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How to use the Delta SkyMiles Reserve Checked bags

ValueIncluded
ResetsAlways on
Next resetNever

What it is

The basic card member’s first standard checked bag is free on Delta when their SkyMiles number is on the reservation, including passengers on that same reservation (up to nine waivers). A second standard checked bag is also free once per eligible card per direction for basic card members on the reservation. Overweight and oversize bags are excluded. Additional card members do not receive the waiver on their own.

Summarized from American Express’s published terms, checked September 28, 2026. Terms change — confirm details with American Express before you rely on them.

When it resets

Always available while you hold the card. Nothing to reset.

How not to lose it

  • Pay with the Delta SkyMiles Reserve. The credit only follows purchases charged to the card that carries it.

Other Delta SkyMiles Reserve credits