GoAir – one of the leading low-cost carriers of India recently announced that it has cut down on the free hand baggage limit by three kilograms. Earlier, passengers were allowed to carry up to 10 kilograms cabin luggage after online air ticket booking with this carrier. However, since 1st June, 2014, they can carry up to seven kilograms hand luggage in the aircraft. Until the end of May this year, GoAir was among the few Indian carriers, which permitted up to 10 kilograms complimentary cabin baggage on board. Other national carriers, such as Jet Airways and IndiGo offer seven kilograms cabin baggage only.
Reason Behind This Cut Down
Air India – the national airline of the country does not implement any restrictions on weight of the hand luggage allowed in domestic routes. However, it restricts the size of the baggage to be allowed inside the aircraft. According to Air India officials, the sum of the height, breadth and length of the bag should not be more than 115 centimetres. According to a leading travel agency, most carriers permit a reasonable size laptop bag, hand purse and other small items like infant food as well as books on board. A recent study, conducted with domestic as well as international fliers, has revealed that most fliers transfer heavy stuff to their cabin bags in order to avoid paying huge amounts for check-in baggage. To eliminate this problem, carriers are now implementing considerable restrictions on the weight of free cabin luggage allowed inside flights. Travel experts state that this is the reason behind reduction of weight allowance with GoAir online booking as well. It has been learnt recently that Air India is also planning to introduce strict baggage norms after recent incidents of malpractices in this regard, especially on India-Gulf routes. So whenever you are planning to go for a trip to any place must check baggage restrictions before booking flights.
Reason Behind This Cut Down
Air India – the national airline of the country does not implement any restrictions on weight of the hand luggage allowed in domestic routes. However, it restricts the size of the baggage to be allowed inside the aircraft. According to Air India officials, the sum of the height, breadth and length of the bag should not be more than 115 centimetres. According to a leading travel agency, most carriers permit a reasonable size laptop bag, hand purse and other small items like infant food as well as books on board. A recent study, conducted with domestic as well as international fliers, has revealed that most fliers transfer heavy stuff to their cabin bags in order to avoid paying huge amounts for check-in baggage. To eliminate this problem, carriers are now implementing considerable restrictions on the weight of free cabin luggage allowed inside flights. Travel experts state that this is the reason behind reduction of weight allowance with GoAir online booking as well. It has been learnt recently that Air India is also planning to introduce strict baggage norms after recent incidents of malpractices in this regard, especially on India-Gulf routes. So whenever you are planning to go for a trip to any place must check baggage restrictions before booking flights.
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