baggage handling & allowance
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BAGGAGE HANDLING &
ALLOWANCE
Facilitator-Ms. Hina Gautam
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What is Baggage?
Baggage can be synonymous with"luggage", or can refer to the train of peopleand goods, both military and of a personalnature. And Luggage is any number of
bags, cases and containers which hold atravelers articles during transit.
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Baggage Handling
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A baggage-handling system has three main jobs:
y Move bags from the check-in area to the departuregate
y Move bags from one gate to another duringtransfers
y Move bags from the arrival gate to the baggage-claim area
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Destination-coded vehiclesy (DCVs), unmanned carts propelled by linear induction
motors mounted to the tracks, can load and unload
bags without stopping.
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Automatic scannersy scan the labels on the luggage.
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Conveyorsy Conveyors equipped withjunctions and sorting
machines automatically route the bags to the gate.
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Baggage-handling Basics
A baggage-handling system is kind of like a road systemin a city: The conveyors are like the local roads, the
DCVtracks are like the highway and your bag is likethe car.
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The DCV highway goes through a tunnel from
the check-in area to the passenger terminals.
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What is Excess Baggage?
Excess baggage is the amount of baggagethat is in excess of the free allowance insize, number, or weight permitted forthe air journey
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BAGGAGE ALLOWANCE
On the commercial transportation, mostlywith airlines, the baggage allowance is the
amount of checked or carry-on luggage theairline will allow per passenger.
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Cabin Baggage
y WeightConcept : Maximum dimensions of per bag(H + W + L): 115 cm (45 inches)
y Piece Concept : The Government of India regulationspermits only one piece of cabin baggage on board. The
dimensions of which should not exceed 115 linear cmsand weight should not exceed 7 kgs.
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Cabin Baggagey Guests are permitted to carry one laptop over and
above one piece of hand luggage as cabin baggage.
y Guests traveling on flights originating from Jammu,Srinagar and Leh stations will not be allowed to carry
any hand baggage.
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Items not permitted in hand baggage
yGels,
yAlcohol,
yLiquids,
yCreams,
y
Lotions,ySharp Articles etc
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Checked Baggage
y Checked baggage refers to items of luggage deliveredto an airline or train for transportation in the hold of
an aircraft or baggage car of a passenger train, whichmeans it is inaccessible to the passenger during theflight/ride.
y This baggage is limited by airlines with regard to size,
weight, and number, usually dependent upon the farepaid, or class of ticket. Baggage exceeding the limits isregarded as Excessbaggage.
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The ticket shows your free baggage allowance.
Allowances may be based on weight or pieces (number
of bags)
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Important Notey Infant with a seat can avail the same free baggage allowance
as applicable to adult guesty Unless and otherwise specified in the fare rule, the 2 piece
baggage allowance is allowed, failing which excess baggagecharges will be applicable.y Excess baggage charges per kg. will be calculated at the rate
of 1.5% of the Adult Economy class normal (Y2) adult farefor full service flights.
y Ex
cess baggage charges on the piece concept are calculatedat the rate of USD 50 for any piece weighing between 23-32kg and USD 150 for each extra piece. If the extra pieceexceeds the maximum dimension and weight, overweightrates will also apply.
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Excess baggagey In India,Excess baggage charges are based
on 1.5% of the Economy class fare for a
Domestic sector.
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Session OveryThankYou!!!