Baggage Allowance

This page contains information about Airline's Baggage Allowance. For advise on what to pack and equipment required you should read our Baggage & Equipment page. For more specific information about baggage allowances by airline go to our Travel Options page and select your airline.

Airline's Baggage Allowance

For many of our guests who carry a lot of gear, over and above normal holiday clothes, an airline's luggage allowance can have an impact on the overall success and cost of their holiday. Despite rising fuel prices many of our partner airlines are retaining or even re-enforcing the extra FREE allowance our guests are allowed to carry with them.

Free allowance baggage is generally defined as those items necessary for your journey, such as clothing and personal articles within certain limitations. Below are general guidelines to help you pack. For details of your allowance please refer to our Travel Brief, which accompanies your booking confirmation and our airline pages on this website, or give us a call.

A bit more on Airline's Baggage Allowance

The 'scheduled' airlines we work with are generally members of IATA (International Air Transport Association) and as such adhere to IATA recomendations on passenger checked and cabin luggage.

If booking your transport as part of your holiday with us the price of your holiday includes your airline ticket which in turn includes not only transportation of you, but also personal baggage. The fare paid dictates the kind of seat and service but also the baggage allowance. This baggage allowance while actually paid for as part of the ticket, it is called the 'Free Baggage Allowance' and the amount allowed is determined by each individual airline. It includes checked baggage, carried in the aircraft hold, and cabin baggage, brought along in the aircraft cabin.

Checked baggage

In general, checked baggage is expressed in one of two ways. 

The 'weight concept' defines the amount of baggage entitled by the passenger's ticket in kilos. For example, an economy class passenger may be entitled to 20 kilos of baggage and a business class passenger to 30 kilos. 

The 'piece concept' defines the number of bags entitled by the passenger's ticket. Generally, two pieces of checked baggage are allowed per passenger, each piece weighing no more than the max allowable weight and measuring no more than 158 cm (62 in) adding the dimensions: height + width + length. The 'piece concept' is generally in use on flights within, to and from Canada and the United States.

Cabin Baggage

Carry-on baggage must be stowed in the aircraft cabin which limits baggage to a size, weight and shape to fit under a passenger seat or in a storage compartment. Cabin baggage should have maximum length of 22 in (56 cm), width of 18 in (45 cm) and depth of 10 in (25 cm). These dimensions include wheels, handles, side pockets, etc. Carry-on items must remain with the passenger at all times and are the responsibility of the passenger. 

Maximum Allowable Weight per checked item