Airline Policies

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Travelling With a Child of a Different Surname: Consent Letters (2026)

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For domestic flights inside India, you generally do NOT need a consent letter to travel with a child who has a different surname — but carry the child’s age proof and any document linking you (birth certificate, passport). International travel is different: some countries and airlines ask for a notarised consent or authorisation letter when […]

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Checked vs Cabin Baggage: What Goes Where? (2026)

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Keep in your cabin bag anything valuable, fragile, or lithium-powered: power banks and spare batteries, phones, laptops, medicines, documents, and one change of clothes. Put in checked baggage anything sharp, bulky, or over 100ml of liquid: full-size toiletries, tools, and most aerosols. A few flammables are banned from both bags entirely. Updated June 2026 ·

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Bringing Laptops, Phones & Drones Into India: Customs Rules (2026)

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Yes — you can bring your personal laptop, phone and gadgets into India. One laptop and your in-use phone are customarily treated as personal effects within the Rs 75,000 duty-free allowance, so there’s usually no duty. Brand-new, sealed or multiple identical high-value items can be taxed — declare them via the Red Channel and keep

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Why Is Your Boarding Pass & Cabin Bag Stamped at Security in India? (2026)

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The stamp or punch on your boarding pass is the CISF’s proof that you and your cabin bag cleared the security check. The gate agent re-checks it before letting you board, so an unstamped pass gets you turned back. This is still standard at most Indian airports in 2026 — it has not been universally

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India Customs Duty-Free Allowance for Returning Travellers (2026)

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When you fly back to India in 2026, the General Free Allowance lets Indian residents, NRIs, OCI cardholders and foreigners on non-tourist visas bring in goods worth up to Rs 75,000 duty-free (Rs 25,000 for foreign tourists of non-Indian origin), per CBIC Baggage Rules 2026. That covers used personal effects plus gifts and souvenirs, along

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Which IDs Are Valid for Domestic Flights in India? (2026)

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For a domestic flight in India you must carry an original government-issued photo ID along with your confirmed ticket or boarding pass; it’s checked at terminal entry, security and the boarding gate. The most reliably accepted IDs are Aadhaar (including mAadhaar), passport, driving licence and Voter ID, with PAN and a few others also on

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Air Marshals on Indian Flights: What You Should Know (2026)

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Yes. India does place armed, plain-clothes air marshals (also called sky marshals) on select domestic and international flights, under the country’s BCAS and NSG security framework. Their job is covert in-flight security and deterrence: preventing hijackings and responding to serious threats. Deployment is selective, discreet and threat-driven, so most passengers will simply never know one

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Through-Checked Baggage: When Your Bag Flies All the Way vs When You Re-Collect It

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On a single ticket (one PNR) with an interline or codeshare agreement, your checked bag is usually tagged through to the final destination and you collect it once at the end. On separate tickets, a self-transfer, the bag goes only to the first airport, so you reclaim it, clear customs if needed, and re-check it

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Gate-Checked Bags: When They Take Your Cabin Bag at the Gate (and How to Avoid It)

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Gate-checking is when the crew takes your cabin bag at the boarding gate or aerobridge and stows it in the hold, usually because the overhead bins are full or the aircraft is small. It’s normally free when your bag is within the cabin allowance and bins are simply out of space. One catch unique to

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