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Old Jan 6, 2007 | 6:17 am
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Originally Posted by Vunder31
And while the 23 kg limit may be a problem when other airlines allow 32 kgs, more and more airlines are changing their limit to 23 kg per bag, so soon BA won't stand out.
This, of course, is what BA is hoping.

However, many carriers have already decided that they will instead charge for bags over between 23-32kgs. That, IMHO, appears to be a much better policy. It disincentivises heavy bags whilst allowing flexibility.

There are differences in implementation. AA's published policy is to charge all pax, regardless of class, the fee. CO waives the fee for J/F pax.

For my part, I really cannot see any of the Asian carriers introducing a policy that would reduce the allowance of J/F pax down from 32kgs unless they were made to do so by some legislation. I can't see that on the horizon, so I rather think the harmonisation to which you refer is a long way off.
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