Introduction

Do you often feel like saving on baggage? Yes! We have got you covered. Now, you can travel anywhere around the globe even on business class flights, and still save on airfares.

For say, if you are traveling with either Delta Airlines or British Airways and you want to avoid paying extras for the baggage, then follow the airline baggage policy. To save a big amount on air travel, prefer to carry only cabin baggage. Since most airlines are coming up with hand-baggage-only fares (especially for those who are traveling without checked baggage), Delta Airlines & British Airways introduced ‘Basic Economy’ fares on transatlantic routes. So do not forget to check the latest norms of the airlines even if you are traveling on last minute flights.

British Airways Baggage Policy

Presently, the latest baggage policy of British Airways and Delta Airlines are in regulation for those passengers who are flying to and from Atlanta, Detroit, and Minneapolis on selected transatlantic routes. But Delta Airlines may extend the hand-baggage-only fares policy to all routes in Delta’s network. To access the British Airways basic economy fares, you would need to get London-bound flights from Austin, Boston, Denver, Oakland, and Philadelphia.

The most common reason you should opt for hand-baggage-only fares or basic economy is that it is cheaper than standard economy fares. For example, if you are traveling on flights from USA to India, then you can save a good amount by hand-baggage-only fares. Since Delta Airlines and British Airways are codeshare partners, both airlines offer basic economy fares. Likewise, both airlines offer more or less the same services under hand-baggage-only fares and standard economy flights.

For solo travelers, short business meeting travelers, or leisure weekend travelers, there is big news. As most airlines are establishing new terms by considering the demand for a lower fare, particularly for those who are traveling with only cabin baggage. After all, there is a huge difference between economy class and premium economy class, fare difference is also fair, especially for those passengers who are traveling only with cabin or hand baggage. Let’s assume, you purchased affordable flight tickets to India for a quick business trip and you are traveling with only-hand-bag, then you can save money on baggage fees with the latest norms of Delta Airlines or British Airways.

Hand-Baggage Only Fare

Both airlines, Delta Airlines & British Airways offer great economy travel class for the hand-baggage-only fare. In fact, British Airways allocated flight seats in advance along with complimentary food & drink, headphones, and blankets under basic economy cabin class even on cheap tickets to India from USA. Likewise, Delta Airlines assured passengers of a high-quality economy cabin class experience for the same fares.

In comparison, Delta Airlines’ basic economy fares come up with certain limitations. For example, no advance seat allotment, as well as boarding by the last zone. Apart from this, if 2, 3, or more passengers (on basic economy fare) traveling together with Delta Airlines may not get to seat together. On the contrary, families traveling with British Airways can get to sit together even on economy fare. According to British Airlines, if a child under 12 age is traveling via air, then an adult gets to sit next to the child to accompany the kid throughout the journey. Passengers who are traveling on hand-baggage-only fares even if they booked last minute flights, get access to the same inflight entertainment as the regular economy passengers on both airlines.

British Airways Baggage Policy

It did not change the hand baggage allowance policy for basic economy fares. This means 1 handbag/laptop bag of a maximum of 23 KG and 1 additional cabin bag of the same (23 KG) weight. To save money on baggage by using British Airways Avios on British Airways’ basic economy fares. In case you belong to British Airways Executive Club members, you get Avios and Tier Points, particularly on booking basic economy fare tickets.

You can club British Airways’ basic economy or hand-baggage-only fares with other fare types. You can combine basic economy fare for an outbound flight, and standard economy fare for a return flight in a round trip. Moreover, there is a huge demand on certain routes between the US and India for hand-baggage-only fares. As the ratio of people booking flights from USA to India is very high. Some people travel for business and some to explore new destinations via basic economy airfares with carry-only cabin bags. You can also leverage the benefits of the new baggage guide of British Airways & Delta Airlines for business class flights.