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Extra and overweight baggage
Don’t get caught out at the airport – plan ahead to save time and money on all your baggage needs.
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You'll find your extra and overweight baggage prices and details of your allowance in Manage My Booking, as well as your e-ticket receipt e-mail.
View your bagagge prices in Manage My Booking
Prices on British Airways flights (including BA CityFlyer)
Use our calculator to get a guide price for baggage on an upcoming trip. Prices may change at any time but the price you pay is fixed on your 'ticketing date', which is usually the day you purchased your flights but with some travel agents could be later.
Changes and refunds
If you purchase extra bags online and then change your mind, you can either change or cancel them and request a refund. You must do this online at Manage My Booking before you check in. We're unable to process any change or refund requests after you have checked in, at the airport or once the flight has departed.
- To change your extra bags, you will need to first cancel your purchase and then make a new one. The new purchase will be made using the current extra bag prices.
- Purchasing transactions are not complete until they have been authorised by your payment provider and we have sent you a confirmation email.
- Unless otherwise stated, we will only make a refund to the payment method you have originally used to purchase the extra bag.
Overweight bags with British Airways and BA CityFlyer
Hand baggage
If your hand baggage is over the weight limit, you will need to check it in and it will count towards your checked baggage allowance. If this then takes you over your free checked baggage allowance, or if you are travelling on a hand baggage only (Basic) fare, you will need to pay for extra baggage at the airport rate.
Checked baggage
If your checked bag weighs more than your allowance you may be charged extra at the airport:
| Bag weight | Charge per bag |
| 23-32kg (51-70lb) |
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. Payment by cash may incur a commission charge. |
| Over 32kg (70lb) |
Not possible to check in; you will need to unaccompanied bags service More about taking heavy musical instruments |
There are no overweight charges for personal wheelchairs, mobility aids or medical equipment but please check our disability assistance or medical information for specific advice.
Travelling on other carriers
Baggage allowances and policies vary by airline, even if you buy your flights through ba.com. Please note that payment by cash may incur a commission charge.
Comair
Our franchise partner Comair is an independent airline that uses British Airways branding and flight codes across its network. It operates across southern Africa (flight numbers BA6200-6449).
| Flights |
Online in advance charge (23kg) |
At the airport charge (23kg) |
|
Flights within South Africa |
330 ZAR | 425 ZAR |
|
Flights between South Africa and Victoria Falls, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Windhoek and Mauritius |
520 ZAR |
645 ZAR / 52 USD / 1,700 MUR / 645 NAD |
| All other flights | N/A |
950 ZAR / 70 USD / 2,350 MUR |
| Flights |
Overweight bag charge (23-32kg; per person and one-way journey) |
| Flights within South Africa | 340 ZAR |
|
Flights between South Africa and Victoria Falls, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Windhoek and Mauritius |
520 ZAR / 42 USD / 1,375 MUR / 520 NAD |
| All other flights | 700 ZAR / 60 USD / 1,850 MUR |
SUN-AIR
Our franchise partner SUN-AIR of Scandinavia is an independent airline that uses British Airways branding and flight codes across its network. It operates flights across northern Europe (flight numbers BA8200-8299).
The charges for extra and overweight baggage are the same as for British Airways operated flights.
Other airlines
Check the extra bag charges on American Airlines, Finnair, Iberia, Japan Airlines and Qatar Airways.
For other airlines, please refer to their websites or contact them directly.
Find out which airline you are flying with in Manage My Booking
Terms and Conditions
Flights
- Prices are per one way.
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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 a few routes due to local airport systems 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. Please check with a member of our staff at the airport to find out if options are available for converting cash to a prepaid debit card.
- If you use a prepaid debit card, do not throw it away until your travel is complete, even if the card is empty. If we need to refund any costs, we will be returning these to your original form of payment.
- If payment by cash is still available at the airport, it may incur a commission charge.
- Pricing subject to seasonal peak increases of up to 20% on the listed online price.
