Pay less for excess baggage from today!
posted on Jul 1, 2016 @ 1:04PM
In a good news for flyers From July 1 onwards, they will be required to pay up lesser money for excess checked-in baggage up to a certain limit as the revised fee structure comes into effect. Under the new tariff structure, only Rs 100 would be charged per additional kilogramme of checked-in baggage up to a certain level compared to the existing charge of Rs 300 per kg.
Currently, all domestic airlines allow free checked-in baggage up to 15 kg. Beyond that, they charge Rs 300 per extra kg expect for Air India which allows 23kgs. The reduced rates, announced by the government earlier this month, were initially scheduled to come into force from June 15. However, the implementation date was extended to July 1 by aviation regulator DGCA after airlines sought more time to upgrade their system.