Frequently Asked Questions

Due to security reasons Wizz does not transport baggage of persons who are not onboard the aircraft. The maximum dimensions for one piece of baggage to fit through the cargo hold door: Width: 1,499m (59 inches) Height: 1,194m (47 inches) Length: 1,715m (67.5 inches) Passengers are allowed to check in baggage to the maximum weight of 20kg. Should the weight of checked baggage exceed this amount there will be a charge of €7 per extra KG.

Baggage may only be accepted if it is packed and secured in suitcases or similar containers and capable of withstanding reasonable handling.

Any passenger presenting baggage that is insecurely or insufficiently packed, or already damaged must sign a disclaimer waiving their right to any subsequent claim.

Checked baggage (carried in the aircraft hold) Each passenger may check-in a maximum of 2 items of baggage, the combined weight of which must not weigh more than 20Kg. Passengers may combine their personal hold baggage allowances, although no individual piece of baggage may exceed 32Kg.

Infants have no baggage allowance/hand baggage allowance.

Hand baggage The allowance for hand baggage is 5Kg (dimensions: L45cm x W35cm x H20cm), although laptops may be carried in addition. Each passenger may carry 1 piece of hand baggage - if you have a coat, camera or ladies handbag, this must be able to fit inside your hand baggage. Our regulations on size and weight must also be observed. Please refer to our Conditions of Carriage for full details. Children’s pushchairs and car seats

Due to the lack of space on board the aircraft, car seats or pushchairs are not allowed in the cabin. You will usually be able to take the pushchair to the gate before it will be transported in the hold. Please check with our ground staff when you check in, if you are permitted to take your pushchair to the gate. We offer carriage of pushchairs and car seats (carried in the hold of the aircraft) free of charge.

Checked baggage defines any item which must be carried in the hold of the aircraft, including but not limited to suitcases, infant travel cots, car seats, rucksacks and tents.
Many items of sports equipment and musical instruments are not defined as baggage and therefore separate charges and restrictions apply - see below checked baggage restrictions for details.
Mobility equipment such as infant buggies, wheelchairs, scooters and walking frames are carried free of charge but are subject to the below weight and size restrictions (see check baggage restrictions below for further details).

Checked baggage may be prebooked either on www.ryanair.com when making your reservation or through a Ryanair call centre (up to 3 hours prior to the scheduled flight departure time) at the current discounted rate of £2.50/€3.50 per bag, per one way flight or at the full rate of £5/€7.00 per bag, per one way flight, at the airport.
The checked baggage allowance is 20kg per person (no infant allowance, however a pram/buggy may be carried free of charge).
Passengers can check-in up to five items of baggage per person. Passengers may not use the unused allowances of others. No pooling/sharing of baggage allowances is permitted, even when travelling together on the same reservation.
One item of hand baggage per person, weighing no more than 10kg and with dimensions of less than 55cm x 40cm x 20cm, may be carried into the aircraft cabin.
Any passenger checking in baggage in excess of 20kg will be charged an excess baggage fee which is currently at the rate of £5.50/€8 per kilo (or local currency equivalent).

For health and safety reasons Ryanair cannot carry any individual item exceeding 32 kilos or with combined dimensions of more than 81cms height, 119cms wide and 119cms depth.

HAND BAGGAGE Your hand baggage must not exceed 5 kg in weight or 43cm x 28cm x 23cm in size. You can pack photographic film in hand baggage as low dose X-ray machines will not affect it. Items such as knives, scissors, tweezers and laser pointers may not be carried as hand baggage and these should only be carried as hold baggage. Any sharp items found in hand baggage will be confiscated. Only one item of hand baggage per person is permitted.

HOLD BAGGAGE The allowance is 20 kg. Hold baggage must not exceed this allowance or charges will be incurred. Individual items of luggage must not exceed 30 kg for lifting purposes.

How much hold baggage can I take?
Normal free baggage allowance is 20kg per passengers, however Gold and Silver Vantage Members have a 30kg free allowance. The maximum weight of any hold baggage must not exceed 32kg.

Will I be charged for excess baggage?
Yes, £5 per kilo departing from UK or 8.00 Euros departing from overseas.

Our baggage rules are fixed for all flights and not dependent on the occupancy of a particular flight. Please note that infants under the age of 2 years who are travelling for the concessionary admin fee are not entitled to a baggage allowance.

Bookings made on or before 23 April 2007

You are permitted 18kg of checked baggage per travelling fare paying passenger. In all circumstances, checked baggage over 18kg will incur excess baggage charges at the current rate.

