Baggage Allowance and Fees
Are you planning to fly with Air India? Find solution's you need to know about Air India baggage allowance, fees and charges and restrictions.
Carry-On Baggage
Air India passengers are permitted to bring on-board the aircraft one piece of cabin baggage, plus one personal item, such as a briefcase, camera bag or small backpack. Your carry-on baggage should fit into the Air India overhead bins or under the seat in front of you.
Carry-on baggage cannot exceed 114 centimetres in combined width, length and height; this includes any wheels and handles– with the exception of some of the musical instruments that fit in the Air India overhead compartment space or under-seat space available at the time of boarding.
Baggage must meet carry on size limits of Air India.
Due to limited overhead space, Air India passengers travelling on flights with 50 seats or less are only permitted to carry one personal item on-board the Air India aircraft.
Limits apply on certain routes. Visit the Air India website for more information.
CARRY-ON WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS:
No maximum weight applies to carry-on baggage.
However, this varies across airports. Visit the Air India website for more information.
Checked Baggage
When travelling with Air India, the most common fees for passengers travelling in a domestic, Air India may charge some of the extra fees for extra baggage the information given on Air India official site http://www.airindia.com.
This may wary between routes. Visit the Air India website for more information.
Excess Baggage
When travelling with Air India, separate excess baggage fees are applied for each limitation you exceed size, weight and quantity. Generally, this varies between geographic regions. Please visit the Air India website for more information and exact fees.
Special Items
Air India permit a wide range of sporting equipment and special baggage on Air India flights. Due to the size of baggage, some of the items may be counted as a standard checked bags. However, Air India will be considered as overweight or oversized items. As such, charges and certain restrictions will apply by Air India. Please visit the Air India website directly.
Air India on and bringing pets on board.
Dogs, cats and household birds (birds are only allowed on domestic India flights) can be carried on-board for $125 one way to/ from most destinations. The fee is $200 for travel outside the India.
The pets must fit within a carrier box that, in turn, fits under the seat in front. The carrier counts as one piece of Air India carry-on luggage.
Air India carry on and Air India prohibited items.
Items that are not permitted in your Air India flights cabin baggage include:
- Hoverboards,
- Samsung Galaxy Note 7,
- Fireworks,
- Bleach,
- Firearms.
