New Delhi: Next time you want a seat with more leg room on a domestic flight, be ready to pay extra. Not just for more leg room, domestic carriers may soon begin charging for even check- in baggage, meals (which most LCCs charge for anyway), carrying a musical instrument or sports gear.
Civil Aviation regulator DGCA today allowed airlines to charge for these services at a pre-determined fare which would be outside the base fare.
This has been a long pending demand of airlines and is on the lines of global practices where some airlines charge for each piece of luggage. But it is interesting to note that while these charges will not need to be paid by fliers if they don’t want a snack, a preferred seat or a check-in bag, they are being allowed just when AirAsia is preparing to launch services in India.
30/04/13 Sindhu Bhattacharya/First Post
