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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Business
Catie McLeod and Jonathan Barrett

‘Just an easy cash grab’: why Jetstar is charging customers for carry-on luggage

Man putting hand baggage in lockers above seats of plane
Jetstar tickets will only include one ‘under seat bag’, such as a backpack, handbag or laptop bag, with a new charge for stowed carry-on luggage. Photograph: Posed by models; ozgurcankaya/Getty Images

Cut-price fares may now be merely a facade for seemingly endless add-on fees after Jetstar’s new carry-on luggage charge meant the airline joined a growing number monetising basic services in the sky.

The new structure, announced by Qantas’s low-cost carrier on Wednesday, will mean from next year tickets will only include one “under seat bag”, such as a backpack, handbag or laptop bag.

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