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