Air Canada begins enforcement of carry-on bags regulations
Posted May 25, 2015 5:39 am.
Last Updated May 25, 2015 8:27 am.
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Air Canada have started a strict enforcement of their carry-on baggage procedures on Monday in what critics are calling a cash-grab.
Extra staff will be on hand to make sure that travellers’ carry-on bags are not over the weight and size limit.
Air Canada specifies that a personal item can include a backpack, briefcase or laptop computer measuring up to 16 by 33 by 43 centimetres and a standard item such as a suitcase measuring up to 23 by 40 by 55 centimetres including wheels and handles.
Many passengers think this is a cash grab by the airline who already profits off of extra baggage, check-in, and cancellation fees.
Aviation experts however claim it’s all for the safety of travellers.
Transport Canada rules allow passengers to carry on two unchecked items.
The airline says they hope the enforcement speeds up the check in process and clear many delays.
The airline began charging a $25 checked-bag fee last fall on its lowest-class domestic flights and on flights to and from the Caribbean and Mexico. Air Canada has charged for a traveller’s first checked bag on U.S.-Canada transborder routes since 2011.
The airline says the tagging program will expand progressively to other airports across the country through June.
With files from The Canadian Press
