Delta Air Lines baggage policy depends on your ticket class, departure city, destination, and other factors. It can be a bit difficult to understand. 

Additional baggage fees depend on several complicated factors, including size, weight, and where you’re flying from. 

Active military personnel are entitled to special baggage exceptions. 

Don’t worry, if you book your business class flight with us, we’ll make sure you have all the information you need! 

Let’s start with the basics.

Carry-on Items Allowance

Carry-on item allowances apply to all Delta flight classes.

Note: Your free bag allowance may be different if you’re flying on a Delta partner airline for any part of your journey.

Free carry-on baggage allowance for international or domestic flights within the United States:

• 1 personal item: purse, briefcase, camera bag, diaper bag, laptop bag, or item of similar size
• 1 standard carry-on bag
• You may substitute a small musical instrument for one of your carry-on items.

In addition, you can carry:

• A jacket and/or umbrella
• Food or drink purchased after clearing the security checkpoint
• Duty-free merchandise
• Special items like strollers, child restraint seats or assistive devices such as wheelchairs or crutches

Please consult the TSA website for information about what you may or may not pack in your carry-on items and checked bags.

Delta Baggage Size & Weight Restrictions:

Personal item: 16 x 12 x 6in (40 x 30 x 15cm)

Standard carry-on: 22 x 14 x 9in (56 x 35 x 23cm)

• At check-in, your bags must fit completely into the baggage gauge (including handles, pockets and wheels).
• On board, your carry-on bags must fit in an overhead bin or under the seat in front of you.

Exception: All passengers in any class who are traveling to or from Key West, Florida are limited to one checked bag. There are no exceptions for this route.

Carry-on weight restrictions:

There is no maximum weight limit for carry-on baggage except when traveling from these airports:

• Singapore – Changi International Airport (SIN) carry on should not exceed 15 lbs. (7kgs)
• Beijing – Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) requires that domestic hand carry bags should not exceed 10kgs. Individual carrier rules apply for international flights.
• Shanghai – Pudong International Airport (PVG) carry on should not exceed 22lbs. (10kgs)

Rules for Infants and Small Children Lap Riders

If you’re traveling with an unticketed child riding in your lap, they do not have an extra baggage allowance.  

You may carry one of the following items as your personal item or carry-on bag:

• Booster seat or other infant seat
• Bassinet
• Breast pump and associated cooler bag

As long as they are checked, children’s strollers and seat restraints are not counted as part of the standard baggage allowance and are free. 

Child restraint seats (car or booster seats) may be brought on board if there is an open passenger seat in your row. If no empty passenger seat is available, the car seat must be checked at the gate by a Delta representative.

Please be aware that if you are bringing your baby’s bassinet or infant seat as carry-on baggage, it must be secured tightly by a seatbelt to be stored on an aircraft seat. The item must also meet carry-on size restrictions.

Delta Air Lines Checked Baggage Allowances for:

• Basic Economy 
• Main Cabin  
• Delta Comfort+

Each checked bag can be up to 62in (157cm) when you total length + width + height, including anything that sticks out, like the handle, pockets and wheels. Maximum weight limit for any bag is 50lbs.

You are allowed up to 10 checked bags per passenger on flights operated by Delta or Delta Shuttle®, and up to 4 checked bags on Delta Connection® carrier flights. 

Fees may apply for each bag.

Delta Air Lines Baggage Fees:

Delta SkyMiles Medallion Members and Delta SkyMiles® American Express Credit Card Members get one free checked bag. After the first bag, normal rules apply.

For everyone else:

• The first checked bag fee ranges in price from free to $60 each way, depending on the cities you travel between.
• The second checked bag ranges in price from  $40 to $100 each way, depending on the cities you travel between.
• The third checked bag ranges in price from  $100 to $285 each way, depending on the cities you travel between.
•  Bags 4 – 10 range in price from $200 to $285 each way, depending on the cities you travel between.
• Oversize or overweight bags incur additional fees.

Learn more about Delta Excess Baggage Fees 

Baggage Allowance For Ticketed Toddlers and Infants:

Children traveling on an international ticket that costs 10% of the adult fare are allowed one checked bag weighing up to 20lbs. (10kg) with a maximum size of 45 inches (length+width+height), plus one checked fully collapsible stroller or push-chair.

Children traveling on a ticket that costs 50% or more of the adult fare, are entitled to the same baggage allowance as ticketed adults.

Delta Air Lines Checked Baggage Allowances for:

• First Class
• Delta Premium Select 
• Delta One®

Each checked bag can be up to 62in (157cm) when you total length + width + height, including anything that sticks out, like the handle, pockets and wheels. Maximum weight limit for any bag is 70lbs.

You are allowed up to 10 checked bags per passenger on Delta flights or Delta Shuttle®, and up to 4 checked bags on Delta Connection® carrier flights. 

Delta Air Lines Baggage Fees:

• The first two checked bags are free for premium fare passengers.depending on the cities you travel between.
• The third checked bag ranges in price from  $100 to $285 each way, depending on the cities you travel between.
• Bags 4 – 10 range in price from $200 to $285 each way, depending on the cities you travel between.
• Overweight and oversize bags incur additional fees.

Learn more about Delta Excess Baggage Fees 

Delta baggage policies can be confusing to navigate without help. Contact us and we’ll help you sort it out. While we’re at it, we’ll find you the cheapest flight deal available.