Budget airline to start charging £13 for using overhead lockers

What's OnTravelTravelIt has set a date for the change10:37, 05 Aug 2026Updated 10:41, 05 Aug 2026For passengers on the budget Australian airline Jetstar, the days of cramming your bag into an overhead locker already full of your seatmates’ full-sized suitcases are coming to an end, but there is a catch. The carrier is set to start charging passengers for stowing carry-on bags in the overhead compartments, beginning in February 2027.‌The move came after passengers and airline staff named “having bags weighed at the gate and struggling to find room in overhead lockers as the more stressful parts of the airport experience”, the carrier said in a statement on Wednesday. It makes Jetstar the latest low-cost carrier to introduce a payment system for carry-on bags, with budget airlines in Europe