British Airways Luggage Allowance
British Airways, a renowned airline of the world, allows travellers to bring one personal item and a cabin bag at no extra cost. All travellers of British Airways can carry hand baggage of dimensions 56cm x 45cm x 25cm, and the hand baggage must be no bigger than 40cm x 30cm x 15cm. Both items can weigh max 23 kg. If hand baggage exceeds the limit, it can be put on hold, and if cabin baggage exceeds the limit, you need to pay extra at the airport in your excess baggage fees.
Size Allocation of Baggages
| Hand Bags | Cabin Bags | Checked Baggage |
| Upto 40x30x15 cm | Upto 56x45x25 | Upto 90x75x43 |
| Up to 23 kg in weight | Up to 23 kg in weight | Up to 23 kg in weight for economy and premium economy |
| Essentials like medicine, mobile passport | No value items in the baggage | Up to 32 kg in first class |
| Guaranteed in the cabin | Need to hold if the weight exceeds | Extra payment if the weight exceeds |
What is the checked luggage allowance at British Airways?
British Airways offers free checked luggage on all its flights, but it differs according to the class.
- For Euro Voyager or Economy tickets, BA permits a cabin pack, a tablet pack, and one checked bag weight max 23 kgs.
- World Traveller Plus and Club Europe BA offer cabin bags, laptop bags and two checked bags.
- Club World and first class BA offer 3 bags weighing 32 kgs each.
How to maximise the British Airways Hand Luggage allowance?
Measure your bags
Use the maximum size and dimensions that are given by the company. If your cabin bag is smaller than the prescribed limit, get yourself a cabin-approved bag so that you can carry more stuff, which is easily available on e-commerce sites.
Weigh your bag
Before checking in for the flight, weigh your baggage so that it weighs below the prescribed limit of 23 kgs. It weighs more than 23 kg. You are required to pay a sum of 65 euros per overweight sack for your one-way trip.
Join the premium club
If you fly regularly with BA, you are eligible for the blue-tier membership. Herein on enrolling for the membership, you start getting the rewards points which then be used to avail the discounts on your bookings.