New baggage rules at the airport. Important information for travelers! New rules for passenger air transportation are coming into force in Russia: we tell you what will change. Baggage requirements

In Russia, new rules will come into force in the fall passenger air transportation. The changes mainly concern the conditions of baggage transportation and hand luggage. , what should passengers now prepare for when planning to fly around Russia and the world on domestic airlines?

Baggage-free fares

Low-cost carriers, primarily Pobeda, will have so-called baggage-free fares for those traveling light. It is expected that compared to the current base fares of low-cost airlines, they will be 10-20% cheaper.

At the same time, it is possible to buy tickets, the price of which includes luggage. When registering, no additional payment will be required for it (except in cases of excess).

If you rushed to purchase a baggage-free ticket and then decided to take a suitcase with you, you can pay extra for it later. According to the current prices of Pobeda, one place in the luggage compartment costs 1.5-2 thousand rubles, if you pay extra through the website or call center (where the call, by the way, is paid). If you realize it already at the airport, then you will pay at least three thousand. And it is possible that the amount of additional payments may increase in the near future.

For those who paid extra for luggage in advance and then decided to fly without it, there is also a solution. According to a senior official at the Ministry of Transport, Svetlana Petrova, you will be able to get your money back without any problems.

“Show the receipt, say that you paid, but there will be no luggage. Accordingly, your money will be returned. Of course, you only pay for the service you use. Besides, it’s additional,” Petrova said.

Experts also recommend being careful when purchasing tickets online in order to choose the right ones: with or without luggage. Click on the name of the tariff so that a window with explanations appears, and look for the icon symbolizing baggage.

Hand luggage

Hand luggage rules are changing for all passengers. They are expected to come into force in November. On this moment they are being finalized by the Ministry of Transport, but have already caused a lot of misunderstandings and have greatly frightened the public.

According to the department's plan, the updated rules will oblige all low-cost airlines, including Pobeda, regardless of the tariff, to allow bags, backpacks and suitcases on board. The Ministry of Transport wants the weight standard to be no lower than 5 kg per passenger, and each company will decide for itself whether to increase it or not.

At the same time, Pobeda stated that it would focus not on weight, but on the dimensions of hand luggage.

“We will take the total volume of luggage compartments, divide it by 189 (this is the number of seats on each plane) and we will be able to tell the passenger: you have so much space, you can, within this norm, carry any number of items, bags, backpacks - whatever you want. Even if it all weighs more than 5 kg, the main thing is that all hand luggage fits in size,” explained the company’s general director Andrei Kalmykov.

The news about changing the rules for hand luggage has given rise to many rumors. Thus, information has appeared that you will now have to pay to take a laptop, gadgets, umbrella and even outerwear into the salon. But this is not true - all of the listed items can be carried on board for free. The difference is that for now these items are allowed to be carried in addition to hand luggage, but after the rules are updated they will need to be included directly in hand luggage and presented for weighing. Stay within the minimum 5 kg - and the low-cost airline will not require additional payment. And most traditional airlines have twice the carry-on baggage allowance, so no need to worry.

So, here’s what will remain on the list of things allowed in excess of carry-on baggage:

  • handbag or briefcase;
  • suit in a suitcase;
  • baby food for a child during the flight;
  • baby cradle when transporting a child;
  • crutches, folding wheelchair.

And here is what will be transferred to hand luggage and will be subject to weighing:

  • laptop;
  • cell phone;
  • camera;
  • camcorder;
  • umbrella;
  • printed materials for in-flight reading;
  • folder for papers;
  • bouquet of flowers;
  • cane;
  • outerwear.

Please note that these lists are still under development, and some of the second may, at the request of passengers, be returned to the first. For example, a mobile phone in your pocket, or outerwear, considering that a fur coat alone can weigh 2.5 kilos.

As for whether low-cost airlines will count duty-free goods into the weight of hand luggage, officials from the Ministry of Transport hint that low-cost companies will in every possible way find fault with purchases in the clear zone in order to force you to pay for the excess. Therefore, it is better to read their terms and conditions on the website in advance. Now, for example, Pobeda charges 2 thousand rubles for transporting duty-free purchases at Russian airports and 35 euros at foreign airports.

