Many airlines have reduced the maximum weight and size of luggage they'll carry for free, some now charge for every bag you check, no matter how small and light, and airlines are increasingly enforcing what used to be a generally overlooked set of rules and penalties.
Cabin Baggage Allowance..
The Government of India Regulations permits only one piece of cabin baggage on board; the dimensions of which should not exceed 115 linear cms.
Any Airlines can permits the following Cabin Baggage Allowance for Economy Class – Domestic Travel
The Government of India Regulations permits only one piece of cabin baggage on board; the dimensions of which should not exceed 115 linear cms.
Any Airlines can permits the following Cabin Baggage Allowance for Economy Class – Domestic Travel
- 1 piece at 7 kgs per guest not exceeding 115 (H + W + L) linear cms (45 inches)
- For travel on our Boeing aircraft (B737) – not more than 55 cms in length, 35 cms in breadth, 25 cms in height
Baggage Dimensions for Boeing:
Strolley bags with the above specified dimensions will be allowed.
Guests are permitted to carry one laptop over and above one piece of hand luggage as cabin baggage. Guests traveling on flights originating from Srinagar and Jammu will not be allowed to carry any hand baggage.
Contours are available at all airports to check the dimensions. If it exceeds these specifications, you will be requested to check your bag into the baggage hold. Hand baggage is accepted in the cabin subject to availability of space in the Over Head Bin. Restricted stowage space is also available under the front seat. In the event of no space being available in the aircraft to stow hand baggage, it will be necessary to remove and load the same in the baggage hold as per safety regulations.
Checked Baggage...
Baggage Allowances..
Domestic airlines in india allows the following baggage allowance on all domestic routes as well as some international routes like Kathmandu,Colombo.
Contours are available at all airports to check the dimensions. If it exceeds these specifications, you will be requested to check your bag into the baggage hold. Hand baggage is accepted in the cabin subject to availability of space in the Over Head Bin. Restricted stowage space is also available under the front seat. In the event of no space being available in the aircraft to stow hand baggage, it will be necessary to remove and load the same in the baggage hold as per safety regulations.
Checked Baggage...
Baggage Allowances..
Domestic airlines in india allows the following baggage allowance on all domestic routes as well as some international routes like Kathmandu,Colombo.
| Class | Adult | Child | Infant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economy (Domestic & International Flights) | 20 kgs | 20 kgs | 0 kgs |
| Category | Economy | Document Check |
|---|---|---|
| General | 20 kgs | Ticket |
| Sailor / Seamen | 20 kgs + 20 kgs | Continuous Discharge Certificate (CDC) |
Please note that for checked-in baggage, no single piece of check-in baggage must weigh more than 32 Kgs. Excess baggage charge is levied on live animals traveling as Check-in-baggage.
Members : Airline members(Ex-Jet privilege members, Skyward members) are not entitled to an additional baggage allowance on JetKonnect.
Sailor / Seamen: Ship Crew is entitled to 40kgs baggage allowance both on domestic & international as long as the necessary parameters are met.
Note 1 : Two allowances can never be clubbed together unless otherwise specified . If a guest is eligible for two different allowances, the ticketed allowance will be applicable.
Note 2: Please be aware that baggage allowances are carrier regulated and might differ between carriers.
- The ticket is issued as a Seamen's discounted ticket based on the normal fare with the Seamen discount code mentioned on the ticket
- The Seamen have a valid Identity Proof
- The Seamen must be traveling on duty or positioning for duty or returning home from duty
Seamen travelling on any other fares (e.g. APEX fares, etc.) who are not ticketed on the normal fare, are not entitled to the 40 kgs baggage allowance.
Piece Concept – Domestic / International..
The piece concept is applicable to:
- Journey to / from USA and Canada
- 2 pieces of 23 kgs each will be allowed
Children and Infants with booked seats will have the same allowance as adults.
To avail the piece concept it has to be ticketed on the same itinerary. Effective October 1, 2011, if separate tickets are issued for routes within India and International connections, the baggage allowance shown on the domestic tickets will apply to domestic India routes.
Excess baggage refers to the checked in baggage that exceeds the guest's Free Baggage Allowance. Guests would have to pay for any excess baggage. Excess baggage charges in case of weight concept are based on 1.5% of the Economy class fare for a Domestic sector and 1.5% of the Economy class IATA fare for an International sector. However, effective March 12, 2012, excess baggage charges are INR 200 per kg for baggage over and above the free baggage allowance for sectors within India.
Excess baggage charges in case of piece concept are as below:
- Overweight rating - USD 50 for any piece weighing between 23-32 kg
- Extra Piece - A flat rate of USD 150 (per piece) will be charged for each extra piece. The maximum dimension and weight for each extra piece would be the same as mentioned above.
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