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Airlines collect a record amount of bag fees

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NEW YORK (WKOW) -- U.S. airlines collected more than $1.7 billion in baggage fees during the first half of the year. That's the largest amount ever collected in that six-month period.

According to the Bureau of Transportation statistics, Delta Air Lines Inc. collected the most in baggage fees of any airline: nearly $430 million from January through June. The slightly larger United Airlines -- part of United Continental Holdings Inc. -- followed with $351 million in bag fees.

Airlines started charging for a first checked suitcase in 2008 and the fees have climbed since.

Airlines typically charge $25 each way for the first checked bag, $35 for the second bag and then various extra amounts for overweight or oversized bags.

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