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Checked baggage is

carry-on baggage

This baggage is limited by airlines with regard to size, weight, and number, usually dependent upon the fare paid, or class of ticket. Baggage exceeding the limits is regarded as excess baggage.

Checked baggage on airlines

Checked baggage policies

Every airline has its own policies with regard to baggage allowance. Often the policy is also dependent on where the flight goes to or comes from. Tickets executed by multiple airlines may have different rules. Usually the exact conditions of a specific booking are mentioned in the ticket information online.

long-haul

and transoceanic flights, checked baggage is included as standard.

Low-cost carriers such as Ryanair in Europe and AirAsia in Asia charge for checked baggage, whilst for full-service airlines the cost is included in the ticket price.^[2]^[3]

Passenger-baggage reconciliation

According to the rules of most air transportation authorities, such as the

suicide bombers

Unaccompanied suitcases led to the downing of four flights, when a bomb inside the suitcase exploded:

Restrictions

Spare lithium-ion batteries, inclusive of battery packs and powerbanks are not allowed on checked-in luggage.

Excess baggage

Excess baggage is the amount of baggage that is in excess of the free allowance in size, number, or weight permitted for the journey. At the carrier's discretion, this may be carried at an extra charge, but no guarantee is made and it may have to be sent as

freight

instead. Some airlines impose excess baggage embargoes on certain (usually smaller) routes, indicating that they will accept no (or very little) excess baggage.

Notes

^ Low-cost carrier Southwest Airlines is unusual in permitting two pieces of checked luggage without charge.^[1]

References

^ "Bags fly free - First and second checked bags are free". Southwest Airlines. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
^ "Ryanair's Bag Policy".
^ "AirAsia Baggage Info".
^ "Baggage reconciliation" (PDF). IATA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2018.

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