Hand baggage allowances
Every flight includes our generous free baggage allowance, giving you plenty of space for the essentials you might need for your journey.
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Find out everything you need to know about taking baggage with you on flights with British Airways and our partners, what you can pack, and what to do when something goes wrong.
Checked baggage allowances
For those times when hand baggage isn’t enough. Leave your bags with us at check-in and let us do all the heavy lifting.
Checked baggage allowances
Extra and overweight baggage
Going over your free baggage allowance can cost you, but buying extra allowance in advance can save you time and money.
Carrying extra and overweight baggage
Sporting goods and musical instruments
Many sporting items and musical instruments can be carried as part of your free baggage allowance, but some require special arrangements or incur an additional charge.
Carrying sporting goodsCarrying musical instruments
Banned and restricted items
We want you to be able to pack in confidence, so this guide should help you decide what and how to pack for your journey.
Check the rules on banned and restricted items
Packing tips
Learn to pack in style and make the most of your free baggage allowance with our handy guide.
Improve your packing skills with our simple tipsMore tips on packing essentials
Lost and damaged baggage
We make every effort to return your bags on time and in tip-top condition but if things go wrong we’ll pull out all the stops to fix it.
Get help with lost and damaged baggage
Baggage delivery service
Fed up of lugging your baggage around London and to the airport? Leave the heavy lifting to AirPortr:
- Have your bags collected from any London location and checked in for your flight.
- Drop your bags at the AirPortr desk in arrivals for delivery into London in hours.