Checked baggage
Do you need to carry items that won’t fit in your carry-on baggage? Find out the checked baggage allowance for your itinerary and travel in comfort to your destination.
How much baggage can I check in?
Your checked baggage allowance depends on your travel class, route and frequent flyer status. Our baggage calculator will help you find out how much checked baggage you may bring on your flight. You can also find information about your free baggage allowance on your ticket or booking confirmation or via My Booking.
What if I exceed the limits for checked baggage?
If you wish to carry more checked baggage than your free allowance, you can purchase extra baggage in advance.
In case you didn’t buy extra baggage and you exceed your free baggage allowance, you will be charged for extra baggage at the airport. You can find the extra baggage fees in our baggage calculator.
How can I buy extra baggage?
You can buy up to max. 5 pieces of baggage (sum of your free baggage allowance and purchased extra baggage).
Extra baggage can be purchased up to 2 hours before departure and needs to be added before check-in. You’ll get the cheapest price on brusselsairlines.com or via our Service Centre. At the airport, higher fees are applied.
Extra baggage that exceeds weight, size or both can also be purchased online on brusselairlines.com, via our Service Center or at the airport.
If you want to take more than 5 additional pieces of baggage (in addition to your free baggage allowance) with you, we kindly ask you to register these pieces of baggage via our Service Centre before departure.
Good to know
Infants (aged 0 – 23 months) are entitled to one free piece of checked baggage of max. 23kg, except when travelling in Economy Light. If a checked bag is needed for the infant travelling in this travel class, the accompanying adult can add an extra piece of baggage to his/her own booking for their infant via My Booking.
Children (aged 2 – 11) are entitled to the same free baggage allowance as adults, depending on the travel class.
You may also check in, free of charge, one of the following items:
- 1 infant's carrying basket
- 1 car seat
- 1 fully collapsible stroller/pushchair, which may be used up to the aircraft door but put in the hold during the flight (applicable also for Economy Light)
Check-in desks
You can simply hand over your baggage to our staff at a check-in counter. They will prepare the baggage tag and send it to the airport’s baggage handlers.
Baggage drop-off units
If you’re already checked in and simply need to drop off baggage, you can use our self-service baggage drop-off units available at many airports. Simply scan your boarding pass and follow the instructions. It should only take a few minutes.
Checked baggage for connecting flights
For connecting flights that are fully operated by Brussels Airlines, you won’t have to worry about your checked baggage, it will be automatically checked through to your connecting flight. In this case, you can simply pick up your baggage at your final destination.
But for connecting flights operated by partner airlines, you may have to pick up your checked baggage at your connecting airport and check it in for your next flight.
The connecting flight is scheduled the same day or within 24hours. An Exception for UA operated flights apply: For UA operated flights the connecting time must be within the 12hours , otherwise the flights is not considered as a connecting flight.
Checked baggage on partner airline flights
If one of our codeshare partners operates your flight, their baggage rules and regulations may apply. Check the baggage information on your ticket or the website of our partner airline for more information. For tickets that include airlines other than Brussels Airlines, the most significant carrier rule applies.
Restrictions on electronic devices in checked baggage
For battery-powered devices, there are certain restrictions on what you can and can’t pack in your checked baggage. Some common devices that are not allowed in your checked baggage or that require approval from our dangerous goods department are:
- Power banks
- Spare batteries
- Drones and cameras
- Segways, scooters, hoverboards and similar self-balancing devices
- E-bikes
- Smartbags
Other restricted or forbidden objects
In general, any item that may damage the aircraft and endanger the safety of everyone on board, is not allowed in your checked baggage. We also recommend not packing fragile objects (glass, ceramics, artwork, etc.) or valuable items (keys, jewellery, documents, etc.) in your checked baggage.
Consult our dangerous goods page for more about restricted and prohibited items.
If you are travelling in the EU you can carry meat or dairy products with you as long as they are for your own personal consumption. If you travel to the EU from a non-EU country, you are not allowed to bring any meat or dairy products with you.
You can find a detailed overview of EU regulations on the Your Europe Portal
