{"id":636150,"date":"2024-02-24T10:26:53","date_gmt":"2024-02-24T04:56:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infralive.com\/web\/?p=636150"},"modified":"2024-02-24T11:44:06","modified_gmt":"2024-02-24T06:14:06","slug":"air-india-express-introduces-cabin-baggage-only-fares-how-do-they-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infralive.com\/web\/air-india-express-introduces-cabin-baggage-only-fares-how-do-they-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Air India Express introduces &#8216;cabin-baggage-only&#8217; fares: How do they work?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Air India Express has recently introduced &#8216;cabin baggage-only&#8217; fares, marking a renewed effort by an Indian carrier to offer lower-priced options by separating the check-in baggage service, reported The Indian Express.<\/p>\n<p>In 2021, the removal of a regulatory restriction that capped the additional charge for standard 15-kg check-in luggage at Rs 200 opened the door for such fare categories. However, airlines hesitated, anticipating a gradual shift in consumer habits, as Indian travelers were perceived as accustomed to luggage allowances.<\/p>\n<p>Air India Express&#8217;s move could serve as a catalyst, prompting other Indian carriers, especially budget airlines like IndiGo, Akasa Air, and SpiceJet, to adopt similar fare structures. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Air India Express has recently introduced &#8216;cabin baggage-only&#8217; fares, marking a renewed effort by an Indian carrier to offer lower-priced options by separating the check-in baggage service, reported The Indian Express. In 2021, the removal of a regulatory restriction that capped the additional charge for standard 15-kg check-in luggage at Rs 200 opened the door for such fare categories. However, airlines hesitated, anticipating a gradual shift in consumer habits, as Indian travelers were perceived as accustomed to luggage allowances. Air India Express&#8217;s move could serve as a catalyst, prompting other Indian carriers, especially budget airlines like IndiGo, Akasa Air, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[176,146,130],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-636150","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-civil-aviation-deccan-herald-newspapers","category-deccan-herald-newspapers","category-newspapers"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/infralive.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/636150","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/infralive.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/infralive.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/infralive.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/40"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/infralive.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=636150"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/infralive.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/636150\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/infralive.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=636150"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/infralive.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=636150"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/infralive.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=636150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}