Air India Baggage Allowance

Passengers traveling with Air India are welcome to bring:

Baggage Allowance

Hand Baggage or Carry-on Baggage

The cabin baggage allowance that is applicable for carriage on all Air India (AI) operated flights is as given below for both Domestic and International travel.

Dimensions

Height 55 cms (22 inches) + Length 35 cms (14 inches) + Width 25 cms (10 inches) for Boeing & Airbus aircraft - Total of Dimensions 115 cms

Number of Pieces / Weight

Only 1 piece of hand baggage having maximum weight of 8 Kg is permitted.

Children are entitled to the same cabin baggage allowance as adults.

When an infant (not entitled to a seat or free baggage allowance) accompanies an adult, a carrycot, or a fully collapsible push chair/stroller is allowed. This may be carried in the cabin if space is available, or else as checked baggage.

An odd sized cabin baggage not conforming to the specified dimension will not be allowed in the cabin. Such baggage will be removed and will be loaded in the hold, as per rules.

Checked Baggage Allowances

Domestic

Cabin Class / Flight	Baggage Allowance
First Class	40Kgs.
Business Class	35Kgs.
Economy Class	25Kgs.
Infants in all classes	10Kgs.

Passenger travelling on Air India domestic sector and connecting to Air India International sector or vice versa on the same ticket, the Free Baggage Allowance of International sector will be applicable.

The maximum weight permissible for a single piece of baggage is 32 kgs. This rule is applicable on the entire Air India network.

Excess Baggage

Domestic

Should your baggage exceed the limitations of the Free Baggage allowance, an excess baggage charge needs to be paid.

For Domestic sectors within India, the excess baggage rate is INR 500 plus applicable GST per kg. per coupon including Alliance Air.

Sports Equipment

Air India offers transportation of several sports equipment items for no additional charge. For a full list of which items are permitted, please visit Air India's sports equipment information page.

For further information on baggage policy, please contact Air India Call Center 24x7 All India Toll Number 1860 233 1407 from MTNL/BSNL lines and Mobile / landline Numbers of most Private Telecom Operators in India only.

USA & Canada : +1 888 634 1407 (Toll Free)
UK : +44 203 757 2760
France : +33 1 874 06644
Germany : +49 6925511337
Australia : +61 3 701 98270
Singapore : +65 3157 3780

For callers from all other foreign locations (International Chargeable Calls)

For callers from any location other than India, the AI Contact Centre can also be reached through +91 116 932 9333 / +91 116 932 9999. All calls made to these numbers are chargeable to the callers by their telecom service provider as per applicable international call rates.

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