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