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Sydney Morning Herald
2 hours ago
- Sydney Morning Herald
Airline pays bonuses to staff for every oversize carry-on bag caught
A Swissport passenger service manager, speaking on condition of anonymity, also told The Sunday Times: 'Confronting people with excess baggage is like taking on fare dodgers. 'You risk abuse or worse – imagine stopping a group of lads on a stag weekend and telling them: 'I'm going to have to charge you more than you paid for your tickets to check those bags into the hold. '' Ground handlers working for DHL Supply Chain, a third-party firm, at Gatwick, Bristol and Manchester airports also reportedly have a remuneration package for identifying non-compliant EasyJet bags. EasyJet, which recorded an annual revenue of more than £9 billion in 2024, has oversight of incentives available to employees at third-party companies. Bag rules 'well understood' A spokesman for the airline said: 'EasyJet is focused on ensuring our ground-handling partners apply our policies correctly and consistently in fairness to all our customers. Loading 'Our bag policies and options are well understood, and we remind customers of this when booking, before they travel and on their boarding pass, which means a very small proportion of customers who don't comply will be charged at the airport.' Unlike in Australia, where cabin bag limits are primarily focused on weight, European airlines tend to focus more on dimensions. The weight limit on easyJet for a carry-on bag is 15 kilograms, compared to just seven kilograms for carry-on bags on Jetstar and Virgin Australia. The EU recently proposed introducing new standardised rules for airlines, which would allow passengers to bring one personal item, such as a handbag or a backpack, and one item of cabin baggage weighing less than 7kg on board 'free' of charge. Loading The shake-up, which was put forward last month, would apply to any flight taking off or landing in the EU but requires the approval of 55 per cent of member nations before it can come into force. Swissport operates passenger services at 17 airports in the UK, and also provides ground handling services for Ryanair, Tui, Lufthansa and Vueling. The company also operates services at 20 Australian airports, including every major capital city airport. Jetstar and Virgin Australia both charge passengers for oversized cabin-bags that are checked at the gate. Virgin Australia confirmed that its ground crew do not receive any incentives for weighing bags at the gate and that this is considered part of staff's normal responsibilities. Jetstar has been contacted for comment.
The Age
2 hours ago
- The Age
Airline pays bonuses to staff for every oversize carry-on bag caught
A Swissport passenger service manager, speaking on condition of anonymity, also told The Sunday Times: 'Confronting people with excess baggage is like taking on fare dodgers. 'You risk abuse or worse – imagine stopping a group of lads on a stag weekend and telling them: 'I'm going to have to charge you more than you paid for your tickets to check those bags into the hold. '' Ground handlers working for DHL Supply Chain, a third-party firm, at Gatwick, Bristol and Manchester airports also reportedly have a remuneration package for identifying non-compliant EasyJet bags. EasyJet, which recorded an annual revenue of more than £9 billion in 2024, has oversight of incentives available to employees at third-party companies. Bag rules 'well understood' A spokesman for the airline said: 'EasyJet is focused on ensuring our ground-handling partners apply our policies correctly and consistently in fairness to all our customers. Loading 'Our bag policies and options are well understood, and we remind customers of this when booking, before they travel and on their boarding pass, which means a very small proportion of customers who don't comply will be charged at the airport.' Unlike in Australia, where cabin bag limits are primarily focused on weight, European airlines tend to focus more on dimensions. The weight limit on easyJet for a carry-on bag is 15 kilograms, compared to just seven kilograms for carry-on bags on Jetstar and Virgin Australia. The EU recently proposed introducing new standardised rules for airlines, which would allow passengers to bring one personal item, such as a handbag or a backpack, and one item of cabin baggage weighing less than 7kg on board 'free' of charge. Loading The shake-up, which was put forward last month, would apply to any flight taking off or landing in the EU but requires the approval of 55 per cent of member nations before it can come into force. Swissport operates passenger services at 17 airports in the UK, and also provides ground handling services for Ryanair, Tui, Lufthansa and Vueling. The company also operates services at 20 Australian airports, including every major capital city airport. Jetstar and Virgin Australia both charge passengers for oversized cabin-bags that are checked at the gate. Virgin Australia confirmed that its ground crew do not receive any incentives for weighing bags at the gate and that this is considered part of staff's normal responsibilities. Jetstar has been contacted for comment.
Sky News AU
20 hours ago
- Sky News AU
Aussie parents stunned over 'ridiculous' rule allowing schools to deny leave for children to go on holidays
Australian parents have voiced their shock after learning schools and can mark a child's absence as unapproved if they go on holiday during the term. Popular influencer Sarah Stevenson, known as Sarah's Day on Instagram, told her 1.2 million followers the absence for her six-year-old kindergarten child's five-day absence for a holiday to Fiji was not "approved". She said in filling out the extended leave form for her child she had to show proof of flights. While at the airport and leaving to go on the trip, she learned the leave had not been approved by the principal. 'He's only missing five days of school. Anyway, day one of the trip I get an email back… it basically says Fox's leave hasn't been approved,' she says in a clip posted by Outspoken the Podcast. 'Yes, I want him to learn how to read and write and be in a classroom, but I haven't pulled him out of school for a month. Anyway, whatever. Love school.' Followers chimed in with their thoughts on the matter, with former Married At First Sight bride Alyssa Barmonde commenting that restricting when kids can and can't go on holiday is "ridiculous". "Travelling and being cultured is a way better life experience than missing a week of ABCs," she said. Other parents threw their support behind taking their kids out of school for holidays. 'I'm all for taking your kids out for holidays, real-life experiences AND family time," one said. "We have to apply for approval at our primary school, but I would still go even if it wasn't approved," another added. Schools in Australia will often approve absences when the reason for why children cannot attend school is accepted, such as sick leave, appointments or family emergencies like funerals. Principals can ask the parent or carer to provide a medical certificate if they are not satisifed with the explanation provided or if the child has a history of poor attendance or there are other child protection concerns. If leave is not approved by schools, it gets put through as unjustified absences. This is when the principal is not satisfied with the reason for the absence. Unjustified absences generally have no consequences, but if the number of them becomes frequent, the school may choose to intervene to address the issue. Compulsory school-aged children are required to attend school each day it is open in all states and territories in Australia. In Victoria, if a child frequently misses school, the school attendance officer will monitor and investigate the child's attendance, and an attendance notice, official warning or a fine could be issued to the parents. According to the NSW Department of Education, "it is essential the school has all relevant information to ensure the student's learning and health care needs are addressed through the individual health support planning process" to support the student's school attendance.
