Checked Baggage

There are three checked bag options available on flights within Europe

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Notes on your checked baggage allowance

• Checked baggage allowance is per customer, each way.
• Customers travelling on Plus, Advantage and AerSpace fares can enjoy the benefit of having one 20kg checked bag per customer included free of charge. Bag fees apply for additional weight or bags.
• Checked bag fees apply for economy Saver fares. The fees per weight are calculated based on destination (near, mid and far) and booking channel (online or airport).
• Pooling or sharing of the 20kg checked baggage allowance is permitted with a travel companion within the same booking and when checking in together.
• Pooling or sharing of the free 10kg checked baggage allowance is not permitted. Maximum Size; Height 55cm (21.5") Width 40cm (15.5") Depth 24cm (9.5"). Maximum weight: 10kg, and it must fit within the bag size gauge.
• Relevant bag fees will be levied if pooling rules are not adhered to.
• One fully collapsible buggy/stroller is allowed free of charge for an infant or child booking, plus one of the following items: car seat, booster seat or travel cot.
• If you booked through a travel agent, please contact them directly in relation to your checked baggage allowance.

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There are three checked bag options available for purchase on transatlantic flights. Smart and Flex fares already include one 23kg (50lb) bag per customer.

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Economy Class

Business Class

Notes on your checked baggage allowance

• Checked baggage allowance is per customer, each way.
• Customers travelling on Smart or Flex fares can enjoy the benefit of having one 23kg (50lb) checked bag per customer included free of charge. Fees apply for additional weight or bags. Up to 2 additional bags may be purchased.
• Business Class bookings include 3 checked bags, weighing a combined total of 69kg (150lb).
• Checked bag fees apply for economy Saver fares. The fees per weight are calculated based on destination and booking channel (online or airport).
• For Aer Lingus journeys between North America and the U.K. or continental Europe, the transatlantic checked baggage allowance will apply for all flights within a single itinerary or reservation. Relevant European or transatlantic policies shall apply to itineraries booked as separate reservations.
• A maximum of 3 checked bags are permitted per customer, per direction.
• Pooling or sharing of checked baggage allowance is permitted when with a travel companion within the same booking and when checking in together.
• For infant bookings (children under 2 years), a 10kg/22lb checked baggage allowance is included in your booking. In addition, infants are allowed one collapsible buggy/stroller plus one of the following items: car seat, booster seat or travel cot free of charge. See Special Items.
• If you booked through a travel agent, please contact them directly in relation to your checked baggage allowance.

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Excess Baggage Fees

Excess baggage charges will apply for any additional checked bags or weight over the allowance permitted depending on fare type.

Additional charges will apply for weight in excess of what has already been purchased.

Excess baggage for all bags weighing 23kg-32kg (50lbs-70lbs) is charged at EUR 75/GBP 68/USD 100/CAD 100.

Bag fees are non-refundable.

• Essential items, such as personal medication, money, passports and other identification documents should be packed in either your small personal item or a carry-on bag with priority boarding and not in checked baggage.
• Please review our guidelines on banned, restricted and dangerous goods before arriving at the airport.
• The airport bag drop closes 45 minutes before departure for flights within Europe. However we recommend arriving much earlier than this to avoid potential airport queues.
• If you are on a connecting flight with Aer Lingus, you won’t need to pick up your bags, we’ll transfer them to the final flight destination. This service is not available to self-connecting customers who have booked independent connecting flights.
• If your flight is scheduled to depart between certain hours in the morning at either Dublin or Cork airport, to avoid queues you can use our Evening before check in service.
• Sports equipment will be carried at the applicable sports equipment rate.
• Read more information about travelling with musical equipment.

This can only happen if you’ve documentation of the itinerary showing Aer Lingus and the partner carrier flights on the same ticket.

A single checked baggage allowance applies for your journey and should be listed on your ticket. Additional bags may only be purchased on departure in each direction at the airport to the first airline in your journey. Please contact us for further information if you are unsure of applicable baggage allowances.

We’ve baggage agreements with the following airlines: