The permissible weight of hand luggage on the plane is important to know!

Flights are bought, suitcases are collected, and you are readygo on a business trip, study, travel or vacation ... However, you probably had to hear or observe the very same situation - already at the check-in desk a person suddenly finds out that the weight of his baggage exceeds the established rate of the airline. The mood is spoiled, and for excess we have to pay, and a very tangible amount. Of course, you can take something with you on board the aircraft. But how many of us know the permissible weight of hand luggage in your airline's airplane? We will consider these questions in our article, so that the "suitcase question" does not overshadow your trip.

Baggage in the plane is a common thing, after allvery few people fly completely without luggage. Each carrier independently establishes the rules of its reception - one you can take a 30 kg suitcase without giving a penny, another pay for each kilogram of excess of such cargo. Of course, you can take a small bag with you on board, but the weight of hand luggage is also strictly regulated by the airline.

However, remember that if you are traveling with a child under the age of two (without buying a seat), 10 kg is added to the free baggage allowance.

As you know, all airlines allow theirPassengers carrying one baggage seat differ only in its permissible weight. However, most international airports are of the opinion that one such place should not be more than 32 kg. Thus, if you carry 35 kg with you, you will have to buy one more ticket! At once we will make a reservation, as for this traveling economy class, for business clients two baggage seats are automatically reserved.

Now let's talk about what you will take with youon board the aircraft, that is, we will discuss directly the weight of hand luggage. The plane can take a bag from 5 to 10 kg, depending on the requirements of a particular airline. The following items are not included in this standard and are considered to be complementary: orthopedic accessories (cane, crutches, etc.), a women's handbag, outer clothing, a bag with a laptop or camera, a blanket.

So, let's consider the requirements of the mostpopular air carriers of our country in economy class to carry baggage and maximum weight of hand luggage. On the plane of the Russian "Aeroflot" you can take up to 10 kg (dimensions up to 115 cm), in the luggage you can deliver up to 23 kg (up to 158 cm). If you did not meet the stated standard, pay extra for the preponderance (inside the RF / foreign flights): up to 32 kg - 50/100 euros, the second seat will cost fifty euros in both cases.

If the weight of the baggage is more than 32, but less than 50 kg or the cargo is oversized (its size is more than 203 cm), be sure to firstly coordinate this issue with the carrier.

TRANSAERO does not specify the weighthand luggage on the plane on their flights, and luggage can be up to 20 kg or 25 kg on charter and economy flights, respectively. Dimensions of the cargo in both cases not more than 203 cm.

Traveling with the carrier "S7 AIRLINES", you can carry free of charge luggage weighing up to 20 kg, and take with you up to 7 kg in dimensions up to 55 × 40 × 20 cm.

"Ural Airlines" and "UTAIR" with regard to baggage are also limited to 20 kg, and hand baggage should not be heavier than 5 kg.