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| 06.04.2008 | Passangers travelling on domestic flights within China from 01 May should be aware of new luggage restrictions that have come into effect... Read more | 15.03.2008 | Singapore Airlines Excess Baggage Charges. From 1 April 2008, Singapore Airlines excess baggage charges will be levied across... Read more
| 13.03.2008 | Melbourne Launch for Air Vanuatu. Air Vanuatu has finally set a date for the launch of direct flights from Melbourne.... Read more
| 03.01.2008 | Lithium battery ban on US flights. Passengers travelling within the US will no longer be able to carry spare lithium batteries in checked luggage... Read more
| 03.01.2008 | UK carry-on bag restriction lifted. Effective from Mon 07 Jan pax travelling through some airports in the UK will be able to take more than one piece of carry-on luggage... Read more
| 30.11.2007 | The free checked baggage allowance is ONE item of baggage up to a maximum of 15kg per person.... Read more
| 21.11.2007 | Air Canada have introduced a new baggage policy. All Air Canada guests are permitted 2 checked pieces of luggage... Read more
| 30.10.2007 | BRITSH Airways has announced that from 06 Nov it will no longer carry surfboard on its flights. Other items also banned from that date by BA include... Read more | 30.09.2007 | THE Australian airline industry loses up to 200,000 passenger bags a year - some of which end up being donated to charities when their owners cannot be found. Read more | 30.09.2007 | Weighty matters Now, no matter what airline you fly or your luggage allowance, if you're travelling to or from Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates or Britain, you cannot check in any item of luggage weighing more than 32kg. Source: Sydney Sunday Telegraph 30/09/2007 | 20.08.2007 | virgin blue/pacificNEW excess baggage charges - International Excess Baggage Charges per kilo: To Australia New Zealand Fiji Vanuatu Rarotonga Samoa Tonga Australia (AUD) - $7 $7 $10 $10 $15 $15 Source: Pacific Blue 20/08/2007
Effective from Mon 07 Jan pax travelling through some airports in the UK will be able to take more than one piece of carry-on luggage per person aboard flights. The Department of Transportation approved new security measures at 19 airports in the UK including Heathrow, Glasgow and Edinburgh, permitting additional pieces.
Airlines may however apply their own operational policies restricting the number of items that may be carried aboard.
