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A question that arises every not-too-experienced passengers: How much luggage can I bring? Airlines differ on baggage allowance is essentially two different concepts. Which applies to you, you learn about your airline ticket – “Piece Concept” or “20 kg baggage allowance.

Piece Concept
The piece concept applies to the vast majority of flights in the U.S. and Canada, rarely to South or Central America. This may means that every adult passenger maximum economy may take two pieces of luggage free of charge, with each bag not exceeding 32kg (70lb) and the sum of length, width and height does not exceed 158cm (62in). You may take two suitcases á 25 kg, but not three á 10kg or a bag á 50kg.

Weight-Concept (weight concept)
It depends on the total weight of the luggage. Refer to your ticket How much you can take. In most cases, these are 20kg for an adult in Economy Class. Passengers of the Business or First Class may be charged accordingly more, children or babies take less luggage.

Hand luggage
Economy Class passengers may take one passengers of the First and Business Class two pieces of hand baggage on board. Airlines dictate the size and weight of the luggage piece. The size is limited to 42 * 25 cm.

Overweight

The rates for overweight are very high and can quickly get to the actual ticket price. It can be 9 EUR but also 42 EUR per kg – just for example.

CHAKKR is the solution

Sometimes it is therefore advisable to send heavy items in advance. In this case you can simply set a request at CHAKKR. You even might find a travel guest on the same flight that can take some extra kg of luggage for you!

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