Mumbai: Already burdened with high fares, domestic flyers are now paying through their nose for excess baggage. With the recent reduction in free baggage limit to 15 kg from 20 kg on domestic sectors, most travellers going on a holiday are paying anywhere between Rs 1,000 and Rs 2,500 for excess baggage. Little wonder, then, that queues at airline cashier counters are getting longer than the check-in queues in peak hours.
The recent rule changes have taken travellers aback, with most of them finding it tough to beat the system and lighten their luggage.
Filmmaker Deepika Sharma, who travelled to Chandigarh last month from the city, paid Rs 2,500 for a baggage excess of 10 kg. Sharma was on her annual holiday to her hometown and was refused any concession on the charge.
07/10/13 Chinmayi Shalya/Times of India
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The recent rule changes have taken travellers aback, with most of them finding it tough to beat the system and lighten their luggage.
Filmmaker Deepika Sharma, who travelled to Chandigarh last month from the city, paid Rs 2,500 for a baggage excess of 10 kg. Sharma was on her annual holiday to her hometown and was refused any concession on the charge.
07/10/13 Chinmayi Shalya/Times of India
