Baggage Allowances
Everything you need for information on airline baggage allowances
The information given below is a guideline only. The figures shown indicate the maximum weight and dimensions for that airline's baggage according to their guidelines, plus the extra allowances afforded to first class, business class and frequent flyer members. See the airlines' own baggage webpages for further details.
Baggage Allowances
These are the limits imposed by airlines on baggage amounts that can be stored by passengers. Additional charges may be applied for excess baggage. With the regulations on air travel and baggage allowances changing constantly - it's good to check the most recent regulations before you take any trip or holiday.
Amounts relate to the total weight allowed and the maximum total dimensions of an item. First class, business class and members of frequent flyer clubs are allowed additional items which raise the weight total. Click the first letter of an airline to jump through the list.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
| Airline | Checked Baggage | Hand Baggage | Infant Allowance | First/Business | Frequent Flyer | Excess Charge | Airline Page |
| A |
| Aer Lingus |
23kg (158cm) |
10kg (L40 x W20cm x H55) |
10kg |
3 bags x 32kg (158cm) each |
* |
£6 to 12 per extra kg |
Aer Lingus |
| Air Canada |
23kg (158cm) |
10kg (23cm x W40cmx 55cm ) |
23kg (158cm) |
2 bags x 32kg (158cm) each |
3 bags x 32kg (158cm) each (158cm) |
1st bag $100, 2nd $70, 3rd + $225 |
Air Canada |
| Air China |
20kg (cm) |
5kg (115cm) |
10kg |
40kg/30kg |
Extra 20-30kg |
1.5% of fare per kg |
Air China |
| Air Europa |
23kg |
10 kg |
23kg |
46kg |
* |
60 € |
Air Europa |
| Air France |
23kg (158cm) |
12kg (115cm) |
10kg |
96kg/64kg (158cm) |
Extra 32kg |
72/200 $ or € |
Air France |
| Air India |
20kg (272cm) |
8kg (115cm) |
10kg (114cm) |
40kg/30kg (272cm) |
* |
1.5% of fare per kg |
Air India |
| Air Malta |
20kg |
8kg (113cm) |
10kg |
30kg |
* |
Buy excess voucher online |
Air Malta |
| Air Mauritius |
23kg (158cm) |
7kg (115cm) |
* |
32kg |
* |
100 $ or € |
Air Mauritius |
| Air New Zealand |
23kg |
7kg (118cm) |
* |
69kg/46kg |
Extra 23kg £35 |
Air New Zealand |
| Air Seychelles |
23kg |
7kg |
23kg |
30kg |
* |
£11/15 |
Air Seychelles |
| Alitalia |
23kg |
8kg |
23kg |
64kg/46kg |
Extra 23kg/32kg |
55/75 € |
Alitalia |
| All Nippon Airways |
20kg (158cm) |
10kg (115cm) |
20kg (128cm) |
40kg/30kg (158cm) |
* |
3000 - 30000 Yen |
All Nippon Airways |
| American Airlines |
23kg (157cm) |
114cm |
23kg (114cm) |
69kg (157cm) |
46kg (157cm) |
$60 |
American Airlines |
| Austrian Airlines |
23kg (158cm) |
8kg |
23kg (158cm) |
Extra 23kg (158cm) |
46kg |
15 € per kg |
Austrian Airlines |
| B |
| BMI |
20kg |
118cm |
10kg |
30kg |
