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You’ll see changes at every step of the journey when you fly with us, with protective measures on the ground and in the air. Your safety remains at the heart of everything we do.
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If you’ve exceeded your baggage allowance, you can log in to your booking and add more for a fee.
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:
If you’ve booked separate flights with different booking references, you’ll need to:
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.
Membership tier | Baggage allowance |
Gold or oneworld Emerald
|
1 additional checked bag up to 32kg (70lb) in any travel cabin except Basic fares, where there is no baggage allowance |
Silver or oneworld Sapphire
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2 checked bags up to 32kg (70lb) each when travelling in economy (World Traveller) except Basic fares, where there is no baggage allowance |
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.
If your flight number begins with anything other than ‘BA’ (e.g. AA123456X), you’re flying with one of our partners and your baggage allowances may be different.
If a journey with connecting flights includes ‘BA’ and other airline codes, you’ll enjoy the most significant airline’s allowance. This is usually the one operating the longest leg.
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.
Adults and young adults (from 12 years) | 1 bag (max. 23kg / 51lb per bag) |
Children and infants (up to 11) |
1 bag (max. 23kg / 51lb per bag) plus 1 fully collapsible pushchair (stroller) and 1 car seat |
Adults and young adults (from 12 years) | 2 bags (max. 32kg / 70lb per bag) |
Children (2-11) |
2 bags (max. 32kg / 70lb per bag) plus 1 fully collapsible pushchair (stroller) and 1 car seat |
Infants (under 2) |
1 bag (max. 23kg / 51lb) plus 1 fully collapsible pushchair (stroller) and 1 car seat |
Adults and young adults (from 12 years) | 2 bags (max. 23kg / 51lb per bag) |
Children (2-11) |
2 bags (max. 23kg / 51lb per bag) plus 1 fully collapsible pushchair (stroller) and 1 car seat |
Infants (under 2) |
1 bag (max. 23kg / 51lb) plus 1 fully collapsible pushchair (stroller) and 1 car seat |
Adults and young adults (from 12 years) | 2 bags (max. 32kg / 70lb per bag) |
Children (2-11) |
2 bags (max. 32kg / 70lb per bag) plus 1 fully collapsible pushchair (stroller) and 1 car seat |
Infants (under 2) |
1 bag (max. 23kg / 51lb) plus 1 fully collapsible pushchair (stroller) and 1 car seat |
You can take 1 checked bag up to 90 x 75 x 43cm (35.5 x 29.5 x 16in) and 23kg (51lb).