Baggage essentials
Baggage essentials
Useful information about baggage allowances on British Airways.
Hand baggage
We have a generous free allowance for hand baggage which you take onto the aircraft.
Size and weight limits apply, so please find out your allowance before you travel.
Liquids
There is a range of restrictions and allowances for the liquids you may take with you, based on the countries that you visit.
Please check the details carefully, to avoid having to give up any items before you board.
Checked baggage
Allowances for checked baggage vary depending on which cabin you are travelling in and the route you are taking.
You can take extra bags with you for a charge, and can save money when you pay online before you fly.
Banned and restricted items
There are some items which you may not take with you, or which require special handling.
Check this page before you travel, so that you don’t have any problems when you check in.
Sporting equipment
We don’t make an additional allowance for sporting equipment, but it can be carried free of charge as part of your free checked baggage allowance.
There are restrictions and special packing instructions for some sporting items.
Damaged and delayed baggage
While we make every effort to ensure your bags arrive in good shape, problems do sometimes occur, for a variety of reasons.
We will do everything we can to resolve anything that goes wrong.
