New Zealand Herald, 05 July 2018 – Air New Zealand has put up charges for excess bags by as much as $50, the latest in a series of price increases this year to cover higher operating costs.
While there is no change to pre-paid excess baggage rates, which are much lower, passengers who turn up at the airport for domestic flights with unbooked bags will be charged an extra 33 per cent for them.
International charges are up $50, apart from the long-haul rate for three excess bags.
The changes introduced this week push up the price of the first excess bag on domestic flights to $80 (more than twice the price of pre-booked ones), another $120 for the second and another $170 for the third. Read more…
