As of June 23, 2022, EVA Air will change the rules for hold baggage. The airline from Taiwan is switching to a system in which a maximum is set for the number of allowed bags that can be checked in.
Fly and pay for the luggage
For flights within Europe, paying for checked baggage has been a fact for some time. What about air travel outside Europe?
ThaiVisa reports that passengers flying with Thai Airways in Economy Class may only take 1 kg of checked baggage with them from April 20, instead of 30 kg now. Thai Airways has been loss-making for years and would like to save considerably on fuel costs in this way.
Reader question: Take printer ink with you as hold luggage
Just wanted to send 4 bottles of Printer Ink 500 Ml via Fedex, but that was refused. Now I want to take it in my suitcase, as hold luggage, would I have any problems with it? Concerns flight Bangkok – Amsterdam, with EVA Air.
FAA: 'Laptops in hold luggage dangerous!'
The US government wants the civil aviation organization ICAO to ban laptops and other electronic devices with batteries in hold luggage due to the risk of fire and explosion, reports news channel NBC.
E-cigarette in airplane luggage dangerous!
The American FAA warns airline passengers against carrying electronic cigarettes in their luggage. Several cases of overheating and fires have been reported after an e-cigarette was accidentally lit
With EVA, you are unfortunately only allowed to take a maximum of 20 kg of hold luggage in Economy Class. Now I have heard that you still have some leeway and that when checking in they only start to be difficult if you weigh more than 23 kg and you have to pay for overweight. Is that right?