Before You Fly
Checked baggage
Enjoy one of the most generous baggage allowances in the world. Your free baggage allowance is based on either the total amount of weight or on how many pieces of luggage you have. This is called the weight or piece concept.
The weight concept applies to most routes. The piece concept applies only on flights to and from the Americas and Africa. Your allowance depends on where you’re traveling, your fare, and your travel class.
There are general rules and guidelines for baggage allowance on Emirates flights. To check the baggage rules specific to your journey, and how much extra baggage will cost, visit Manage Your Booking. If you’re an Emirates Skywards Platinum, Gold, or Silver member, you could also enjoy extra baggage allowance on routes that use the weight concept. When traveling on piece concept routes on Emirates flights only, Emirates Skywards Platinum and Gold members are eligible for 1 additional piece of checked baggage at 23 kg per piece in Economy Class and 32 kg per piece in Business Class and First Class over the ticketed limit.
Weight Concept
Your allowance is based on the total weight of all your baggage.
You can check in as many bags as you like up to the weight allowance for your travel class. Each individual bag must not weigh more than 32 kg.
The weight concept applies to all routes, except when you travel to and from the Americas and from Africa (for tickets issued before August 9, 2021).
| Class of travel
| Special | Saver | Flex | Flex Plus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economy Class
| 20 kg** | 25 kg*** | 30 kg | 35 kg |
**25 kg in Economy Special for flights between UAE and India.
***30 kg in Economy Saver for journeys originating in Australia and New Zealand for tickets issued on/after 26 November 2019
| Class of travel | Baggage allowance |
|---|---|
| Business Class | 40 kg |
| First Class | 50 kg |
Checked Baggage Dimensions for weight concept
The total dimensions (length + width + height) of an individual bag should not exceed 300 cm (118 inches). Bags exceeding this limit will not be accepted as checked luggage. For travel from Dammam International Airport, an individual bag should not exceed 215 cm (84.64 inches).
Piece concept (the Americas and Africa)
You can check in a certain number of bags, and each bag has a weight allowance. Your allowance depends on your fare or travel class.
The piece concept applies to flights to and from the Americas and flights originating in Africa.
For tickets issued on or after August 9, 2021, the piece concept applies for flights into Africa as well.
Baggage allowances to and from the Americas and Africa (except flights within the Americas and between US and Europe):
| Class of travel | Baggage allowance |
|---|---|
| Economy Class | *One piece up to 23 kg for Special fares
Two pieces up to 23 kg each for Saver, Flex, and Flex Plus fares |
| Premium Economy | Two pieces up to 23kg (50lb) each |
| Business Class | Two pieces up to 32kg (70lb) each |
| First Class | Two pieces up to 32kg (70lb) each |
*If your journey originates from Africa and your ticket was issued before May 11, 2020, you can check in two pieces of baggage weighing up to 23 kg each in Economy Special.
Baggage allowance for flights within the Americas and between the US and Europe:
| Class of travel | Baggage allowance |
|---|---|
| Economy Class | One piece up to 23 kg for Special and Saver fares
Two pieces up to 23 kg each for Flex and Flex Plus fares |
| Premium Economy | Two pieces up to 23kg (50lb) each |
| Business Class | Two pieces up to 32kg (70lb) each |
| First Class | Two pieces up to 32kg (70lb) each |
Travel from Australia, New Zealand, or Asia
If your trip from Australia, New Zealand, or Asia to North or South America includes a sector in Europe or a stopover in Dubai for longer than 24 hours, the weight concept will apply for the entire ticketed journey.
If you are traveling into Africa with a stopover of more than 24 hours, the weight concept may apply.
Checked baggage dimensions for piece concept
The total dimensions (length + width + height) of each piece must not exceed 150 cm (59 inches).
You’ll be charged an additional fee for any individual items exceeding dimensions of 150 cm (59 inches), up to a maximum of 300 cm (118 inches) or 215 cm (84.64 inches for travel from Dammam International Airport. If an individual item has total dimensions greater than these specifications, it can’t be checked in as baggage and will need to be sent as cargo or freight.
Interline baggage policy
If your travel starts in the United States and the first airline on your booking is not Emirates, different rules may apply.
Interline flights are flights that are on the same ticket as your Emirates flights but are operated by another airline and do not have an Emirates flight number (Emirates flight numbers start with EK). These airlines baggage allowances may be different from Emirates. You can read the interline partner baggage allowances for information on allowances and charges for carry-on baggage and checked baggage.
Checking more than 15 bags
For operational and safety reasons, if you are checking more than 15 pieces of baggage, we may not be able to transport all of your extra baggage on the same flight as you.
If that happens:
- We’ll carry your extra baggage on the next available flight and deliver your bags to you within five days.
- Our excess baggage terms and conditions apply.
- The Montreal Convention 1999 or the Warsaw Convention 1929 (as amended) will apply to your extra baggage as though it had been carried on the same flight as you. Your baggage will only be considered delayed under these conventions if it does not arrive within five days after your flight.
Please note this is not applicable for flights to and from the United States.
