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Gurgaon, 09 July, 2015: SpiceJet, the country’s #2 LCC and most
innovative airline, launches ‘Carry More Onboard!’, an optional for-fee add-on service
for those passengers with heavier cabin baggage, tomorrow, July 10.
With this new product, passengers can carry bags weighing upto 12 kg on board, for a fee
of Rs 250 per kg for each kg above 7kg. This product is an option for those passengers
who have heavier than 7kg cabin baggage, and is especially designed for those travelers
who have no check-in luggage and do not want to be forced to check in their cabin
baggage and then wait for it at baggage claim.
While the airline continues to allow a check-in bag upto 15kg for free (except for those
who purchase the new optional “Hand Baggage Only” fares), the new product also benefits
customers who are carrying fragile items, medicines, heavy documents etc., and prefer
to keep these kinds of items in the cabin with them.
SpiceJet’s free cabin baggage allowance upto 7 kg remains unchanged. The number of bags
allowed on-board remains one plus a standard sized shoulder laptop bag / ladies purse,
and maximum permitted physical size dimensions of cabin baggage also remains unchanged.
“Until now, passengers who had heavier than 7kg carry-on bags were forced to check them
in, which benefited neither them nor us. Many of our passengers, especially corporate
travelers, told us they’d be willing to pay a small fee for the option of carrying
slightly heavier bags onboard” said Mr. Sanjiv Kapoor, Chief Operating Officer,
SpiceJet Ltd. “With the launch of “Carry More Onboard!”, we are giving
passengers this choice, a choice that will be valued by those who prefer to keep their
carry-on bags with them, as well as by those who do not want to wait for their carry-on
bags at baggage claim”, he added. “The physical dimensions of bags that will be
permitted in the cabin do not change, however – this initiative allows heavier, not
larger, bags on board”, he concluded.
The product will be available for all domestic flights, as well as international flights
originating in India. It is available on direct, via, and connecting flights, with a
single check-in fee per check-in. To begin with, ‘Carry More Onboard!’ can be bought by
customers during airport check-in and at the airport ticket counters, against a
receipt. Pre-booking and online purchase of this option will be made available online
soon as well. The product is non-refundable unless the entire booking is cancelled, and
is not available for infants. It can be purchased with any type of fare such as the –
SpiceSaver, Hand Baggage Only, SpiceFlex, etc.
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