New baggage rules presented by OR Tambo International
Are you about to travel from OR Tambo International? Make sure you know the new rules.
Bags of irregular shape and size will no longer be allowed.
On Monday the new rules were presented by the airport. The reason why the airport is not allowing round bags or irregular shape bags are to prevent blockages and breakdowns in the handling system caused by bags that do not have any flat surfaces or that have long straps or grips.
The new regulations are as per the International Air Transport Association (IATA) guidelines.
“Bags that are round or do not have a flat surface of any kind are the largest source of jams in the baggage handling system. These jams can shut down sections of the baggage handling system, delay baggage delivery to aircraft and inconvenience passengers and airlines,” Acsa says.
The new baggage rules are:
- Only regular-shaped bags will be allowed at check-in counters;
- This means that the bags must have at least one flat surface to be accepted on the check-in system;
- Round or irregular-shaped bags will not be allowed at check-in counters; and
- Bags with longs straps will not be allowed at check-in counters
Should your luggage not conform to these rules, you are not all out of options.
Passengers trying to check in bags that do not conform to these rules will be offered the option of having their baggage wrapped with one flat side at airport approved baggage wrapping stations.