For passengers who buy refundable tickets (which can be returned for a refund), the new rules will not change anything.

Changes have been made to the Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR), according to which the minimum weight of hand luggage carried free of charge is reduced from 10 to 5 kg. Also, the very concept of hand luggage was added to the FAP.

Before the relevant amendments were made, the passenger had the right to free carriage of at least 10 kg of baggage for both refundable and non-refundable tickets.

The air carrier independently determined how these 10 kg would be transported

— in hand luggage or in the luggage compartment of the aircraft.

Now the carry-on baggage allowance is “at least 5 kilograms.” Thus, the air carrier is legally obliged to accept on board as hand luggage items up to 5 kg per passenger. At the same time, at the request of the carrier, the rate can be increased “as a competitive advantage.” In particular, S7 airlines intend to maintain the current weight of free hand luggage at 10 kg, reports.

The amendments also establish three types of fares for air tickets: non-refundable ticket without baggage allowance, non-refundable ticket with baggage and return ticket with baggage weighing from 10 to 30 kilograms.

Passengers who have purchased a non-refundable ticket will be able to carry hand luggage weighing up to 5 kg on board free of charge.

In addition to hand luggage, a passenger has the right to take into the aircraft cabin a backpack, a woman’s handbag or briefcase, as well as outerwear, a bouquet of flowers, baby food for a child, a suit in a suitcase, a cradle or stroller, a cane, crutches, etc. technical means for rehabilitation”, medicines and those goods that were purchased in duty free shops.

The norms for the permissible volumes of packages with duty free goods will be determined by the air carriers themselves - this measure is related to ensuring safety on board.

As for phones, cameras and other gadgets, they, as well as umbrellas and books, will not be included as separate categories in the list of items carried in hand luggage, since passengers can put them in already registered bags and backpacks.

Following the adoption of amendments to the FAR, when checking in for a flight or boarding an aircraft, a passenger may be required to provide their carry-on luggage for weighing by the airline. At the same time, the “hand luggage” tag will not be attached to items located directly with the passenger.

Carry-on baggage markings are canceled for passengers checking in online. In this case, size control will be carried out using weighing immediately before boarding the plane.

We are also confident that the innovations will have a positive impact on the airline industry and passengers. In September, Igor, Chairman of the Expert Council on Tourism under the Federation Council Committee on Social Policy, said that new standards for free baggage allowance will make it possible to significantly reduce tariffs for budget flights.

“According to preliminary calculations, eliminating the free baggage allowance will make the cheapest fares cheaper by another 10-15%,” Fomin said.

The head of the Passengers Union, Kirill, also approved amendments to the rules for the transportation of baggage, RT reports. But at the same time, Yankov expressed concern about abuses among air carriers.

“Unfortunately, some airlines, in pursuit of additional fees from passengers, set a reduced size of allowable hand luggage,” Yankov said.

Also, the head of the Passengers Union believes that it is necessary to establish the minimum size of hand luggage based on the type of aircraft.

At the end of July 2017, the Russian President signed a law that makes free baggage allowance optional for non-refundable air tickets.

It was also decided to replace the words “including things carried by passengers” with the expression “hand luggage”.

Refundable air ticket upon termination of the contract air transportation must contain a free baggage allowance. A non-refundable fare “may not include” free luggage.

Today we will look at such important points for Aeroflot airline passengers as:

But let's start with the most current news from the airline for March 2019.

Aeroflot news on baggage cancellation for 2019

Aeroflot officially announced the cancellation of the cheap tariff, including luggage, which is called "Economy Budget" with April 2, 2019 G. But there is good news - the airline has developed a new line of fares called “Light”. This fare line does not include checked baggage, but you still have the option to carry hand luggage.

Those who have already purchased tickets at the Economy-Budget fare do not need to worry. Tickets will be valid for travel dates. But, if you have just booked tickets at the Economy-Budget fare, you need to have time to redeem them before April 1, 2019 G.

Aeroflot promises that tickets at the "Light" fare will cost up to 30% cheaper than "full" fares.

04/02/2019 Aeroflot officially announced the cost of baggage transportation in 2019 on the Light fare.

