Australia & Far East & South East Asia

Baggage Guidelines for Travelling to and from Australia, Far East, and Southeast Asia

Whether you’re off on a family adventure to Southeast Asia or heading to the Outback of Australia, there’s plenty of room for all your must-haves. Learn more about baggage allowances for travel to these countries.

Origin	Destination	Economy Class	Executive Class	Ticket Sale and Travel Validity
India	Australia	30 kg/66 lb	40 kg/88 lb	Open
Australia	India	30 kg/66 lb	40 kg/88 lb	Open
India	Tokyo/Osaka	2 pieces of up to 23 kg/51 lb each	2 pieces of up to 32 kg/71 lb each	Open
Tokyo/Osaka	India	2 pieces of up to 23 kg/51 lb each	2 pieces of up to 32 kg/71 lb each	Open
India	Shanghai	20 kg/44 lb	30 kg/66 lb	Open
Shanghai	India	20 kg/44 lb	30 kg/66 lb	Open
India	Bangkok	30 kg/66 lb	40 kg/88 lb	Open
Bangkok	India	30 kg/66 lb	40 kg/88 lb	Open
India	Hong Kong	30 kg/66 lb	40 kg/88 lb	Open
Hong Kong	India	30 kg/66 lb	40 kg/88 lb	Open
Hong Kong	India	40 kg/88 lb	50 kg/110 lb	Sale from 03 February 2023 Travel up to 30 September 2023
India	Singapore	30 kg/66 lb	40 kg/88 lb	Open
Singapore	India	30 kg/66 lb	40 kg/88 lb	Open
India	Seoul	2 pieces of up to 23 kg/51 lb each	2 pieces of up to 32 kg/71 lb each	Sale from 18 January 2023 up to 31 March 2024 Travel up to 30 April 2024
Seoul	India	2 pieces of up to 23 kg/51 lb each	2 pieces of up to 32 kg/71 lb each	Sale from 18 January 2023 up to 31 March 2024 Travel up to 30 April 2024
India	Seoul	1 piece of up to 23 kg/51 lb each	1 piece of up to 32 kg/71 lb each	Sale from 01 April 2024 Travel from 01 April 2024
Seoul	India	1 piece of up to 23 kg/51 lb each	1 piece of up to 32 kg/71 lb each	Sale from 01 April 2024 Travel from 01 April 2024

Origin	Destination	Economy Class (OW fares)	Executive Class (OW fares)
Seoul	Hong Kong	25 kg	40 kg/88 lb
Osaka	Hong Kong	20 kg/44 lb	30 kg/66 lb
Hong Kong	Seoul/Osaka	30 kg/66 lb	40 kg/88 lb
Tokyo/ Osaka	Europe/ UK/ Israel/ USA /Middle East and Gulf/ SAARC	2 pieces of up to 23 kg/51 lb each	2 pieces of up to 32 kg/71 lb each
Australia/ Far East- Southeast Asia	Europe/ UK/ Israel	2 pieces of up to 23 kg/51lb each	2 pieces of up to 32 kg/71 lb each
Sydney/ Melbourne	Middle East and Gulf/SAARC	30 kg/66 lb	40 kg/88 lb
Australia/ Far East/ Southeast Asia	New York/Chicago/ San Francisco/Washington	2 pieces of up to 23 kg/51 lb each	2 pieces of up to 32 kg/71 lb each
Australia/Hong Kong/ Seoul/ Singapore/ Bangkok	Middle East and Gulf /SAARC	30 kg/66 lb	40 kg/88 lb
Shanghai	Middle East and Gulf /SAARC	O/B: 20 kg	O/B: 30 kg

Please note that:

Infants in all classes are allowed one piece of baggage of up to 10 kg/22 lb.
A piece of baggage that weighs more than 32 kg/71 lb will not be allowed on the flight. This rule is applicable across the Air India network.

Baggage Allowance by Size and Weight

Cabin Class	Baggage Dimensions	Baggage Weight
First and Business	The sum of length, breadth, and height of each piece must not exceed 158 cm or 62 in.	The weight of each piece must not exceed 32 kg or 70 lb.
Economy	The total combined dimensions (length + breadth + height) of both pieces should not exceed 273 cm or 107 in.	The weight of each piece must not exceed 23 kg or 50 lb.

Additional Baggage Allowance for Flying Returns Members

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

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	One piece as per cabin class	10 kg/22 lb
Flying Returns (Base)	Nil	Nil
*For Primary Active/Active members only

A few more things to keep in mind:

Additional baggage allowance is not available on partner or codeshare flights, including flights marketed by Air India and operated by a partner airline or partner-marketed flights operated by Air India.
Silver Edge Club 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.
Lithium battery powered self balancing devices are banned and cannot be carried in passenger baggage. Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is banned and cannot be carried in checked or hand baggage. Power banks cannot be carried in checked baggage but can be carried in hand baggage.
Power banks should be packed in the carry-on bags alone.