Important Information
Online check-in & baggage payment
Both online & mobile check-ins online, 24 hrs prior to your departure flight, or at the airport kiosk or British Airways check-in desk. Online, you can elect to purchase an allowance for extra bags. Baggage exceeding 23kg/51lb may incur additional charges.
Carry-on Baggage Rules & Fees
1. One carry-on bag and one handbag or laptop allowed: Carry-on bag max. size: 56x45x25cm or 22x18x10in (incl. handle/pockets/wheels), which must fit into the bag gauge at the checkin area. Laptop or handbag up to 45x36x20cm or 18x14x8in, incl. handle & pockets. Must fit under seat in front of you. For infants under 2 yrs: one bag for on-board infant needs. 2. Exceptions: BA franchise airlines Comair, flights BA62100-6449 & Sunair of Scandinavia, flights BA8200-8299 for all classes have hand bag allowance of 7kg/15lb & 6kg/13lb, respectively. 3. Even if booked directly with BA, your connecting flight may be operated by partner (codeshare) airlines. Check with the other airlines, particularly American and Iberia as to their requirements.
Checked Baggage Rules & Fees
1. (a) Size/weight allowance for each bag: 90x75x43cm/ 35.5x29.5x16in or linear dimensions of 208cm/81in; (b) oversize bags (incl. sport equipment, musical instruments, etc.) up to 190x75x65cm /75x29.5x25.5in, or linear dimensions of 208cm/81in. 1. Different rules for baggage allowances on Codeshare, Oneworld and Alliance partners may prevail, with possible extra charges.
BAGGAGE RULES & FEES BY DESTINATION
- Destination *All other International Flights
- Linear dimensions/weight
- Regular size & weight fees First bag free; bag 2 GBP 32 online/40 at Airpt; bag 3 and above - each bag GBP 72 online/90 at Airpt.
- Overweight fees
- Oversized fees
- Destination *To/from Brazil, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria; connecting flights between USA, Bermuda & Canada:
- Linear dimensions/weight
- Regular size & weight fees
- Overweight fees
- Oversized fees
- First & Club World First & Club World
- World Traveller & Worls Traveller Plus World Traveller & Worls Traveller Plus
- Gold & Silver Executive Club members Gold & Silver Executive Club members
- Infants under 2 Infants under 2
- Destination *Within the U.K., Europe & Russia
- Linear dimensions/weight
- Regular size & weight fees First bag free; each bag thereafter GBP28 online/35 at Airpt.
- Overweight fees
- Oversized fees
- Destination All destinations (exceptions apply - see below*)
- Linear dimensions/weight 208cm/81in; 23kg/51lb, except to/fr. Brazil up to 32kg
- Regular size & weight fees First bag free. The extra bags are charged according to destination (see below). U.S. Departures to flights (a) within UK/Europe/Russia each extra bag $40 online/$50 at Airpt.; (b) to all other internat'l destinations, 2d bag $48 online/$60 at Airpt.; ba
- Overweight fees Over 23kg/51lb & under 32kg/70lb: GBP 30 or local equivalent at check-in; $50 from any US departure airport. Over 32kg/70lb not allowed.
- Oversized fees
- First & Club World First & Club World
- Club Europe Club Europe
- World Traveller Plus World Traveller Plus
- World Traveller & Euro Traveller Domestic World Traveller & Euro Traveller Domestic
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