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AirAsia increasing checked baggage fees
Saturday, 18 Jan, 2016
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Budget carrier AirAsia has amended its pricing for bag fees, increasing the cost for purchasing checked baggage after a flight booking has been made.
The new fee structure takes effect on January 28 and applies to all routes except those originating from Indonesia.
At any time after a booking has been confirmed, customers will have to pay more for checked baggage, such as through the Manage My Booking page, the carrier said.
AirAsia said this is still a cheaper option than checking in bags at the last minute prior to departure.
As an example AirAsia said 20kg of checked baggage for a one-way flight from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore would cost RM45 at the time of the flight booking.
If this is done later through Manage My Booking, customers would pay RM52 or a whopping RM355 on the day at the check-in counter.
The new fee schedule has been uploaded to the AirAsia website.
"You will still enjoy more savings as compared to purchasing last minute at the airport counter," the airline said in a release.
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