SME Times News Bureau | 24 Sep, 2020
The Centre on Thursday freed airlines to fix their own baggage
allowance, thereby allowing more space for competition and addition of
another revenue stream.
The development comes months after the
Centre had fixed a limit of only one check-in and one hand-baggage per
passenger since the resumption of domestic operations from May 25.
In
an office memorandum, the Ministry of Civil Aviation said that the
matter with regard to check-in baggage has been reviewed based on the
feedback received from the concerned stakeholders.
As per the amended provision, "baggage limitation would be as per the airlines' policies," it said.
On
its part, full-service carrier Vistara's Spokesperson said: "In
response to the latest advisory issued by the government regarding
check-in baggage, we shall be restoring the pre-Covid baggage allowance
effective 28 September. Customers' convenience and safety remain our
topmost priorities."
