Checked Baggage

Checked-in Baggage Allowances

For Domestic Flights

Cabin Class	Baggage Allowance
First class	40 kg/88 lb
Business class	35 kg/79 lb
Economy class	25 kg/55 lb
Infants in all classes	10 kg/22 lb

When you check-in your baggage:

Note that the above checked baggage allowance applies to only Air India operated flights and not on Air India Express or any other codeshare flights.
For passengers travelling on Air India domestic sector and connecting to Air India international sector or vice versa on the same ticket, the free baggage allowance of international sector will apply.
Star Alliance Gold members are permitted an additional 20 kg/44 lb of baggage in Economy class.
Members of premium clubs and our Flying Returns programme will continue to be permitted additional baggage.
Infants will be entitled to one collapsible stroller/carrycot/infant car seat.
The maximum weight permissible for a single piece of baggage is 32 kg/71 lb. This rule is applicable on the entire Air India network.
Travellers who are dependent on assistive devices like wheelchairs and want to fly with such equipment are entitled to an additional baggage allowance of up to 15 kg/33 lb free of charge, subject to the limitations of the aircraft as per DGCA guidelines.

Rules for Baggage Dimensions

Cabin Class	Baggage Dimension Allowance
Economy class	Total combined dimensions (length + breadth + height) of both pieces should not exceed 272 cm/107 in and that of each piece should not exceed 157 cm/62 in.
First and Business class	Total combined dimensions (length + breadth + height) of each piece should not exceed 157 cm/62 in.

For International Flights

Piece and Weight Concept

Cabin Class	Maximum Sum of Dimensions	Maximum Weight per Piece
First class and Business class	157cm/62 in	32 kg/71 lb
Economy class	271 cm/107 in (both pieces combined)	23 kg/51 lb

Additional Baggage Allowance for Flying Returns Members

Active Flying Returns members can enjoy additional baggage on flights operated by Air India and Star Alliance member airlines.

Additional baggage allowance is based on the tier of Flying Returns members and goes over and above what is normally allowed depending on the cabin class for both types of flight, weight concept and piece concept sectors respectively.

Flying Returns Club	Piece Concept Flights	Weight Concept Flights
The Maharaja Club (STAR GOLD) *	One piece as per cabin class	20 kg/44 lb
Golden Edge Club (STAR GOLD) *	One piece as per cabin class	20 kg/44 lb
Silver Edge Club	1 piece as per cabin class	10 kg/22 lb
Flying Returns (Base)	Nil	Nil
*For primary active/active members only.

Terms and Conditions Apply. Extra baggage allowance and lounge access subject to change as per government directive.

Baggage Rules for an Interline Journey

As per International Air Transport Association (IATA), the baggage rules for an interline journey can be determined as follows:

Step 1: If the published provisions for baggage allowance among all participating carriers is the same then those provisions will apply.

Step 2: When one or more published baggage provisions differ between participating carriers, apply any common provisions. And when all provisions differ, apply the published baggage provisions of the MSC (Most Significant Carrier). (In case of codeshare flights this will be the Operating Carrier, unless that carrier publishes a rule stipulating that it will be the Marketing Carrier).

Step 3: If the MSC does not publish baggage provisions for the concerned journey, apply the published baggage provisions of the carrier accepting the baggage at check-in.

Step 4: Determine the MSC (Most Significant Carrier):

For travel between two or more IATA areas, it is the carrier on the first sector that crosses from one area to another.
Exception: IATA Area 1/2/3 only, the carrier providing carriage on the first sector that crosses between IATA Area 1 and IATA Area 2.
For travel between IATA tariff sub-areas, it is the carrier on the first sector that crosses from one sub-area to another.
For travel within an IATA tariff sub-area, it is the carrier on the first international sector.

Where the passenger decides to take a stopover at an intermediary point, a new assessment of baggage allowance (and baggage charges, where applicable) will commence from the point of departure following the stopover.

Here are some more things to keep in mind:

Infants in all classes are eligible for baggage allowance of one piece of up to 10 kg/22 lb.
The maximum weight permissible for a single piece of baggage is 32 kg/71 lb. This rule is applicable on the entire Air India network.
For tickets issued effective 01 April 2019, free baggage allowance in Economy Class between India to Newark (EWR) is one piece of up to 23 kg/51 lb.
The baggage allowance is applicable on Air India operated flights only and not on codeshare flights.

Baggage Allowance on Codeshare Flights

For free baggage allowances, excess baggage charges and optional/ancillary fees charged by our codeshare partners operating from/to the USA, please refer to their websites below:

Lufthansa	Chicago/ Denver/ Detroit/ Los Angeles/ Washington, DC-Frankfurt and vice versa. Frankfurt-India and vice versa.	Click here for details of operating carrier Lufthansa.
Singapore Airlines	Los Angeles/ San Francisco-Singapore	Click Here for details of operating carrier Singapore Airlines

Please note:

Additional baggage allowance is not available on Air India flights operated with ATR/CRJ aircraft, on airline partners’ flights, and on Air India codeshare flights.
Silver Edge Club (SEC) Members are eligible for additional baggage allowance on flights operated by Air India only, whereas Golden Edge Club (GEC) and The Maharaja Club (TMC) Members (corresponding to Star Gold) are eligible for additional baggage allowance on Star Alliance operated flights as well.
There is a ban on carriage of lithium battery powered self-balancing devices in cabin baggage. Power Banks cannot be carried in checked baggage but cabin baggage only.
Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is banned and cannot be carried on the flight on either baggage.