AdvertisementBusinessCompaniesAviation Opinion Jetstar really wants to charge you for everything but the seat Chris Zappone Senior reporter, aviation August 5, 2026 — 10:44amAugust 5, 2026 — 10:44am Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Share A A AThe ritual hoisting of your carry-on bag into the overhead bin on a Jetstar flight? Jetstar announced on Wednesday it will reduce passengers’ free carry-on allowance to a single item, down from two, and begin charging a fee for guaranteed access to overhead bin space. What’s galling is that the “new product” – access to the overhead bin – was formerly a standard product. AdvertisementUNSW senior aviation lecturer Ian Douglas said the new Jetstar fee is “pretty much consistent with all the carriers in Europe”.