ISLAMABAD – The Civil Aviation Authority has made plastic wrapping ofcheck-in luggage, compulsory at all airports with fixed charges of Rs 50.
All check-in baggage of international and domestic passengers is to bewrapped with plastic sheets at the initial stage of scanning at searchcounters of the ASF, ANF and Customs, said a notification issued by theauthority on Thursday.
As per the new directives, the passengers would have to get their luggagewrapped for which CAA would need to install more plastic wrapping machinesat airports.
The fixed charges of Rs50 are for Lahore and Islamabad Airport initially;globetrotters say the decision would make the luggage secure.
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Nonetheless, the decision to make plastic wrapping compulsory is drawingthe ire of passengers who are of the view that plastic is the cause ofenvironmental pollution.
They are of the view that at one end the government is trying to get ridoff plastic shopping bags, while on the other end, using the same plasticfor wrapping the luggage.
