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Zam Zam water allowed with permissible baggage, clarifies Air India after reports of ban on two flights
After confusion over the banning of Zam Zam water in two Air India flights, the carrier has clarified that passengers will be allowed to carry water with their luggage.
In a tweet, Air India said:
#FlyAI : With reference to instructions regarding non carriage of Zamzam cans, on AI966 and AI964, we wish to clarify that passengers are allowed to carry Zamzam cans within their permissible baggage allowance.
Please accept our apologies for the inconvenience caused.— Air India (@airindiain) July 9, 2019
Earlier, it was reported that Air India has banned the sacred holy Zam Zam water on its two Hajj flights operating between Jeddah -Hyderabad – Mumbai and Jeddah – Cochin till September 15.“Due to change of aircraft and limitation of seats, zam zam cans will not be allowed on our flights,” said a circular issued by Air India’s Jeddah office, according to a report in The Times of India.
