Aviation regulator suggests Rs 100 per kg for excess check-in baggage. Here are the details

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) came out with an order to cap excess baggage charge at Rs 100 per kg for extra kilo from 15kg-20kg.

The order has been set aside by the Delhi High Court. The new order will burn a hole in your pocket as the check-in limit is of 15 kg.

Airlines were free to charge any amount if the excess baggage went beyond 20 kg. Now, they can slap Rs 350 per kg beyond 15 kg itself.

Meanwhile, the court has said DGCA has no power to fix such tariff for excess checked-in baggage. The Federation of Indian Airlines, which has carriers like IndiGo, Jet, GoAir and SpiceJet as members, challenged this order.

Justice Vibhu Bakhru on Wednesday set aside the DGCA's June 10, 2016, circular according to which private airlines had been allowed to charge Rs 100 per kg in the 15-20 kg band as against their earlier rates, ranging from Rs 220 to Rs 350. The court order means the airlines are now free to revert to their old fee structure that meant passengers paying steep amounts for the baggage being excess by a few kilograms.