My sister has the pleasure of flying with Thomas Cook from Gatwick to Puerto Plata next month and she was telling me that her baggage allowance is a miserable 15kg. Is this now the ‘norm’ for charter airlines?

I’ve just got back from FUE with Thomas Cook, and the baggage allowance is 15kg per person, but you do have the option of booking an additional 5kg per passenger at an extra cost.