‘Just an easy cash grab’: why Jetstar is charging customers for carry-on luggage

<p>Add-on fees such as the new overhead locker baggage charge can make it harder to compare air fares, experts say</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>Cut-price fares may now be merely a facade for seemingly endless add-on fees after Jetstar’s new carry-on luggage charge meant the airline joined a growing number monetising basic services in the sky.</p><p>The new structure, announced by Qantas’s low-cost carrier on Wednesday, will mean from next year tickets will only include one “under seat bag”, such as a backpack, handbag or laptop bag.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/06/why-is-jetstar-charging-customers-for-carry-on-luggage">Continue reading...</a>