Airlines cannot charge extra for hand luggage: Profeco

What does the Profeco say about the extra cost

Ricardo Sheffield Padilla, head of the Profeco, indicated that he is acting against those companies that seek to take benefit from misleading advertising, since this is covered by the basic ticket rate.

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He explained that in them it is contemplated that the passenger can carry a small hand suitcase that meets the requirements, such as the one that fits under the seat or in the cabin holder in cabin.

Thus the cost of the plane ticket is broken down

The highest cost of the ticket is concentrated in operating costs with a 19.4%, 18.2% de Tarifa Uso Aeropuerto, le sigue un 16.9% for the payment of salaries in general, 16% VAT;A 13.9% to the rental of the air fleet, 11% fuel and 4.6% of airport services.

Know your luggage rights

Established in the law, each aerial passenger has rights when acquiring its ticket and among them is, transporting without any luggage of up to 25 kilos, depending on the capacity of the aircraft.

In the event that this weight exceeds too much, which must be corroborated when documenting, the air company can request the payment of an additional rate.