Bookings made from 24 April 2007

Each fare paying passenger (excluding infants) has a maximum hold luggage allowance of 20kgs. There is a cost per checked-in bag of 5GBP/8EUR/ 12CHF/ 250CZK/ 60NOK/ 30PLN when pre-booked online or (10GBP/ 15EUR/ 23CHF/ 500CZK/ 120NOK/ 60PLN when paid for at the airport or via the call centre). Please be advised that 20kgs is the maximum allowance per passenger and anything over this amount will be charged for at the prevailing excess baggage rate regardless of how many bags have been booked. No single bag can weigh more than 25kgs. (See below for sporting equipment and outsize baggage information).

 

 

A Bag weighing up to 20kgs being placed in the aircraft hold will be charged at a rate of GBP9.00 per bag per one way flight. A discounted rate of GBP5.00 per bag per one way flight will be charged if bags are booked up to two hours prior to departure through the Flybe website. No refund will be given on this discounted rate.

Bags can be paid for at the airport at a rate of GBP9.00 per bag per sector for bags weighing up to 20kgs. Payment must be made in full by either cash or credit/debit card, no split forms of payment are allowed.

The maximum permissible weight for a single item of checked in baggage is 30kg.

Flybe Economy Plus passengers may carry bags up to the allowance of 30kgs free of charge.

Excess baggage charges of GBP6.00 per kilo will be applied at the airport to any passenger carrying over their baggage allowance.

No refunds will be given if more bags are booked than are carried.

Any bag containing sharp items must be checked in and carried in the hold and charges will apply.

Cabin baggage allowance is 10kgs only carried in one bag.

All cabin baggage must fit into the gauge at the airport and will be weighed. Any bags exceeding either size or weight must be checked in and hold charges will apply.

No baggage charges will be levied on unaccompanied minors.

Exceptional items such as golf clubs or skis will be charged at the applicable rate as detailed in flight information and not as baggage e.g. golf clubs will be charged at GBP17.00 per sector.

Any passengers travelling on a through ticket with an international flight sector on another carrier will not be charged. Please note both sectors must be on same ticket using through fare.

If you are travelling on two flights which has a single flight number eg Belfast to Jersey connecting through Gatwick, you will only pay one baggage charge for this flight. If however your flights are not on a single flight number (one flight number all the way through) then single charges will apply.

Infants are not entitled to any baggage allowance.

Flybe reserve the right to vary the baggage charges without notice. Charges will be applied at the prevailing rate at the time bags are booked.

Each passenger is permitted:

one standard piece of hand baggage to maximum dimensions of 55x40x20cm, and
Up to 8 pieces of checked-in hold baggage (each bag charged at £3.99 online or £8 at the airport) to a maximum combined weight of 20kg. A fee per kilo for excess weight is charged at the airport prior to departure

Each passenger is allowed a maximum combined hold baggage weight of 50kg including any sports equipment, subject to available space. The maximum weight for any single piece of baggage is 32kg. Freight or cargo items cannot be accepted as passenger baggage.

Infants who share your seat do not have a baggage allowance.

 

A baggage fee is charged for the carriage of each item of checked baggage. The baggage fee may be prepaid at the current discounted internet rate of £5.75/€9.20 per item of baggage/per one way flight when making your reservation online. If you wish to add baggage to your booking at a later date you can do this via the ‘manage your bookings’ section of the website, the call centre or when you arrive at the airport. Please note a £10.00/€16.00 charge per item will apply per one way flight for any bags added by the call centre or at the airport. Each passenger can take a maximum of 5 bags per one way flight that must not exceed a combined weight of 20kgs. All baggage allowances are personal and cannot be pooled/shared, even within a party travelling on the same confirmation number.

Infants; for a booking made on or after 6th June 2007 infants under the age of 2 years (on the date of departure) are entitled to a 5kg baggage allowance, this will be added to the adult responsible for the infant. For bookings made before June 6th 2007 no additional baggage allowance will apply. For children over 2 years, the price of flights and the baggage allowance is the same as for adults. Please note a pram/buggy will be carried free of charge.

All baggage in excess of the checked baggage allowance at 20kgs will be charged for at a standard rate at £6.00/€10.00 per kilo. Please note, the maximum weight of any one item of baggage is 32kg.

Outsize items requiring additional handling include canoes, surfboards, golf clubs, skis, bicycles, musical instruments and all other bulky equipment, will be charged at £20.00/€32.00 per sector per item, and will only be carried subject to space availability on the aircraft. Bicycles will only be accepted if suitably packaged.

