I see BMI Baby are joining Flybe/Ryanair/Manx2 and starting to charge for hold baggage. £2.50 if booked on-line and £5.00 if presented at check-in.
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Richard
bmibaby baggage policy change
bmibaby remains committed to offering a quality and relevant service to passengers and we are constantly talking to customers to understand exactly what they require. Extensive research has highlighted that passengers want a continuation of low cost fares, to only pay for the services that they use and an increase in hand baggage. As a result bmibaby has updated its baggage policy as follows:
bmibaby is increasing the weight allowance of hand baggage from 7kgs to 10kgs. One small item of hand baggage per person may be carried into the aircraft cabin, weighing no more than 10kg and with dimensions of less than 55cm x 40cm x 20cm.
As part of the updated baggage policy new fees will now apply to each item of checked in hold luggage. This policy is part of bmibaby’s long term commitment to keeping fares low therefore fares will continue to start from just £13.99 one way including taxes and charges. Passengers will only pay for the services that they require.
For each item of hold baggage booked in advance of travel on
www.bmibaby.com, a £2.50 charge per item of baggage will apply per one way flight. If booking via the call centre or arriving at the airport without pre booking online a £5.00 charge per item will apply per one way flight. The maximum checked baggage allowance for each passenger travelling remains at 20kg per person. Any passenger checking in baggage exceeding their 20kg checked baggage allowance (per person) will be charged an excess baggage fee at a rate of £5 per kilo (or local currency equivalent). A single piece of baggage must not exceed 32kg in weight.
Passengers may not use the unused checked baggage allowance of other passengers. No sharing of the checked baggage allowance is permitted, even within a party travelling on the same Confirmation Number.
bmibaby’s updated baggage policy will come into effect from 29th November 2006. Any booking made prior to 29th November 2006 will not have to pay the baggage charge. However if a passenger changes their booking after this date the new baggage policy will apply as the terms and conditions will have changed.
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