Lok Sabha Question No. 2494 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-16
Subject: Baggage Rules at Airports
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, BHARATENDRA SINGH

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2494 (To be answered on the i6th March 2017)

## BAGGAGE RULES AT AIRPORTS

SHRI SATAV RAJEEV DR: J. JAYAVARDHAN DR: HEENA VIJA YKUMAR GAVIT SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJA YSINH SHANKARRAO KUNWAR BHARATENDRA

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (0)the details of baggage rules for air passengers including the number of and personal items can carry; bags they
- 8)whether airlines have failed to impose one baggage rule and if the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether the above rules are not strictly followed by airlines, if the reasons therefor; being SO,
- (dwhether the Central Industrial Security Force has asked airlines to strictly enforce rules restricting the number of allowed per person; and bags
- the Government in this regard? by
- (e) if the response %f the airlines thereto and the corrective taken steps

## ANSWER

## Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL A VIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

6) to (e): The details %f the baggage rule issued by Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) AVSEC Circular no. 06/2000,11/2000 and 34/2000 are attached as BCAS guidelines; it is responsibility of airline operators baggage rule in which every passengers can carry one hand baggage and one laptop/ladies as cabin baggage. bag

## SUB : ONEHANDBAGGAGERULE

It has ` been observed that instructions   regarcling   carriage of one hand on not   slrictly   adheied lo The   issue was   also   discussed in   the of: the   Standing Facilitation   Conmittee held at Calcutta   Airport 15.01.2000. In order that ONE HAND BAGGAGE RULE' board the   flights   operating fion the aipoits in India the following directions are issued:

- No passenlger shall be   pernitted to m10re than piece offhand ` baggage to 115 Cns, Dimensions (tolal   lenglh,  breadth and  height) This   will  be exclusive ofthe following cary itel7s:
- Lady's hand bag;
- (c) A rug;or a blanket;
- 6) An overcoat or" wrap;
- '(d) ofbinoculars; pait
- Uinbrella or stick; walking =
- Reasonable amount of reading mnatcrial for the flight;
- (g) Infant"s feed for   consumption tle flight ad infant'$   canying basket provided an infant is cairied; during
- gilt item purchased from cuty free shop:
- (h) Coliapsible   wheel chair and Or of crutches use if dependlent on these; and pair
- (ii) Further; as and wlen   security   situation warants any   other   stations; the   size ` of' hiand baggage   keeping in view the threat perception shall be reduced by this Bureau
- (iii) [tem3 Inentioned above shall be subjected to prescribed security checks.
- J & K sector issued  vide letter No CAS-7 (IJ89-Div-I dated 10.10.1990 will remain in force.

(VEERANNA AIVALLI) COMMISSIONER OF SECURITY (CA)

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## SUB CARRACE QEHAND BACGAGEBY PASSENGER

In   continuation to this circular No 06 of additional   items 2000 24.02.2000   regarding Laptop compuler is   allowed to hand by passenger On board the aircrafl passenger On board civil be  cany as an additional   item with hand flight: baggage by Bureau curiage along baggage

(VEERANNA AIVELLI) Connissioner of Security (CA)

## CIRCULAR 3412000

6 regarding buggage carriage

- 2 the grealt number olher   books; passengers insist Q1 magazines elc\_ the plea that these constitute material Fot the   flighr:. In certain   cases, insistexi ~reasonable   readng material? . When this canying 2 was objected   by the Security   Stal;, Uze following   items which   couldbe It has , therefore been  dlecided  that the conveniently carried in in open condition will   constiute the : reasonable amount of maferial :. carrying they bag coutaining Airport reading

(R KSingh) ADDL COMMISSIONER OF SECURITY (CA) for Commissioner of Security (CA)

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