Why Internal Flights in China at Such Low Prices?

When you check out the flight schedules for internalpiece. The size may not exceed 20x40x55cm. Carry-
flights in China, you will find some of them are listedon baggage in excess of the limit is subject to an
as 10%, 20%, 30%, 50% or even 40% off the mainexcess baggage fee and must be carried as checked
air ticket price.baggage.
Maybe you can't understand why are they listed at1) Articles which cannot be taken as baggage:
such lower prices. Is there any reason for them toflammable, explosive, corrosive, poisonous,
be avoided?Or is it simply 1st come 1st serve?radioactive, polymerizable and magnetized materials,
I will tell you that this is just the Chinese air ticketand arms, sharp or lethal weapons as well.
marketing. Please regard it as common. Also, these2) Articles which cannot be packed in the checked
discount flights will take off on time. You don't needbaggage : important documents, classified materials,
to pay the full ticket price.diplomatic mail bags, negotiable securities, currencies,
Besides the ticket price listed, you should pay themoney orders, valuables, vulnerable perishables and
airport construction fee CNY 50.00 and fuel chargearticles and other articles needed in the special
CNY 150.00(exceeding 800 kilometers, CNY 80.00custody of somebody. The carrier will not be liable
within 800 kilometers)with the ticket in China .for the loss of or damage to the aforementioned.
Travelers no longer have to buy it at the airports.3) Articles which should be put in check-in baggage:
Beijing - Qingdao air ticketknife, scissors and bottled or tinned alcohol/ wine.
Beijing - Shanghai air ticket4) The checked baggage should be packed perfectly
Beijing - Sanya air ticketwith a lock, tied up solidly and be able to withstand
Beijing- Guangzhou air ticketpressure to a reasonable extent. Carriers may refuse
If your luggage is over the limitation, you will need toto accept for carriage if the baggage packing does
pay for the excess weight, and some of the airportsnot meet the requirements.
in China are quite strict with this.5) The carrier will be liable to compensate for the loss
Tip for this: If you are traveling together in groupof or damage to the checked baggage due to the
more than 1 people, you can use your allowancecarrier's fault. The norm of compensation shall not
together, for example, if you have 35kg, your friendexceed RMB 50 yuan per kg. If the value of the
have only 5kg, it will be fine as long as you twobaggage is less than RMB 50 yuan per kg, the
check in together. This method also applies to 3, 4, 5amount of compensation shall be paid according to its
or even more people within one group, as long asactual value of the loss.
you are checking in at the same time over the6) A passenger may declare the value of his baggage
airport counter.if the value of his checked baggage exceeds RMB 50
2) For the carry-on luggage, total weight of carry-onyuan per kg. Baggage declared value can not exceed
baggage for each passenger may not exceed 5kg (11the value of the current baggage. The maximum
pounds). First class passengers may carry up to 2baggage declared value is RMB 8,000 yuan.
pieces. All other passengers may carry on only one