DGCA won't allow airlines to charge for check-in baggage up to 15 kg

July 07, 2015 09:41

CNN-IBN reports: In some good news for flyers, airlines will not be allowed to charge domestic flyers for check-in baggage weighing up to 15 kg.

According to reports, aviation regulator DGCA has decided to issue an order to airlines in this regard. An earlier DGCA ruling had put check-in baggage under unbundled items category, effectively allowing airlines to charge extra for it.

This comes days after a flip flop by the Union Aviation Ministry over charging extra for check-in baggage in low cost airlines.

While Minister of State for Civil Aviation Mahesh Sharma had said that the airlines won't be allowed to charge extra for check-in baggage, Union Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju had ruled it out, saying "nothing is free".

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