Your comfort and safety are prime concerns of Emirates

Emirates is dedicated to making your travel experience more comfortable, relaxing and enjoyable. Aircraft are equipped with sufficient storage areas for luggage you carry on board. However, even with spacious cabins and overhead lockers, it is important that the size and the weight of carry-on items do not inconvenience you or other passengers.

• All cabin baggage must fit under the seat in front of or in the overhead lockers.
• Placement of bags, briefcases or other items under your seat is not permitted.
• The Civil Aviation Authority forbids cabin baggage that could obstruct the aisles or emergency exits.
• The strict weight limitation helps minimise the risk of injury to yourself and other passengers, should a bag fall out of an overhead locker.
• When flights are not full, a fully collapsible pushchair or stroller for infants is usually accommodated in the cabin. However, when this is not possible, these items must be carried as checked baggage in the hold.
• Reasonable quantities of duty free liquor, tobacco and perfume may be carried on board, but must be stowed safely.

Checked baggage allowance

First, Business and Economy Class passengers on Emirates flights are allowed 40 kgs, 30 kgs and 20 kgs of free baggage respectively.

Infants (not entitled to a seat) are allowed 10 kgs free baggage regardless of class of travel (one checked bag not exceeding 115 cms [45 inches] in total dimension).

Baggage in excess of these allowances will be carried subject to space and weight availability on the aircraft. Excess baggage is subject to charges at the published tariffs.

For journeys to and from USA, its Territories and Canada, restrictions on the number of checked baggage pieces, as well as the weight and dimensions of each piece apply.

32 kgs (70 lbs) baggage limit

Certain airports, including Dubai impose restrictions on carriage of baggage whereby no single piece of baggage may exceed_32 kgs (70 lbs) in weight. This however, does not affect the overall free checked baggage allowance per passenger. These restrictions enforced by either airport authorities or ground handling companies, aid in preventing injuries and ensure the safety of baggage handlers.

Some airports that impose this weight restriction include Australia, New Zealand, Cyprus, Malta, UAE, Oman, Qatar, United Kingdom, Mauritius, South Africa, Seychelles and Sri Lanka.

For complete details about the Emirates baggage allowance policy, please click here

This information is subject to change. For the latest information on baggage allowances across the Emirates network, please contact Think Emirates or your local Emirates office.

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