Baggage allowances

If your hand baggage goes over the allowance, you may have to put your larger bag in the hold as checked baggage.

When you’ve used your free checked baggage allowance, you’ll have to pay to put more bags into the hold.

If your checked baggage weighs more than your allowance, you may have to pay a heavy bag charge. 65 GBP / 75 EUR / 100 USD / 100 CAD per overweight bag and one-way journey. If you are leaving from a country that uses a different local currency, the GBP amount will be converted to the local currency. At many airports, including London Heathrow, Gatwick and North America, you can only pay using a credit or debit card. Cash is not accepted.

The weight limit is per bag and can’t be split between multiple bags. No bag over 32 kg can be accepted as checked baggage.

If your journey includes a flight with another airline, their allowances may be different. Please check before you fly.

Take a look at the list of banned and restricted items for more information.

If your journey includes a flight with another airline, their restrictions may be different.

There aren’t any weight limits or overweight charges for medical equipment. There is a limit to the number of checked bags for medication or medical supplies, though.

All checked bags with medical supplies need to be supported by an official medical letter and authorised when you check in at the airport.

You may be asked to check your larger cabin bag in on busy flights so it’s best to pack essential medication into your handbag that is guaranteed to travel in the cabin.

Please see our medical information for specific advice.

If your journey includes a flight with another airline, their policies may be different.

If a journey with connections includes BA and other airline codes, you’ll enjoy the most significant airline’s allowance. This is usually the one operating the longest flight.

You can normally check bags in once for your entire journey if:

• all your flights are under a single booking reference and ticket number, or
• your flights are with oneworld airlines under a single booking reference, even if you have separate ticket numbers

 If you’ve booked separate flights with different booking references, you’ll need to:

• check in your bags for your first flight
• collect your bags when you land
• check them in again for your second flight
• allow enough time to connect to your flight
• collect your bags at your final destination

If an airport requires you to collect your baggage before connecting to a domestic flight in that country, simply follow the same steps.

If you're not sure, please ask when you check in your bags at the start of your journey.

Infants without a seat can have a 23kg bag checked into the hold, no matter what cabin they are travelling in.

Children, and infants with a seat, have the same free baggage allowance as adults. See what else you can check in for your family.

Applies to British Airways flights only. You must be travelling on the booking to get these benefits.

Not available to infant Members travelling without their own seat.

Not available on group rate bookings.

It’s free to take wheelchairs, mobility aids and related equipment if it's for your personal use and within the size limits. Find out more.

It’s free to take many items as part of your baggage allowance. If you have heavy items, you may need to pay a little extra. Check how you can take your sports equipment and musical instruments with you.

All airport purchases count as items of hand baggage. If your gifts or duty-free bags take you over the hand baggage allowance, your extra bags may be checked into the hold. If you’ve already used your free checked baggage allowance, you’ll have to pay for extra bags in the hold.

Our franchise partner operates across southern Africa. Their weight limits apply to each bag. It's not possible to split the total weight across multiple bags.

You can take 1 checked bag up to 90 x 75 x 43cm (35.5 x 29.5 x 16in) and 23kg (51lb).

Take a look at their baggage allowances.

Take a look at their baggage allowances.

Take a look at their baggage allowances.

Take a look at their baggage allowances.

Take a look at their baggage allowances.

• Prices are per one way.
• Prices for connecting journeys are calculated as follows:
  * within Europe (e.g. Paris to Rome or Edinburgh to Madrid via London) – £65 per bag in all circumstances
  * to/from or beyond Europe (e.g. New York to Mumbai or Glasgow to Bangkok via London) – you pay the price for just one of the flights; where the charges vary, you pay the greater one (e.g. for Glasgow to Bangkok via London, you would pay the charge for the London to Bangkok flight only)
• Prices are in UK pounds, US or Canadian dollars, and Euros. If you are leaving from a country that uses a different local currency, the UK pounds amount will be converted to the local currency.
• Online purchase is not available on some routes due to local restrictions but you will be able to pay for extra bags at the airport. At many airports, including London Heathrow, Gatwick and North America, you can only pay using a credit or debit card. Cash is not accepted.
• Pricing subject to seasonal peak increases on the listed online price.