At present, private airlines charge passengers Rs 250-Rs 350 for carrying each kg extra baggage. The baggage rule will, however, not be applicable on Air India as the airline allows passengers to carry 25 kg luggage without any cost. As reported by The Hindu earlier this week, from June 15, airlines can only charge passengers Rs 100 for carrying five kg extra baggage on flight. Differently-abled passengersThe government proposed that airport should provide towable ramp for wheelchair passengers in case the airport doesn’t have ambulift or aerobridge facility. In case, passengers are given alternate flight beyond 24 hours of the departure of the original flight, passengers will need to be paid four times the basic fare and airline fuel charge of a ticket.

Source: The Hindu June 11, 2016 09:22 UTC