Air India changed the free baggage limit, now you will have to pay for luggage more than 2 kg
Air India Free Baggage Limit: Tata Group-owned airline Air India has changed its free baggage policy. Air India has reduced the maximum free baggage allowance for its lowest fare class, as part of Tata Group’s several initiatives to revive the loss-making airline of over Rs 50,000 crore. Air India has reduced the maximum free baggage allowance from 20 kg to 15 kg.
Notification issued information
Passengers flying in ‘Economy Comfort’ and ‘Comfort Plus’ fare classes on Air India will be allowed to carry 15 kg of check-in baggage, the airline said in a notification to travel agents. The new free salary limit came into effect from Thursday.
Tata acquired in 2022
Let us tell you that Tata Group had bought Air India in the year 2022. Before privatization, the airline used to give free baggage allowance of 25 kg, which was reduced to 20 kg last year. Now the free baggage limit of Air India has become at par with other airlines. However, other low-budget airlines like IndiGo, allow passengers to carry one bag.
Unlike them, Air India will allow its passengers to carry multiple bags. At the same time, civil aviation regulator DGCA orders that airlines should allow passengers to carry a minimum 15 kg free check-in bag.
Passengers paying higher fare will be able to carry more luggage
Air India will allow passengers paying higher fares under ‘Economy Flex’ to carry 25 kg of hand luggage and will also provide them other facilities like no-change charges on their tickets.
Air India said this
An Air India spokesperson said the fare difference between ‘Comfort Plus’ and ‘Flex’ on routes like Delhi-Mumbai will be around Rs 1,000, but with 10 kg excess baggage, zero change or cancellation charges, more loyalty points and free options. Will be. The price given for the better choice of seats is around Rs 9,000. Let us tell you that last year Tata had launched several fare brackets to reduce the losses of the airline.
This much charge will have to be paid for overloading!
Let us tell you that Air India charges Rs 600 per kg on excess baggage from passengers, which also includes GST charges. Passengers can take 10 kg of hand luggage with them on the plane, but if their luggage is more than this then they will have to combine it with the check-in baggage.
