Ticket price will fall after collecting baggage, say airlines

The President of the Brazilian Association of Airlines (Abear), Eduardo Sanovicz, secured the release of the collection of luggage on planes, which happens to be worth from March, will result in travel cheaper for consumers.
The new rule adopted by the National Association of Civil Aviation (Anac) has been harshly criticized by users and consumer rights organizations. The Federal Prosecutor has already announced that the move would be illegal and that will move a lawsuit to challenge the Agency.
For Sanovics, the move follows a global trend that will benefit the user. "We can guarantee that you''re going to have procedures for cheaper airfares. Around the globe, in all countries in which this template was deployed, prices have dropped, "said the Executive on Wednesday, 14, in a meeting with journalists.
Second Abear Executive, association representing the airlines, Brazil abandoned years 1980 and rules that are only used today in countries like China, Mexico, Russia and Venezuela.
Changes made by Anac end up with free transportation of luggage up to 23 pounds on domestic flights or two suitcases with up to 32 pounds on international flights. Come into being a fee for luggage, whose price will be freely established by each company.
About hand luggage, which had limitation of gratuity in bags weighing up to 5 pounds, the limit of the free transport was increased to pack at least 10 pounds. The ticket of the airlines will have to specify clearly what are the values that will be collected from users.
The rule goes on to pay for tickets purchased only from March 14, namely, passages that are purchased until the day before, regardless of the date of travel, continue following the current rule.
Eduardo Sanovicz stated that, in reality, any luggage today has free shipping, because airlines embed rates rates for all passengers, regardless of which lead to the planes. "Pay who uses the luggage. Those who do not use, which is half of those travelling, will not pay, "he said.
Economic situation
The Executive noted that, for 15 months, there is a fall of demand in the industry – which should shrink in 9 million passengers this year, compared to 2015. The changes, believes Sanovics, attract the users. "It will open new tariff classes. It will create cheaper rates and will be an opportunity for those passengers back on board, "commented, adding that surveys show that a 10% discount on ticket can result in the 14% increase in demand.
Sanovics acknowledged that there will be growth of passengers will choose carry hand baggage, which remain without charging for weights up to 10 pounds. This may enlarge the very disorders common in certain paths, in which passengers compete for the small aircraft carrier. "We''re going to get now a period of cultural change. We''re ready, "he said.
The issue of luggage is central because ticket prices influence on the weight of aircraft and, consequently, in its fuel consumption, which is the most expensive element in the provision of air service, accounting for 38% of the operating expenses of the enterprise, against the world average of 28%.
With the release of space in the holds of aircraft, the companies also will have greater opportunity to offer cargo, generating revenue from other services.
The State collection of GST also move with the price of aviation kerosene, ranging from 12% to 25% depending on the State. These factors, according to the airlines, explain why a passageway between São Paulo (SP) and Aracaju (SE), for example, which has the same distance of 2,200 km that the stretch between São Paulo and Buenos Aires, is up to 25% more expensive than the stroke to the Argentine capital.
Between 2003 and 2015, the number of Brazilian passengers jumped from 30 million to 100 million people. In the same period, the price of domestic flight ticket fell on average by half, 616 R$ in 2002 to R$ 289 prices in 2015. The Brazil is now the fifth largest domestic market in the world in the air sector.