AI makes special baggage allowance for passengers carrying holy water from Haj

NEW DELHI: Air India will provide an additional baggage allowance of 5 kilograms to the passengers returning from Saudi Arabia after Haj with Zam Zam (holy water) cans.

In a statement on Tuesday, the company said that the baggage allowance on all commercial flights operating out of Saudi Arabia is uniformly 40 Kilograms, and the additional allowance will remain exclusive to the customers carrying the holy water.

“Baggage allowance on all Commercial flights operating out of Saudia Arabia (UAE) is uniformly 40 kg. Special 5kg allowance is given to those passengers who may carry Zam Zam (holy water). This special allowance cannot be converted into baggage allowance (it is exclusively for Zam Zam only),’ the statement read.