After reduced free check-in baggage weight, domestic flyers will now be able to carry less as cabin or hand baggage inside the aircraft. Low cost carrier GoAir which currently allows 10 kg as hand baggage will reduce this to seven kg from June 1. Incidentally the Wadia Group company was among the few Indian airlines to offer 10 kg free hand baggage as other desi carriers like IndiGo and Jet allow only seven kg.
Air India (domestic) does not have weight restriction on hand baggage but, like all airlines, it limits the size of bag allowed on board aircraft. "The sum of the hand bag's length, breadth and height should not be more than 115 cm. The idea is to limit this weight to seven to eight kg but there is no formal weight limitation for cabin baggage," said an AI official, adding that in addition most airlines allow a "reasonable size" ladies hand bag, laptop bag and other small items like reading material and infant food.
Air travellers globally use the 'generous' hand baggage allowance to transfer stuff from their heavy check-in bags to cabin bags and avoid paying hefty charges. But airlines are now systematically reducing the weight allowed free of charge in both these items. Most desi airlines recently reduced free check-in baggage weight for domestic flyers from 20 kg to 15 kg. And now, free hand bag allowance is also being reduced.
Air India (domestic) does not have weight restriction on hand baggage but, like all airlines, it limits the size of bag allowed on board aircraft. "The sum of the hand bag's length, breadth and height should not be more than 115 cm. The idea is to limit this weight to seven to eight kg but there is no formal weight limitation for cabin baggage," said an AI official, adding that in addition most airlines allow a "reasonable size" ladies hand bag, laptop bag and other small items like reading material and infant food.
Air travellers globally use the 'generous' hand baggage allowance to transfer stuff from their heavy check-in bags to cabin bags and avoid paying hefty charges. But airlines are now systematically reducing the weight allowed free of charge in both these items. Most desi airlines recently reduced free check-in baggage weight for domestic flyers from 20 kg to 15 kg. And now, free hand bag allowance is also being reduced.
