Transavia to begin charging for carry-on luggage from April 3, starting at €10

Dutch discount airline Transavia will begin charging passengers for carry-on luggage that requires placement in an overhead luggage bin. While the airline claimed the fee was added to make the process smoother when boarding and exiting their aircraft, it was already known that Transavia was under intense pressure from parent company Air France - KLM to boost optional add-on revenue by 125 million euros annually. “We want to further increase additional income, including by paying for hand luggage,” said Air France - KLM CFO Steven Zaat in an interview with Telegraaf in December. EasyJet is currently Transavia's biggest competitor at Schiphol, as the third largest airline at Schiphol EasyJet, RyanAir, Vueling and Wizz Air all require passengers to pay an additional fee to bring a larger bag into the cabin.