  • 1 piece of luggage weighing up to 23 kg will cost 2000 rub.(in Russia) when paying online on the airline’s website, mobile application or at Aeroflot ticket offices, but no later than 24 hours before departure. At the airport, the cost of luggage will increase to 2500 rubles.
  • When flying to Europe, the cost of one baggage will be 40 euros– when paying 24 hours before departure on the airline’s website online, mobile application or at Aeroflot ticket offices, and 50 euros directly at the airport.

Apparently, this is still an experiment, because the “Light” tariff is currently being implemented only in two directions - Italy and Germany. But at the same time, in the future, Aeroflot will expand the “Light” tariff to other destinations.

According to Aeroflot, the reason for introducing this tariff was statistics according to which many people who bought tickets at the Economy-Budget fare did not check their luggage.

In connection with the news about the abolition of cheap tariffs from free luggage, people increasingly began to ask questions about what Aeroflot’s free hand luggage standards are and whether it is possible to try to do without checked baggage in order to save money.

We tried to understand this issue in order to briefly, logically and clearly tell you what can be carried in the cabin as hand luggage without additional payment.

Aeroflot hand luggage, sizes and weight in 2019

Since Aeroflot is not a low-cost airline, its hand luggage standards are quite decent. Unlike, say, its subsidiary Pobeda, about which we wrote an article with a detailed analysis of hand luggage.

Let's start with economy class, since this is where most of the airline's clients fly.

So, in the cabin of an Aeroflot plane on standard tickets economy class You can carry hand luggage with dimensions of 55x40x25 cm. The weight of hand luggage should be no more than 10 kilograms.

IN business class up to 15 kg is provided, everything else is the same as in economy, nothing changes, i.e. Dimensions are the same 55x40x25 cm.

These dimensions fit into a small suitcase, which can accommodate everything you need for a week-long vacation trip. And the best thing is that, in addition to such a suitcase, you have the right to bring something else:

1. A backpack, weighing up to 5 kg and measuring no more than 80 cm in the sum of three dimensions, or a handbag, or a briefcase - one thing or another - we did not see anyone standing at registration with a ruler and measuring the dimensions, but prove that a hefty suitcase is a briefcase is unlikely to succeed.

2. A bouquet of flowers is the same for all airlines.

3. You can wear outerwear not on yourself, but in your hands.

4. Baby food for the child during the flight - liquid food must be packaged in containers with a volume of no more than 100 milliliters, otherwise they will be thrown out at security screening.

5. A suit in a suitcase is just a suit, not a suit and a bunch of other things.

6. Device for carrying a child - this device can be a cradle, a stroller, various holding devices for children under two years old, etc.

Unlike Pobeda, the type of cradle is not indicated here, but there are dimensions of the stroller - no more than 42x50x20 cm, so that it can be stored on a shelf or under the seat in front. If the stroller cannot be folded in this way, it is checked in as baggage free of charge, right before boarding the plane.

One important point. You can use a child seat only if you have paid for a separate seat for the child. Moreover, the chair should not be from China, but only certified for air travel. Otherwise, it may pose a danger to the child and/or other passengers and such a device is not allowed on the flight.

7. Medications and special dietary needs. The amount of these drugs must correspond to the actual amount required, in addition, various syringes with a hypodermic needle, as well as various potent drugs must be accompanied by a medical prescription (prescription). These things will not be checked at the check-in counter or during boarding, but during the security check. So it’s impossible to conceal and hide.

8. Used crutches, canes, walkers, rollators, in addition to them, a folding wheelchair is allowed, as well as removable prosthetic limbs (arms, legs). If you need a portable oxygen concentrator, you can also take it with you on the flight, but its dimensions should not exceed the standard dimensions of hand luggage 55x40x20 cm.

The same requirements apply to a wheelchair as to a child's chair - it must be folded so that it can be placed on the luggage rack or under the seat in front. Or it can be checked in as luggage, again completely free of charge.

9. Products from Duty Free, the sum of dimensions of which does not exceed 115 cm. Please keep in mind that only sealed or sealed bags are allowed on board.

