MUMBAI: Air India has reduced by half it’s free check-in bag allowance on its Mumbai-Newark economy class tickets booked from April 1 onwards. The check-in bag allowance reduction will also apply on flights from Mumbai that go beyond Newark to interior destinations in the US and Canada.
“Because of obstructions along the take-off path of Mumbai runway 27, we had to reduce the weight of the aircraft so that it could climb out safely. We did that by flying empty seats. Now we’ve decided to reduce baggage allowance instead and cut losses,” said an AI official.
Currently, Air India allows its economy class passengers two check-in bags not weighing more than 23kg each on flights to Newark/beyond and back. Under the revised policy, only one check-in bag, weighing not more than 23kg, will be allowed for free, said a note issued last week by AI’s sales department.
