Hand Luggage Restrictions Enforced

The recent announcement by the Airport Company South Africa (ACSA) to implement hand luggage restrictions provoked a mixed response from travellers across the country. The new regulations will be implemented ahead of this year’s 2010 FIFA World CupTM in an attempt to curtail travellers increasing inclination to board with hand luggage that is not meant for an overhead locker. In addition the new restrictions will enable processing of passengers to be done more efficiently so that flights can depart on time.

Economy class passengers would be restricted to one bag and one laptop whereas Business class passengers would be allowed two bags and a laptop. Dimensions The weight of each bag may not exceed 7kg and may not be larger than 56cm + 36cm + 23cm.