In what will bring huge smiles to travellers, Air India has unveiled yet another offer today after virtually beating Indian Railways with AC II Rajdhani-like train fares. The state-controlled airliner has given a new year gift to flyers by raising the free check-in baggage limit on the Delhi-Mumbai Boeing 747 flights – the flight will be much more comfortable than the new smaller planes for sure! The economy class passengers will now be allowed to carry 40 kilograms while it would be 50 kiligrams for the business class passengers. The revised check-in baggage limit is effective from tomorrow i.e. January 7. At present, Air India allows only 25 kg in the economy class and 35kg in the business class.
Air India in a statement said, “Following its successful decision to deploy the iconic Boeing 747 on Delhi-Mumbai route from December 13 last year, Air India will now allow up to 40kg and 50kg of free check-in baggage for both economy and business class passengers on these flights”.
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Not just Indian Railways, Air India is set to hit the private carriers where it hurts – in their profits. The private airlines allow only 15 kiligrams of free baggage for passengers in domestic flights and the new fares along with the free baggage limit offer, the state carrier becomes virtually unbeatable. Clearly. The Narendar Modi government is looking to use its greater heft to muscle out the private airlines from their perch on top of the aviation charts in terms of passengers and profits.
The carrier has announced heavily discounted fares, starting at Rs 15,000 for travel in the first class of its Queen of the Skies (Boeing 747) flights to the two cities (Delhi-Mumbai) till January 15, a release said.
(With agency inputs)