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Jetstar to charge fees up to $52 to put carry-on baggage in overhead lockers

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Jetstar will begin charging passengers up to fifty-two dollars to store carry-on bags in overhead lockers starting in February twenty twenty-seven, The Guardian reports. The budget airline is simultaneously removing the seven-kilogram weight limit on carry-on baggage, though size restrictions remain in place. The airline says the fee addresses the stress of finding overhead locker space.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/05/jetstar-...

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