baggage handling & allowance

8/4/2019 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!!!

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