Instead of hand luggage, having dimensions 55x40x25 cm and weighing 10 kg, you can carry one of the following list:

1. One musical instrument, the sum of the dimensions of which does not exceed 135 cm. As an exception, carriage of a guitar is allowed, the dimensions of which exceed those indicated above. However, please remember that the number of such guitars on board is limited. Therefore, the carriage of a guitar must be agreed upon with the call center employees no later than 36 hours before the flight departure.

2. Sports equipment - again, something from the list:

2.1. One racket for tennis or squash. The racket must be packed in a case.

2.2. A badminton set consisting of two simple rackets and 3 shuttlecocks, packed in one case.

Let us repeat once again that you have a choice - either you take a suitcase with dimensions of 55x40x25 cm and a weight of 10 kg + a list that includes a backpack, cradle, etc., or a musical instrument or sports equipment + the same backpack, cradle, etc. P. You won't be allowed on the plane with your suitcase - you'll have to check it in as baggage.

Aeroflot hand luggage restrictions in 2019

And of course, we must not forget about what should not be in hand luggage or may be within very limited limits.

We are talking about piercing and cutting objects, explosives, poisonous and other dangerous substances and liquids.

Knives, scissors, corkscrews, knitting needles, syringes with a needle without a medical prescription, as well as dangerous substances - all this is definitely not allowed. Imitation of dangerous items (weapons, explosives) are also prohibited for transportation in hand luggage. This is all checked by airport employees, not the airline.

Household liquids (baby food, Eau de Toilette, shaving foam, toothpaste, etc.) must be packaged in containers with a volume of no more than 100 milliliters. Security screening staff will not use scales or otherwise measure how much liquid you have in your jar or bottle. They will look at the volume of the container, and if its volume does not correspond to the permitted volume, it will no longer matter to them how much liquid is in it - up to the neck or if it is only half filled.

All the above restrictions are not set out of harm and not in order to promote passengers to additional payments, but solely for reasons of safety in flight. Remember this and do not violate it.

If you want to take something dangerous with you (weapons or some other dangerous means), be sure to read the article on the official Aeroflot website about what is prohibited from being transported by airplanes and not only by Aeroflot.

Aeroflot baggage allowance in economy class in 2019

So, if you nevertheless purchased an economy class ticket with baggage included, then you should remember what restrictions Aeroflot sets for economy class baggage.

1. One or two pieces of baggage - see when purchasing and on the ticket. The weight of one piece of luggage is 23 kilograms. Here it is necessary to clarify. Some airlines allow you to combine the amount of baggage listed on your ticket. For example, you are flying together, you have 20 kilograms of luggage each and you can check in a suitcase weighing up to 32 kilograms... So, in Aeroflot the baggage limit is 23 kilograms, and if the weight of the suitcase is more than 23 kilograms, then you will pay for excess, and sometimes more expensive than if you just buy an additional piece of luggage, even if you exceeded it by half a kilo.

2. The dimensions of luggage are no more than 158 centimeters in the sum of three dimensions. Standard large suitcase.

3. If you plan to carry large sports equipment, oversized or very heavy luggage, musical instruments, animal - we study the conditions for transporting such luggage and do it very carefully. If it says that prior approval with the call center is necessary, then we call no later than 36 hours before departure, although I would clarify such questions before booking a ticket so as not to miss the flight later.

An airplane, unlike a train, has much more modest capabilities for transporting luggage, which is why certain standards are established that do not allow the airplane to be overloaded.

In fact, if you are flying on vacation, it is unlikely that you will need to call somewhere to find out anything. Shorts and swimming trunks can easily be placed in luggage, the size and weight of which correspond to the above standards - 158 centimeters in total measurements and 23 kilograms of weight. Sunscreen and shaving foam are not hazardous liquids.

Aeroflot baggage allowance in business class in 2019

Business class has only two differences regarding luggage. Both of them are based solely on luggage weight. The dimensions remain the same.

So, in business class you are allowed to carry hand luggage with the same dimensions of 55x40x25 cm, but weighing up to 15 kilograms.

Checked baggage includes two pieces of baggage weighing up to 32 kilograms each.

Well, the seats in business class are also comfortable. But this is already lyrics. The most important thing is that now you know the minimum that you need to know to fly on Aeroflot planes!

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