All items will officially travel stand-by. bmibaby will not be responsible for repatriation if there is a delay. Any item not listed above is subject to the standard excess baggage rate.

 

Each passenger may take up to two pieces of normally sized baggage with a combined weight of up to 20 kilos. Total dimensions of each piece of baggage (length + height + width) must not exceed 158cm. Excess baggage is only carried subject to space being available and a charge of  GBP4.00/EUR6.00 per kilo applies. You can save money by pre-paying for your excess baggage at half the normal price.  For more information visit www.airsouthwest.com/baggage. The maximum weight of any one piece of baggage must not exceed 32 kilos. Infants who share a seat do not have a baggage allowance, however a collapsible pushchair will be accepted for carriage without charge.

The following items of sporting equipment will be carried subject to space being available for a fixed fee of GBP17.00/EUR25.00 which is payable at the airport on departure. These items are separate to and will not be included in the normal baggage allowance:Bicycles, Fishing Tackle, Skis, Surf Boards and Golf Clubs. For additional information on the carriage of ski equipment to Chambery, please call.

Sporting equipment is carried on a limited release basis and therefore the airline is indemnified from any liability for damage, loss or delay. You may therefore wish to ensure that you have suitable private insurance cover for such items.

For flights up to 3,000 miles the maximum free baggage allowance for checked baggage is 20 kg per passenger. For flights of 3,000 miles and more the maximum free baggage allowance is 20 kg per passenger (30 kg in business class), unless other regulations apply (e.g. two-piece concept). This free baggage allowance also applies to children and infants.

If the length of the trip is exactly 28 days or more, the free baggage allowance for checked baggage is 30 kg per passenger, provided that the outbound and inbound flights were booked together under the same transaction number. As owner of a Top Bonus Card Silver/Gold or the Top Bonus Service Card your free baggage allowance is 30 kg. You can also take sports baggage/equipment weighing up to 30 kg with you without any additional charge. For details please refer to the FAQ section on baggage.

For health and safety reasons, no item of checked baggage may weigh more than 32 kg on flights to and from Great Britain, Northern Ireland and South Africa. On flights to Hungary the weight of any item of checked baggage must not exceed 50 kg.

The "two-piece concept" applies on flights to the USA and Canada. This allows economy class passengers to have 2 items of baggage weighing up to 23 kg each, and business class passengers to have 2 items of baggage weighing up to 32 kg each. Please note that the two-piece concept does not apply to children under the age of 2.

For reasons of safety as well as convenience, each passenger is only allowed to take one item of hand luggage into the cabin. Hand luggage must not weigh more than 6 kg (8 kg for Laptop) and the dimensions must not exceed 55 cm x 40 cm x 20 cm.

The majority of scheduled and charter airlines not listed allow 20kg (44lb) per person (not infants) If you are unsure and do not see please call our customer services team on 0844 415 2091

Following the decision to downgrade the UK terrorism threat level, the following security measures will apply at all UK BAA airports.

Each passenger is permitted to carry one item of cabin baggage through the airport security search point.

The dimensions of hand luggage must not exceed 56cm x 45cm x 25cm (22in x 17.7in x 9.8in approx), including wheels, handles and side pockets. This is equivalent to the size of a small roller suitcase.

Passengers boarding planes in EU countries are now allowed to carry liquids in containers no more than 100ml in capacity brought to the airport contained in a single, transparent, re-sealable plastic bag - itself no more than a litre in capacity.

The definition of liquids includes:

Gels, pastes, lotions, liquid/solid mixtures

The contents of pressurised containers, eg toothpaste, hair gel, drinks, soups, syrups, perfume, deodorant, shaving foam, aerosols, etc The following liquids are also permitted through the airport security search point:

Prescription medicines in liquid form sufficient and essential for the flight (eg diabetic kit), as long as verified as authentic

Baby milk and liquid baby food (accompanying passenger may be asked to test this)

Once through security, passengers can buy items in the departures lounge and take them on board.

To help with the security process, passengers are also encouraged not to include items which could contain liquids (eg bottles, flasks, tubes, cans, plastic containers etc) in their cabin baggage.

All laptops and large electrical items (eg hairdryers) must be removed from the bag and placed in a tray so that such items neither obscure nor are obscured by the bag.

If passengers have any questions on their travel arrangements or security in place at airports they should contact their agent, airport or airline.