Baggage rules

BAGGAGE RULES

  1. Air Taxi allows cabin (hand) baggage only. There is no provision for check-in baggage on Air Taxi aircrafts.
  2. Passengers will be subjected to a security screening prior to boarding the aircraft, which is mandatory as per Indian Regulations. As per Government of India security regulations, Passengers will be required to undergo personal frisking & their hand baggage has to undergo X-ray/physical checking before boarding. Unidentified baggage will not be loaded into the aircraft. A secondary security check may also be carried out near the step ladder/boarding gate before embarkation as & when stipulated by BCAS/Air Taxi Staff.
  3. Each passenger may bring one piece of baggage, typically not exceeding ‘25 cm x 55 cm x 35 cm’ in dimension & 10kg in weight. Infants do not qualify for a free baggage allowance. Additionally, paid services can be utilised for extra baggage, as per the rate given in ‘Fares, Taxes, Fees & Charges’ section.
  4. Along with one piece of cabin (hand) baggage, you may also be permitted to carry one of the following personal items, subject to weight limitation & security clearance:
  • 1 lady’s hand bag or
  • 1 laptop bag or
  • 1 duty free shopping bag (untampered)
  1. Passenger(s) carrying more than the allowable free baggage, will be charged for the extra baggage at the airport, as per the rate given in the Fares, Fees & Charges section.
  2. Prepaid extra baggage once purchased, cannot be cancelled. Prepaid extra baggage cannot be used partially (e.g. if a passenger has bought 3 kg & extra baggage is just 2 kg then the remaining 1 kg is non-transferable/non-refundable/non-reusable).
  3. Please read the baggage rules carefully before packing for the trip. Strict compliance w.r.t. the list of prohibited items as prescribed in BCAS regulations is mandatory, as ‘Dangerous Goods’ are prohibited to be carried on board.

  Dangerous Goods: 

        Articles or substances which are capable of posing a hazard to health, safety, property or the environment.

   List of Prohibited items IN Cabin baggage:

Air Cargo Prohibited Items | Do's and Don'ts for Air Cargo - Qafila

  • Dry cell batteries
  • Knives, scissors, Swiss army knives and other sharp instruments
  • Toy replicas  of fire arms and ammunition
  • Weapons such as whips, nan-chakus, baton, or stun gun
  • Electronic devices which cannot be switched off
  • Aerosols and liquids*
  • Any other items which are deemed security hazards by local law
  • Compressed gases – deeply refrigerated, flammable, non-flammable and poisonous such as butane oxygen, liquid nitrogen, aqualung cylinders and compressed gas cylinders
  • Corrosives such as acids, alkalis, mercury and wet cell batteries and apparatus containing mercury
  • Explosives, munitions, fireworks and flares, ammunition including blank cartridges, handguns, fire works, pistol caps
  • Flammable liquids and solids such as lighter refills, lighter fuel, matches, paints, thinners, fire-lighters, lighters that need inverting before ignition, matches (these may be carried on the person), radioactive material, briefcases and attache case with installed alarm devices
  • Oxidizing materials such as bleaching powder and peroxides
  • Poisons and infectious substances such as insecticides, weed-killers and live virus materials
  • Anything that possesses and/or is capable of possessing and/or emitting a conspicuous and/or offensive odour
  • Other dangerous articles such as magnetized materials, offensive or irritating materials
 

*Passengers can carry one clear transparent resealable litre sized plastic bag containing small quantities of liquid items/gels/pastes/aerosols or items of a similar consistency. Liquids/ gels/aerosols include but are not limited to beverages, shampoos, suntan lotions, creams, toothpastes, hair gels and hair sprays. The contents will be subject to screening and security checks and must comply with Air Taxi’s security guidelines about permissible objects.

8. Wheelchair/mobility aid is not allowed on board.

9. Airwheel/solowheel/hoverboard segway powered by lithium batteries are prohibited.

10. Air Taxi, at its discretion, reserves the rights to refuse the carriage of passenger’s baggage or certain content of the baggage. The reason of refusal may be one of the following but not limited to:

  • The baggage is oversized or overweight than the specified limits
  • The baggage is not properly packed to carry in the aircraft
  • The baggage contains security restricted article or any dangerous goods
  • The carriage of the baggage or the content of baggage may endanger or affect the safety, health or materially affect the comfort of other passengers or crew
  • The baggage has not gone through security check
  • The applicable charges have not been paid for the baggage
  • The baggage or the content of baggage has been restricted by any Government Official/Airport authority for any reason.
 

11. Air Taxi will not be liable for any damage arising from Air Taxi’s compliance with applicable laws or Government rules & regulations or from the passenger’s failure to comply with the same or in cases when an item is removed/not allowed on-board by airport security (ASG/APSU)/Air Taxi security staff.