Airline Luggage Allowance’s
There are are now well ,over 200 airlines from all over the continent providing services on a daily basis to thousands of passengers each and every day, it is almost an impossible task to provide a very concise resource of airline baggage allowances in a single post alone. Airlines use various algorithms when decided how much luggage allowance is provided on any single route on any single destination and departure point, most airlines don’t use a universal baggage allowance rule for all journeys on all routes. Airline have been using very sophisticated mathematical algorithms as part of their cost saving initiative, the baggage allowances can vary significantly depending on the carriers specific route taking into consideration various aspects such as, profitability, competition, type of aircraft, type of customers, season of travel, demand and various other aspects which can sometimes be a key note for their marketing campaigns.
Airlines are able to make use of varying rules on individual tickets by regularly updating a particular fare basis conditions made possible due to the advancement of technologies in general and the introduction of electronic ticketing has made this task very efficient for the airlines, prior to online bookings and e-ticketing, airlines had to provide a single baggage allowance and less frustrating ticket conditions, since the evolution of e-ticketing airlines are now able to manipulate each and every aspect of an eticket from cancellation policies, baggage allowances, validity periods, black out dates, date change policy and various other restrictions as part of their profit making initiative.
Airlines are able to manipulate each and every aspect of any booking class, they can change at anytime without prior notice, normally if you have purchased an eticket it is very unlikely any new or additional restrictions will apply to your particular booking, i.e. if you purchased an eticket for a flight from London to Sydney on British Airways 2 weeks ago this ticket may have different fare rules applicable to a ticket with the same fare and same dates, with the same route purchases today. Airlines can change any aspect of a particular booking class with ease without any hassle. A GDS system such as sabre is used by airlines and travel agents worldwide any change made by an airline reflects immediately on the GDS also know as a computerised reservation system, this process has made it not only cost effective for airlines but also allowed airlines the full flexibility to be able make crucial decisions based on demand and supply among other things.
Our table below is always growing and we hope to provide you with the best resource to find applicable baggage allowance policies by airline.
Airline Checked Baggage Hand Carry Type Route Infant Airblue Pakistan 32kg 7kg Economy All 0kg PIA- Pakistan 40kg 7kg Economy All 10kg Emirates Airlines 40kg Economy All 10kg Etihad Airways 30kg Economy All 10kg Saudi Airlines 35kg Economy All 10kg British Airways 23kg Economy All Various British Airways 2x23kg Economy Brazil Various British Airways 2x23kg Economy India Various British Airways 2x23kg Economy USA Various