British Airways Cuts Fuel Surcharges

British Airways has followed Virgin Atlantic in cutting its fuel surcharges as airline passengers finally benefit from the fall in the cost of oil. The reduction will bring down the cost of a return trip to long-distance destinations such as Los Angeles by up to £26 for economy passengers, bringing the levy down to £192. Shorter trips such as New York will cost £20 less, with the surcharge falling to £136.

These cuts, which are the same as those announced by Virgin, will mean that passengers in the slightly more spacious World Traveller Plus cabin will get more modest reductions. The £10 cut on trips to destinations like New York, will bring the fuel surcharge down to £166 for return trips. While the levy on journeys over nine hours will be £229, £13 less than before.

However the surcharges levied on business and first class passengers will be unchanged as will those on anyone travelling on shorter flights.

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VIRGIN - HAND BAGGAGE RESTRICTIONS

From Monday 7th January, passengers travelling from London Heathrow and Manchester should note the revised hand baggage allowances below:

Important: If you are travelling from London Gatwick the one hand baggage rule still applies.

ECONOMY AND PREMIUM ECONOMY BAGGAGE ALLOWANCE
Only ONE item of cabin baggage per person will be allowed in the cabin and this must fit under the seat in front or in the overhead locker.The overall dimensions must not exceed 23 x 36 x 56 cm (approx 9 x 14 x 22 inches). 13lb / 6 kg in weight must be used as the guidline for maximum weight allowance.

UPPER CLASS CABIN BAGGAGE ALLOWANCE
Upper Class passengers are permitted two pieces of hand baggage individual dimensions not to exceed 23 x 36 x 56 cm (approx 9 x 14 x 22 inches) and 17lb / 8kg in weight, total combined weight of 35lb / 16kg.

ADDITIONAL CABIN ITEMS PERMITTED
In addition to the cabin baggage allowance, the following personal items may be carried on board:

A handbag, pocketbook or purse i.e. which is appropriate to normal travelling dress and is not being used as a container for the transportation of articles which could otherwise be regarded as baggage.
An overcoat or wrap.
An umbrella (pointed or/and sharp prohibited) or walking stick.
A small camera and/or pair of binoculars.
A reasonable amount of reading matter for the flight.Infants food for consumption in flight.
A small amount of duty free goods.

LAPTOPS
If you have a laptop then it is preferable that you take this with you as cabin baggage. The laptop must meet the cabin baggage requirement. It is permissible for you to remove the actual laptop from the carrying case to meet this requirement.

Liquid and gel restrictions still apply

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