4 bags for 1st class and 3 for coach.

If it's the military's fault, why not let the soldiers on and bill the DoD? Why stress the individual soldiers' pocketbooks?

[SB Shock]

Delta Air Lines announced Wednesday they will allow American troops to check four bags free of charge.

[SubGod22]

After reading about this, it seems more like the military screwed up. It's 4 bags for 1st class and 3 for coach.

If it's the military's fault, why not let the soldiers on and bill the DoD? Why stress the individual soldiers' pocketbooks?

That was my thought as well. Couldn't have been difficult.

[RoyalShock]

After reading about this, it seems more like the military screwed up. It's 4 bags for 1st class and 3 for coach.

If it's the military's fault, why not let the soldiers on and bill the DoD? Why stress the individual soldiers' pocketbooks?

That was my thought as well. Couldn't have been difficult.

I would guess because the baggage fees must be paid at the time of check-in, not billed for later payment, which is how that would have to work unless someone there had a DoD credit card.