If you have carried extra weight to the British Airways, you will be charged. The charges based on weight are as follows
Extra and overweight baggage
Don’t get caught out at the airport – plan ahead to save time and money on all your baggage needs.
Extra bags on British Airways, OpenSkies and BA CityFlyer
- Every person over two years can pay for up to ten additional bags as well as their free checked baggage allowance e.g. If your free checked baggage allowance is one bag, you can pay to take up to ten additional bags to have a total of eleven bags.
- Each extra bag needs to meet the same size and weight limits as a standard checked bag.
- The cheapest price for extra bags is on ba.com, except for a few routes where you need to pay at the airport. You can pay online at any time before you check in, otherwise you will need to pay at the airport.
- At many airports, including London Heathrow, Gatwick and North America, you can only pay using a card. Please check with a member of our staff at the airport to find out if options are available for converting cash to a payment card.
Log in to your booking to pay for extra bags
How much does it cost?
If you have an existing booking, log in to Manage My Booking to view prices for your flights.
If you have booked through a travel agent or tour operator and your tickets haven’t been issued yet, you may not be able to find prices online. In this case, please contact them to advise. Alternatively, and if you haven’t booked yet, you can find our current prices below.
Current extra bag prices
These extra bag charges are regulated by the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil (ANAC). Payment by cash may incur a commission charge.
| Extra bags | 120 USD for each bag |
| Animal in hold | 240 USD for each animal transported |
| Surfboard | 60 USD for first surfboard
120 USD for each additional surfboard |
Economy – hand baggage only (Basic) fares
- Hand baggage only (Basic) — to or from London City
- Hand baggage only (Basic) — to or from London Gatwick
- Hand baggage only (Basic) — to or from London Heathrow
- Hand baggage only (Basic) — to or from London Stansted, Bristol, Birmingham, Dublin, Edinburgh, or Manchester
Economy – with inclusive checked baggage allowance
- Euro Traveller (Plus and Plus Flex)
- World Traveller and Eco (OpenSkies)
Premium economy
- World Traveller Plus and Prem Plus (OpenSkies)
Business and first class
- Club Europe
- Club World, Biz Bed (OpenSkies) and First
Previous extra bag prices
From 21 March 2016 to 13 February 2017
Economy – with inclusive checked baggage allowance
- UK Domestic (Plus and Business UK)
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, OpenSkies 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 ship your bags as freight or cargo.
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.
More about checked baggage
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.
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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).
Extra bag charges
| Flights | Online in advance
charge (23kg) |
At the airport
charge (23kg) |
| Flights within South Africa | 290 ZAR | 385 ZAR |
| Flights from South Africa to and from Victoria Falls,
Zambia, Zimbabwe, Windhoek and Mauritius |
490 ZAR | 624 ZAR / 50 USD /
1,650 MUR |
| All other flights | N/A | 950 ZAR / 70 USD /
2,350 MUR |
Overweight bag charges
| Flights | Overweight bag charge
(23-32kg; per person and one-way journey) |
| Flights within South Africa | 300 ZAR |
| Flights from South Africa to and from Victoria Falls,
Zambia, Zimbabwe, Windhoek and Mauritius |
500 ZAR / 40 USD / 1,300 MUR |
| All other flights | 700 ZAR / 60 USD / 1,850 MUR |
hideSUN-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 your hand baggage allowance on American Airlines, Finnair, Iberia and Japan Airlines.
For other airlines, please refer to their websites or contact them directly.