Jet fuel prices have risen 40% from January 2017 till last month, putting severe strain on airline finances along with factors like a weakening rupee. As this surcharge, it had decided to levy Rs 200 on routes less than 1000 km, and Rs 400 on routes longer than 1000 km distance. The airline had reintroduced fuel surcharge for domestic flights from May 30, due to rising aircraft fuel cost and depreciating Indian rupee. This is the second hike by IndiGo in recent days.
#Excess baggage charges in indigo free#
Among Indian carriers, only Air India has a 25-kg free check-in baggage limit for domestic flyers. With IndiGo hiking excess baggage charges for domestic flyers by 33%, other airlines are likely to follow suit. Airlines challenged that DGCA order in courts and were allowed to set excess baggage charges beyond 15 kg itself. Beyond 20 kg, they could charge any amount. Till last August, airlines could charge only Rs 500 for the first five kg beyond the 15-kg limit for domestic flyers due to a DGCA order. All these charges have now been hiked by 33%. And flyers who did not pre-book were required to pay Rs 300 per kg for each kilo beyond the allowed 15 kg. Last August, the LCC had set its pre-booking charges for 5, 10, 15 and 30 kg (beyond the free 15 kg) at Rs 1,425 Rs 2,850 Rs 4,275 and Rs 8,550, respectively. Domestic flyers not pre-booking excess baggage will now need to pay Rs 400 per kg for each kilo beyond the allowed 15 kg.
The low cost carrier steeply hiked the charges for pre-booking 5, 10, 15 and 30 kg (beyond the free 15 kg) on its domestic routes to Rs 1,900 Rs 3,800 Rs 5,700 and Rs 11,400, respectively, from Friday (June 22). NEW DELHI: Carrying over 15 kg check-in baggage on IndiGo domestic flights will now cost about one-third or 33% more.
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