Air France/KLM reduce cabin allowance for flights departing from US
Apr 30, 2016, 1:11 am
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Air France/KLM reduce cabin allowance for flights departing from US
On May 3, 2016, because of increased regulation of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), AF and KL reduce their cabin baggage allowance for flights departing from the USA, to one + accessory luggage only.
Customers traveling in First / First, Business and Premium Economy will register the second free cabin baggage (up to 18 kg).
Customers traveling in First / First, Business and Premium Economy will register the second free cabin baggage (up to 18 kg).
Apr 30, 2016, 1:21 am
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KLM, at least, doesn't have a current exceptional allowance for US flights, and the limits mentioned above are those currently in force on all KL intercontinental flights....
https://www.klm.com/travel/nl_en/pre...ance/index.htm
https://www.klm.com/travel/nl_en/pre...ance/index.htm
Apr 30, 2016, 4:43 am
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Do you have a link to any website showing this change?
KL's current allowance (linked above) is already identical to what you say it will change to.
It's also AF's current published limit:
You surely don't mean that Economy passengers are currently allowed more than one carry-on and one accessory?
KL's current allowance (linked above) is already identical to what you say it will change to.
It's also AF's current published limit:
You surely don't mean that Economy passengers are currently allowed more than one carry-on and one accessory?
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Apr 30, 2016, 6:09 am
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Do you have a link to any website showing this change?
KL's current allowance (linked above) is already identical to what you say it will change to.
It's also AF's current published limit:
You surely don't mean that Economy passengers are currently allowed more than one carry-on and one accessory?
KL's current allowance (linked above) is already identical to what you say it will change to.
It's also AF's current published limit:
You surely don't mean that Economy passengers are currently allowed more than one carry-on and one accessory?
Apr 30, 2016, 6:24 am
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But the OP says these customers continue to get their second free bag:
Everything written above corresponds to the current situation. So what has changed?
On May 3, 2016, because of increased regulation of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), AF and KL reduce their cabin baggage allowance for flights departing from the USA, to one + accessory luggage only.
Customers traveling in First / First, Business and Premium Economy will register the second free cabin baggage (up to 18 kg).
Customers traveling in First / First, Business and Premium Economy will register the second free cabin baggage (up to 18 kg).
Apr 30, 2016, 8:00 am
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Unless the OP intends "register" to mean "check-in". The word "register" does not have that meaning or connotation in English...but I guess that can only be what was intended.
Apr 30, 2016, 8:21 am
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"Les clients qui voyagent en First/La Première, Business et Premium Economy pourront enregistrer gratuitement le second bagage cabine (jusqu'à 18 kg)."
checked is better than registered
Apr 30, 2016, 8:34 am
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It does not show up on AF website and we are a few days before May 3.
Apr 30, 2016, 6:06 pm
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My trips to US are usually very short and only with hand luggage. One benefit of lying business is to have plenty of hand luggage allowance. and not having to check bags.
May 1, 2016, 2:38 am
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It probably means at check in you have to have the second carry on tagged to avoid any problems with the TSA. So even if you check in online you need to pass by one of the check in desks to get the bag tagged ("registered"). That's what I'm guessing.
May 1, 2016, 2:51 am
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As this is a TSA initiative then surely it must be because the TSA no longer wants to scan 2 bags for the same passenger?
I don't think a "tag" will be enough to placate them.
But at least now perhaps we will have TSA agents strictly enforcing carry-on limits!!
I don't think a "tag" will be enough to placate them.
But at least now perhaps we will have TSA agents strictly enforcing carry-on limits!!
May 1, 2016, 4:04 am
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what is strange is that I can't find anything about this so called new TSA rules on the TSA website or just googling something like "change TSA rule carry-on" 
May 1, 2016, 7:48 am
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