Now, pay more for excess baggage on domestic flights
Saurabh.Sinha@timesgroup.com
New Delhi: 24.06.2018
Carrying over 15 kg check-in baggage on domestic flights will now cost more. Private airlines have hiked both pre-booking charges for excess baggage as well as the fees that needs to be paid at airports by those who have not booked the same in advance by one-third or 33%.
Air India is the only airline that allows domestic economy flyers to take up to 25 kg checkin baggage free of charge.
Low cost carriers (LCC) IndiGo, SpiceJet and GoAir will now charge ₹400 per kg instead of the ₹300 earlier beyond the allowed 15 kg from domestic passengers at airports who have not pre-booked excess baggage. Air India had earlier this month raised excess baggage charges from ₹400 per kg to ₹500. On Saturday night, Jet Airways also hiked excess baggage fee to ₹500 per kg.
Jet, which from July15 will move to piece concept where the allowed 15 kg will need to be taken in one bag by domestic economy flyers, said the charge for taking a second bag (weighing up to 15 kg) on flights within India will be ₹3,999 from that date.
Till last August, airlines could charge only ₹500 for the first five kg beyond the 15-kg limit for domestic flyers due to a DGCA order. Beyond 20 kg, they could charge any amount. Airlines challenged that DGCA order in courts and were allowed to set excess baggage charges beyond 15 kg itself.
Ban on powder weighing more than 350g in hand bags on flights to US
New Delhi: From next Saturday passengers flying to the US may not be allowed to carry over 350 grams of powdery substance in hand bags. The US transportation security administration (TSA) has enacted this rule after a foiled attempt to put an improvised explosive device using powder explosives on a Gulf carrier in Australia last year. TSA says “powder-like substances greater than 12 ounce/350 ml must be placed in a separate bin for X-ray screening. ...We encourage you to place non-essential powders greater than 12 ounce in checked bags.” TNN
Saurabh.Sinha@timesgroup.com
New Delhi: 24.06.2018
Carrying over 15 kg check-in baggage on domestic flights will now cost more. Private airlines have hiked both pre-booking charges for excess baggage as well as the fees that needs to be paid at airports by those who have not booked the same in advance by one-third or 33%.
Air India is the only airline that allows domestic economy flyers to take up to 25 kg checkin baggage free of charge.
Low cost carriers (LCC) IndiGo, SpiceJet and GoAir will now charge ₹400 per kg instead of the ₹300 earlier beyond the allowed 15 kg from domestic passengers at airports who have not pre-booked excess baggage. Air India had earlier this month raised excess baggage charges from ₹400 per kg to ₹500. On Saturday night, Jet Airways also hiked excess baggage fee to ₹500 per kg.
Jet, which from July15 will move to piece concept where the allowed 15 kg will need to be taken in one bag by domestic economy flyers, said the charge for taking a second bag (weighing up to 15 kg) on flights within India will be ₹3,999 from that date.
Till last August, airlines could charge only ₹500 for the first five kg beyond the 15-kg limit for domestic flyers due to a DGCA order. Beyond 20 kg, they could charge any amount. Airlines challenged that DGCA order in courts and were allowed to set excess baggage charges beyond 15 kg itself.
Ban on powder weighing more than 350g in hand bags on flights to US
New Delhi: From next Saturday passengers flying to the US may not be allowed to carry over 350 grams of powdery substance in hand bags. The US transportation security administration (TSA) has enacted this rule after a foiled attempt to put an improvised explosive device using powder explosives on a Gulf carrier in Australia last year. TSA says “powder-like substances greater than 12 ounce/350 ml must be placed in a separate bin for X-ray screening. ...We encourage you to place non-essential powders greater than 12 ounce in checked bags.” TNN
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