BAGGAGE HANDLING & ALLOWANCE

Facilitator-Ms. Hina Gautam

What is Baggage?
Baggage can be synonymous with "luggage", or can refer to the train of people and goods, both military and of a personal nature. And Luggage is any number of bags, cases and containers which hold a traveler s articles during transit.

Baggage Handling

A baggage-handling system has three main jobs:

y Move bags from the check-in area to the departure

gate y Move bags from one gate to another during transfers y Move bags from the arrival gate to the baggageclaim area

Destination-coded vehicles
y (DCVs), unmanned carts propelled by linear induction

motors mounted to the tracks, can load and unload bags without stopping.

Automatic scanners
y scan the labels on the luggage.

Conveyors
y Conveyors equipped with junctions and sorting

machines automatically route the bags to the gate.

Baggage-handling Basics
A baggage-handling system is kind of like a road system in a city: The conveyors are like the local roads, the DCV tracks are like the highway and your bag is like the car.

The DCV highway goes through a tunnel from the check-in area to the passenger terminals.

What is Excess Baggage?

Excess baggage is the amount of baggage that is in excess of the free allowance in size, number, or weight permitted for the air journey

BAGGAGE ALLOWANCE
On the commercial transportation, mostly with airlines, the baggage allowance is the amount of checked or carry-on luggage the airline will allow per passenger.

Cabin Baggage
y Weight Concept : Maximum dimensions of per bag

(H + W + L): 115 cm (45 inches)

y Piece Concept : The Government of India regulations

permits only one piece of cabin baggage on board. The dimensions of which should not exceed 115 linear cms and weight should not exceed 7 kgs.

Cabin Baggage
y 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.

Items not permitted in hand baggage

y Gels, y Alcohol, y Liquids, y Creams, y Lotions, y Sharp Articles etc

Checked Baggage
y Checked baggage refers to items of luggage delivered

to an airline or train for transportation in the hold of an aircraft or baggage car of a passenger train, which means it is inaccessible to the passenger during the flight/ride. y This baggage is limited by airlines with regard to size, weight, and number, usually dependent upon the fare paid, or class of ticket. Baggage exceeding the limits is regarded as Excess baggage.

The ticket shows your free baggage allowance. Allowances may be based on weight or pieces (number of bags)

Important Note
y Infant with a seat can avail the same free baggage allowance as applicable to adult guest y Unless and otherwise specified in the fare rule, the 2 piece baggage allowance is allowed, failing which excess baggage charges 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 fare for full service flights. y Excess baggage charges on the piece concept are calculated at the rate of USD 50 for any piece weighing between 2332kg and USD 150 for each extra piece. If the extra piece exceeds the maximum dimension and weight, overweight rates will also apply.

Excess baggage
y In India,Excess baggage charges are based

on 1.5% of the Economy class fare for a Domestic sector.

Session Over
y Thank You!!!