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CHANGES TO CABIN BAGGAGE ALLOWANCES

Following new guidelines from the UK Department For Transport, as of January 7, 2008 our passengers will enjoy an increased cabin baggage allowance. This applies to all of our flights, excluding those departing from London Gatwick. The following cabin baggage allowances now apply in each cabin:



Upper Class

  • Upper Class passengers may now take two pieces of cabin baggage onboard.

  • Individual dimensions are not to exceed approximately 9 x 14 x 22 inches (23 x 36 x 56cm) and 17lb (8kg) in weight. These dimensions include all handles, wheels and pockets.


Economy and Premium Economy

  • Economy and Premium Economy passengers may take one piece of cabin baggage onboard.

  • Individual dimensions are not to exceed approximately 9 x 14 x 22 inches (23 x 36 x 56cm) and 13lb (6kg) in weight. These dimensions include all handles, wheels and pockets.

In addition to this, passengers may carry the following personal items onboard, outside of their cabin baggage:

  • A handbag, pocketbook or purse of a reasonable size, which is not being used as a container for the transportation of articles that could otherwise be considered as baggage.

  • An overcoat or wrap.

  • An umbrella (pointed and/or sharp are prohibited) or walking stick.

  • A small camera and/or pair of binoculars.

  • A reasonable amount of reading material for the flight.

  • Food for infants that is to be consumed inflight.

  • A small amount of duty free goods.

Passengers departing from Gatwick are permitted to carry one item of cabin baggage each, of the same dimensions for each cabin listed above. Other bags, such as handbags, must be carried within the single item of cabin baggage, and the combined weight must not exceed 6kg for Economy and Premium Economy passengers, and 8kg for Upper Class passengers. It is our hope that Gatwick will revert to the same offering as the rest of our flights from March 31, 2008. For further details of these changes please visit the hand baggage allowance page.

Please note that restrictions still apply to the carriage of liquids in your customers’ hand baggage.

In the meantime we hope that your customers find the increased allowance on all other flights useful when they next fly with us.





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