New Delhi: The proposal of airlines to charge for check-in baggage while providing incentives for passengers who travel light had been turned down by Ministry of Civil Aviation.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has recently received proposals in this regard from as many as three low-cost carriers.
A senior DGCA official said SpiceJet, Indigo and AirAsia approached the regulator with the idea of ‘zero baggage fare’, whereby passengers having no check in luggage would be given a discount on the ticket.
Meanwhile other airlines are also in favour of ‘zero baggage fare’, including full-service carriers.
Such a system would do away with the current practice of passengers being allowed to carry up to 15 kilogram of check in luggage free of cost.
That would also mean that travellers would soon have to pay for every kilogram of check in luggage.
Notify that DGCA had allowed domestic carriers to unbundle their services and charge separately for facilities such as preferred seats, meals on board and use of lounge in April this year.
Bureau Report
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