The free check-in baggage for domestic flyers is all set to be reduced from 20 kg to 15 kg and a host of other charges are on the way. Airport Authorities of India(AAI) has decided to reduce the free baggage limit for economy passengers to 15 kg and will charge anywhere between Rs 200 to Rs 250 per kg for excess weight. While all airlines in India is planning to implement this from next week itself to cash in on the holiday travel (summer break in north India begins this weekend), all other airlines are going to follow suit soon.
Apart from lower check-in weight, All Domestic flights has also decided the extra charges it will implement in coming days. "We will have a charge for pre-selection of seats in place by next month. The amount is yet to be decided," said an official.
Airlines permits the checked baggage up to 15 Kg. per passenger in case of domestic flights and apart from that a complimentary carry on of a small handbag for personal items will be permitted as the cabin baggage. Other items like a laptop computer, an overcoat or a blanket, an umbrella or a walking stick, some amount of reading material, a small camera, and infant’s food for the passengers traveling with an Infant is also permitted as cabin baggage. Passengers are allowed to carry a maximum of one piece of cabin baggage, as specified in BCAS guidelines, with a maximum weight of 7 kg. The dimensions of the Cabin Baggage should not exceed (L+B+H) - 55+35+25 totaling 115cms for flights operating the Boeing aircraft (737-800/900 ER) and (L+B+H) - 50+35+23 totaling 108cms for the flights operating Bombardier Q400 aircrafts. The passengers connecting to or from a International flight to Domestic flights are entitled to a free baggage allowance as permitted as per International regulations.
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