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Delhi HC sets aside DGCA circular on extra baggage charges

The Delhi HC ruling means private airlines wouldn't be bound by a fixed extra baggage charge and go back to charging Rs250-350 per kg for excess baggage

The Centre had fixed an extra baggage charge at Rs100 per kg over the 15kg limit. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/MintPremium
The Centre had fixed an extra baggage charge at Rs100 per kg over the 15kg limit. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

New Delhi: The Delhi high court on Wednesday set aside the centre’s circular seeking to regulate extra baggage charge levied by private airlines. The centre had fixed the price at Rs100 per kg chargeable in excess of 15kg.

The court ruling means private airlines would not be bound by a fixed price and can go back to charging Rs250-350 per kg for extra baggage beyond 15kg as they had been doing earlier.

At present, all domestic airlines allow free check-in baggage of up to 15kg with the exception of Air India, which allows 22kg.

The high court was hearing a challenge by the Federation of Indian Airlines (FIA), a lobby group.

On 1 July 2016, the Centre had issued a circular on the basis of which airlines had been asked to charge Rs100 per kg for extra baggage in excess of 15kg. The circular came into effect immediately and was not stayed by the court.

“Under Section 5A of the Aircraft Act, 1934, the Centre has power to issue directions with regards to regulating tariffs passed by individual airlines. Also, under various circulars issued by the Centre from time to time, they can interfere if they find airlines indulging in predatory or oligopolistic practices,", P.S. Patwalia, additional solicitor general, had argued on behalf of the Centre.

FIA, in its plea, contended that the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) did not have the powers to fix a uniform price and sought quashing of the price fixation circular.

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Published: 16 Aug 2017, 08:24 PM IST
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