Extra 20kg |
£10 - 22 per kg |
BMI |
| British Airways |
23kg (208cm) |
23kg (126cm) |
23kg |
96kg/46kg |
64kg |
£40 |
British Airways |
| Brussels Airlines |
23kg (158cm) |
6-16kg (118cm) |
23kg (158cm) |
32kg(158cm) |
* |
50 - 100 € |
Brussels Airlines |
| Caribbean Airlines |
2 x 23kg (157cm) |
10kg (114cm) |
2 x 23kg (157cm) |
2 x 32kg (157cm) |
* |
$75 - 225 |
Caribbean Airlines |
| C |
| Cathay Pacific |
20kg |
7kg (115cm) |
10kg |
40kg/30kg |
Extra 10-20kg |
$60 |
Cathay Pacific |
| China Airlines |
20kg (115cm) |
7kg (115cm) |
10kg (115cm) |
40kg/30kg |
Extra 10kg/20kg |
$32 |
China Airlines |
| China Eastern |
20kg (200cm) |
5kg (115cm) |
10kg (200cm) |
40kg/30kg |
* |
Call 0121 281 3380 |
China Eastern |
| Continental |
23kg (157cm) |
18kg (115cm) |
23kg (157cm) |
96kg |
64kg |
$200 per piece |
Continental Airlines |
| Cyprus Airways |
20kg (208cm) |
8kg (118cm) |
10kg |
30/35/40kg |
25kg |
7 € per kilo |
Cyprus Airways |
| Czech Airlines |
23kg (158cm) |
8kg (115cm) |
23kg (158cm) |
46kg (158cm) |
Extra 23kg |
55 - 200 € |
Czech Airlines |
| D |
| Delta Airlines |
23kg (157cm) |
115cm |
10kg |
96kg/64kg |
64kg |
$200 per bag |
Delta Airlines |
| E |
| Emirates |
30kg (158cm) |
7kg (113cm) |
23kg (115cm) |
50kg/40kg |
* |
£25 per kg |
Emirates |
| Estonian Air |
23kg (158cm) |
8kg (126cm) |
* |
64kg (158cm) |
* |
40 - 300 € |
Estonian Air |
| Ethiopian Airlines |
23kg |
7kg (115cm) |
10kg |
32kg (158cm) |
Extra 15kg/20kg |
1.5% of fare per kg |
Ethiopian Airlines |
| Etihad Airways |
23kg (197cm) |
7kg (115cm) |
23kg (207cm) |
40kg/30kg |
40-55kg |
$20 - 45 |
Etihad Airways |
| Eva Air |
20kg |
7kg (115cm) |
10kg (115cm) |
30kg |
25kg |
1.5% of fare per kg |
Eva Air |
| F |
| Finnair |
23kg (158cm) |
8kg/10kg (126cm) |
23kg |
46kg (158cm) |
Extra 23kg |
28/40 € |
Finnair |
| Flybe |
40kg (charged) |
10kg (108cm) |
* |
40kg (free) |
* |
£12/15/20 per kg |
Flybe |
| G |
| Gulf Air |
30kg |
6kg (125cm) |
30kg |
40kg |
Extra 15-20kg |
$20 - 50 per kg |
Gulf Air |
| I |
| Iberia |
23kg (157cm) |
114cm |
* |
69kg (157cm) |
* |
$60 - 200 per bag |
Iberia |
| Icelandair |
20kg (158cm) |
6kg (115cm) |
10kg |
30kg (158cm) |
* |
55 - 93 € per bag |
Icelandair |
| J |
| JAL |
2 x 23kg (203cm) |
10kg (115cm) |
2 x 23kg |
3 x 32kg (203cm) |
* |
$60 - 450 per bag |
JAL |
| Jet Airways |
28kg/32kg/2 x 23kg (158cm) |
7kg (115cm) |
10kg |
3 x 23kg (158cm) |
* |
£40/55/90/105 |
Jet Airways |
| K |
| Kenya Airways |
46kg |
10kg |
30kg |
69kg (158cm) |
* |
$100 - 200 per bag |
Kenya Airways |
| Kingfisher Airlines |
32kg |
7kg (115cm) |
32kg |
50kg |
* |
Call 0800 047 0810 |
Kingfisher Airlines |
| KLM |
23kg (158cm) |
12kg (115cm) |
10kg |
64kg (158cm) |
46kg/64kg (158cm) |
55 - 300 € per bag |
KLM |
| Korean Air |
20kg (158cm) |
12kg (115cm) |
