Air France Baggage Policy

Are you in the dilemma of how many bags you can bring on board? Are you looking for information on baggage size, weight, and excess baggage? Before packing your bags let's go through the complete information about Air France baggage policy. If you carry oversized and excess-weight luggage on your Air France flight, you will have to pay exorbitant baggage fees for carrying extra weight as a penalty. Curious to learn more specifications about Air France baggage policy? Go through the more detailed guidelines for baggage allowance.

The limits of carrying the luggage depend upon the Airfrance baggage guidelines for carrying hand baggage and checked baggage. You can carry 2 wheelchairs for free in the hold. Wheelchairs must be packed properly in protective covering. Passengers have to pay special charges for musical instruments, hunting rifles used for sports, and ammunition. You can add additional baggage at the time of online check-in. There are certain items that are not considered personal items or hand baggage but still, you can bring them on board for free such as:

• Overcoat, jacket, or any other clothing item.
• Things you have bought from the airport.
• Children's items (Strollers, diaper bags, car seats, etc).

If there is not enough space for any of these items Air France assistance keeps them inside the hold without additional charges. Air France cabin baggage allowance depends upon your travel cabin which is mentioned on your ticket booking. Weight restrictions vary on each bag type on the basis of the booking class that you are traveling on.

• In Economy Class, 1 hand baggage and 1 personal item are permitted.
• In Premium Economy, La Première Cabin, or Business class, 2 hand baggage and 1 personal item are allowed.

• Air France offers the benefit of carrying 1 additional small bag if they are traveling with an infant or baby on their lap.
• You can also bring your fragile items to the cabin.
• The weight of additional bag must remain below 12Kg/ 26.4 lb with 55cm X 25cm X 35cm in dimensions.
• Air France advises you to book your seat behind the bassinet for your comfort if you are traveling with an infant.
• You will have to pay a fee of $29 for booking this seat on per person basis.

• Air France baggage policy is different for students as they can bring 2 checked baggage of weights 23kg/ 50.7 lb for free.
• Select "Student Major (18-29Years)" while booking your ticket.
• Students get an additional benefit of flexible bookings under the student rate.
• Passengers aged 18 to 29 years are considered students studying in an educational institution. For availing of this benefit, you will have to provide the documents such as a passport, ID card, and admission letter to the university.

Carry-on baggage allowance is different for all cabin types and destinations you are traveling for. Passengers can bring 1 or 2 baggage items and 1 personal item such as a small bag, laptop, or briefcase. The hand baggage weight of your carry-on items must not exceed 12 kg/26.4 lb in Economy Class and 18 Kg/40 lb in Business class. Hand baggage is mostly accepted for free on Air France flights.

• Your hand baggage dimensions and size including the pockets handle, and wheels are 55 X 35 X 25cm or 21.6 X 13.7 X 9.8 inc.
• If your hand baggage dimensions do not meet the Air France baggage specifications your handbag will be placed in the hold by paying additional baggage fees.

• In addition to the hand baggage passengers are allowed to bring 1 personal item of dimensions 40 X 30 X 15cm or 15.7 X 11.8 X 5.8 in.
• You can store your personal item under the seat in front of you.
• Moreover, if you are traveling on seats in the exit row you can place this item in the overhead space.

• You can carry smaller instruments of 115cm or 45 inches in total dimensions are allowed as carry-on baggage items in the cabin.
• For larger musical equipment, you will have to inform Air France assistance service before 48 hours of your scheduled flight.
• You can carry these large-sized instruments on the seat with 46Kg or 101 lbs maximum weight per seat.

• Paint.
• Stoves containing gas.
• Fireworks.
• Firearms.
• Homemade alcoholic beverages.

Air France baggage policy applies to all Air France flights. You can carry the number of bags depending upon the type of fare and booking class. The weight allowance for your Air France checked baggage varies depending upon the fare type between 23 kg/50 lb to 32kg/70 lb. Flying Blue or Elite members can carry additional checked baggage for free without paying an extra charge. If you add extra checked baggage online you will get a 20% discount as compared to booking at the airport. Your checked baggage size must be within 158cm in total dimensions. Tickets booked with light and basic fares cannot bring checked bags for free on Air France flights.

• Children traveling on their seats avail the facility of checked baggage similar to the baggage allowance for adults.
• Persons traveling with infants are permitted to carry a handbag luggage item of weight less than 12Kgs.
• The dimensions of the additional handbag must be 55 X 35 X 25cm.
• A car chair or stroller is also permitted on Air France flights with no additional charges.

• You can carry sports equipment as checked baggage on Air France flights following the weight allowance policy.
• If the bag size is larger, you will have to pay an excess baggage fee.
• Moreover, you will have to inform the Air France assistance service and take approval on the items by calling on Air France customer care phone number.
• You must contact customer care 48 hours prior to the scheduled departure of the flight.

Mentioned below are the items you can carry freely and the ones you will need to take permission.

Note: Firearms, other weapons, Surf, bodyboard, windsurf boards, kite-surf, and longboards need approval before carrying on the flight. Sometimes, Air France considers these items as standard baggage as per their baggage allowance, and sometimes the paperwork is required.

• You can take musical items as carry-on items or checked baggage depending on the size of your musical instrument to fly on Air France.
• You will have to pay Air France baggage fee for transporting musical instruments depending upon their type, size, and your ticket type.

Below are the instruments you can carry freely and the items for which you need prior approval.

You can reach out to customer care assistance service for Air France baggage queries, flight cancellation, or modifications on their official website’s contact us page. You will get connected to a live person and you can request them for all the services related to Air France. Air France customer care executives are available 24X7.

If you need to carry extra baggage more than the baggage allowance or a larger bag in size. Then, you will have to go through the Air France additional baggage policy. This policy varies depending upon the route of travel.

• Bag size exceeding 158cm in dimensions and 32kg/70.5 lbs more weight falls under the additional baggage category.
• Within Europe, €70 is the Air France baggage fee for adding an additional bags for traveling on Economy or Premium Economy.
• From Europe to US/Canada, €85 is the baggage fee.

When the size or dimensions of your baggage exceeds the standard dimensions and baggage size. You need to pay the baggage fee to take your luggage on board with Air France. You can add your pet under the additional or excess baggage section and pay Air France pet fees for their travel. The fee structure depends upon the route of travel and baggage weight. You need to pay €25 and €300 based on the baggage allowance of your Air France ticket.

Passengers can take the benefit of adding additional baggage online mode or offline. If you want to get more information regarding your baggage details and add more bags to your itinerary. You can request the customer care executive of Air France. Also, you can add the additional bag to your itinerary online by following this step-by-step guide.

• Visit the official website of Air France.
• Go to the “My Bookings” section.
• Fill in the booking reference number and the passenger's last name.
• Press the "Search" button.
• Select your flight and edit the details of your booking.