Europe’s Airlines Say Cabin Baggage Changes Threaten Consumer Choice

Three people, one placing bags into overhead bin

Charging passengers for cabin bags is an important part of ancillary revenues.

Credit: Jeffrey Isaac Greenberg/Alamy Stock Photo
Potential changes to the rules about airline carry-on bags are at the center of a debate in Europe, as lawmakers in the region seek reforms to air passenger legislation and airlines highlight concerns about reducing consumer choice—not to mention a potential hit to ancillary revenues. In short...
Helen Massy-Beresford

Based in Paris, Helen Massy-Beresford covers European and Middle Eastern airlines, the European Commission’s air transport policy and the air cargo industry for Aviation Week & Space Technology and Aviation Daily.

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