Flying With Air India To Europe Or UK? You Will Now Have To Pay More For Checking In Your Second Bag

If you’re travelling with Air India to Europe or the UK soon, then we have some news for you. Air India has revised its baggage policy and increased the fee for checking in a second bag on these routes. Scroll on to know more about this new policy and how much you will have to pay to check in a second bag.

Air India Increases Europe, UK Baggage Fees

Air India passengers flying to Europe or the UK now have to pay a higher price to check in a second bag. According to The Economic Times, this change has been effective since October 17. The airline has now introduced different fare ‘families’.

As per reports, the lowest economy fare, also called the ‘value fare’, offers one checked bag of up to 23 kg for these routes. Now, if you wish to check in two bags, then you will need to choose a higher fare class. The price difference for this fare class starts at about ₹4,000 for a one-way ticket.

It is to be noted that Air India reduced the baggage allowance for the lowest economy fare from 25 kg to 15 kg on its domestic routes as well. The airline was famous for offering higher baggage allowance but earlier this year they changed this policy to be in line with other domestic airlines.

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New Policy Aligns With Major International Carriers

With this new baggage policy, Air India now aligns with international carriers like Lufthansa and British Airways. As per The Economic Times, Lufthansa allows one check-in bag for economy flyers. Passengers have to pay extra charges to check in the second bag. As for British Airways, the economy fare allows only a handbag and higher economy fare levels allow two bags of up to 23 kg each.

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This is definitely a big change as Air India has always been popular for being generous with their baggage allowance. What are your thoughts on this new baggage policy? Let us know in the comments.

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