News: Flybe to charge for checked-in baggage
Flights > News > # 661 (16/12/2005)
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Flybe are set to become the first airline to charge passengers for carrying checked baggage. From February 1 passengers will have to pay up to £4 each way (£8 return) for checked baggage up to 25kg, although the fee is halved if booked in advance.
At the same time the Exeter based airline will also be increasing the hand luggage weight allowance from 5kg to 10kg per person. Economy Plus passengers will have a free checked baggage allowance up to 30kg.
Flybe chairman Jim French said: “For the first time passengers checking bags onto flights will pay for the service they use rather than the cost being unfairly spread across all people on the aircraft.”
Mr French added: “With passengers pre-booking baggage we will be able to accurately predict the volume of baggage to be carried allowing us to handle flights with exactly the right levels of resource. This will speed up turnaround times, reduce costs and provide us with much greater operational flexibility.”
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