India / Govt allows airlines to decide baggage limit for domestic flights

The Civil Aviation Ministry has allowed airlines to decide baggage limitations for domestic passenger flights, according to an official order. When domestic flight services resumed on May 25 amid the lockdown, the ministry had stated that only one check-in baggage and one hand baggage will be allowed per passenger. The check-in baggage limit was increased to 20 kg in May.

Deccan Herald : Sep 25, 2020, 09:26 AM
New Delhi: The Civil Aviation Ministry has permitted airlines to decide baggage limitations for domestic passenger flights, stated an official order.

When the domestic passenger flights resumed on May 25 after a gap of two months due to the coronavirus pandemic, the ministry had stated that only one check-in baggage and one hand baggage per passenger must be allowed.

In an order dated September 23, 2020, the ministry said the "baggage limitation would be as per airlines' policies".

"The matter with regard to check-in baggage has been reviewed based on the feedback/inputs received from the concerned stakeholders," the ministry noted.

Currently, airlines are permitted to operate not more than 60 per cent of their pre-Covid-19 domestic flights.