20kg (158cm) |
40kg/30kg (158cm) |
* |
1.5% of fare per kg |
Korean Air |
| Kuwait Airways |
20kg (158cm) |
7kg (115cm) |
20kg |
40kg/30kg (158cm) |
30kg |
No info supplied |
Kuwait Airways |
| L |
| LOT Polish Air |
20kg (158cm) |
6kg/9kg (118cm) |
10kg |
30kg (158cm) |
* |
40 - 115 € per bag |
LOT Polish Air |
| Lufthansa |
23kg (158cm) |
8kg (115cm) |
* |
64-128kg (158cm) |
46-96kg (158cm) |
50 - 750 € per bag |
Lufthansa |
| Luxair |
20kg |
7kg |
20kg |
30kg |
40kg |
10 € per kg |
Luxair |
| M |
| Malaysia Airlines |
20kg |
5kg |
10kg (115cm) |
30kg |
40kg |
1.5% of fare per kg |
Malaysia Airlines |
| Malev |
23kg |
10kg (115cm) |
10kg |
30kg |
Extra 10kg/15kg/20kg |
10/15 € per kg |
Malev |
| Monarch |
20kg |
10kg (126cm) |
30kg |
30kg |
* |
£7.50/10.00 per kg |
Monarch |
| O |
| Oman Air |
30kg |
7kg (115cm) |
* |
50kg/40kg |
* |
No info supplied |
Oman Air |
| Q |
| Qantas |
23kg |
7kg (115cm) |
23kg |
40kg/32kg |
32-64kg |
$50 - 1225 per bag |
Qantas |
| Qatar Airways |
23kg (158cm) |
7kg (112cm) |
23kg (158cm) |
40kg/30kg (158cm) |
* |
Call 0870 389 8090 |
Qatar Airways |
| R |
| Royal Brunei Airlines |
20kg |
7kg (113cm) |
* |
30kg |
* |
£20 - 47 per kilo |
Royal Brunei Airlines |
| Royal Jordanian Airlines |
20kg (158cm) |
7kg (115cm) |
20kg (158cm) |
30kg (158cm) |
Extra 10kg |
$100 - 400 per bag |
Royal Jordanian Airlines |
| S |
| SAS |
23kg (158cm) |
8kg (115cm) |
23kg (158cm) |
64kg (158cm) |
* |
20 - 180 € per bag |
SAS |
| Singapore Airlines |
20kg (158cm) |
7kg (115cm) |
10kg |
40kg/30kg (158cm) |
Double allowance |
$50 - 60 per kg |
Singapore Airlines |
| South African Airways |
23kg |
8kg (115cm) |
23kg |
40kg/30kg |
10/20/30kg extra |
1.5% of fare per kg |
South African Airways |
| SriLankan Airlines |
32kg |
7kg (102cm) |
* |
32kg |
* |
No info supplied |
SriLankan Airlines |
| Swiss |
23kg (158cm) |
8kg (115cm) |
23kg (158cm) |
40kg/30kg (158cm) |
* |
15 - 30 € per kg |
Swiss |
| T |
| TAP Portugal |
20kg |
6kg (115cm) |
* |
30kg |
15-20kg |
£15 - 20 per kg |
TAP Portugal |
| Thai Airways |
20kg |
7kg (115cm) |
20kg |
40kg/30kg |
Extra 10kg/20kg |
No info supplied |
Thai Airways |
| Turkish Airlines |
20kg (158cm) |
8kg (118cm) |
20kg (158cm) |
32kg (273cm) |
* |
10 - 25 € per kg |
Turkish Airlines |
| U |
| Ukraine International Airlines |
20kg (158cm) |
* |
20kg |
40kg (158cm) |
£130/260 per bag |
100 - 250 € per bag |
Ukraine International Airlines |
| United Airlines |
23kg (157cm) |
114cm |
* |
46kg (157cm) |
96kg (157cm) |
£130/260 per bag |
United Airlines |
| US Airways |
1 piece |
* |
23kg (114cm) |
2 pieces |
* |
2nd bag $70, 3rd bag + $200 |
US Airways |
| V |
| Virgin Atlantic |
23kg (208cm) |
6kg (115cm) |
23kg (208cm) |
96kg/46kg (208cm) |
Extra 23kg (208cm) |
£30-90 per bag |
Virgin Atlantic |