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Rebecca Ann Hughes

EU to ban airlines from charging extra for hand luggage: What does this mean for passengers?

European Union lawmakers have voted to adopt a proposal that will allow air passengers to bring a personal item into the cabin and a piece of hand luggage of up to seven kilogrammes free of charge.

“Today's vote marks an important step toward fairer and more transparent travel,” Matteo Ricci, vice-president of the EU Committee on Transport and Tourism and the bill's lead sponsor, said in a press release.

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