bmibaby Overweight Baggage Fee 2011 - Extra Bag Fee - Oversize Baggage

All baggage in excess of the checked baggage allowance will be charged at the bmibaby excess baggage rate applicable as at the date of your flight. Additional weight allowance can be purchased at the rate of GBP 9 per kg, in increments of two kg. If you wish to add additional weight allowance at the time of booking or at a later date you can do this via the 'manage your bookings' section of the website or via the call centre. Please note a GBP 20.00/EUR 20.00 charge per 22kg standard weight allowance will apply per one way flight for any bags added by the call centre or at the airport.

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Should passengers wish to increase their baggage weight allowance after their outbound flight has commenced, they must call 0905 8282828 (Calls cost 65p per minute from a BT Landline. Calls from mobiles and other networks will be considerably more), alternatively passengers can increase the weight allowance at the relevant departure airport. Please note that in these circumstances the charge for 22kg standard baggage allowance will be GBP 20.00/EUR 20.00. Each additional kilo of weight purchased at the airport will be charged at the current rate of GBP 12.00/EUR 15.00 per kg on UK, Eire & International flights.

Please note any payment made at the airport may incur a handling fee

You can check out our charges relating to baggage in the table below, but please don't forget that it is cheaper to add baggage to your booking before you arrive at the airport.

Sporting equipment
Leisure equipment which requires additional handling including (non exhaustive list) such as bicycles, fencing equipment, fishing equipment, golf clubs, hockey equipment, musical equipment, paintball equipment, scuba equipment, skis and snowboards (Passengers who have paid the relevant sporting goods fees in respect of Skis or Snow boards will be allowed to check in one set of ski/board boots without further baggage charge), and toolboxes will be charged at GBP 17.99 (EUR 22) per sector per item on the website and GBP 23.00 (EUR 28) per sector per item when booked through the bmibaby call centre or airport.
Larger items including Canoes, Hang gliders, Surfboards and Wind Surfboards will be charged at GBP 24.99 (EUR 30) per sector per item on the website and GBP 30.00 (EUR 38) per sector per item when booked through the bmibaby call centre or airport. These items will be carried subject to space availability on the aircraft and sports equipment bags must only contain the items for practising the sport. Ski boots that are checked-in without skis are to be included in the baggage weight allowance purchased during the booking process and are subject to the standard weight allowance fees when booked online. bmibaby does not permit ski boots to be carried onboard or as hand baggage, however ski boots are accepted as checked in baggage.

Sporting equipment is non-refundable once purchased

PLEASE NOTE: bicycles will only be accepted if suitably packaged. The maximum weight of any of these items is 18kgs. All items will officially travel stand-by. bmibaby will not be responsible for repatriation if there is a delay. Any item not listed above is subject to the standard excess baggage rate.

Please note any payment made at the airport may incur a handling fee

Musical Instruments
Passengers can purchase an additional seat for musical instruments such as cellos. These can be accepted provided that they can be securely fastened in the aircraft seat. Additional seats must be purchased via the bmibaby call centre on 0905 8282828 (Calls cost 65p per minute from a BT Landline. Calls from mobiles and other networks will be considerably more) to obtain the standard published fare available for the requested dates of travel (subject to availability). All musical items will be charged at GBP 17.99 (EUR 22) per sector per item on the website and GBP 23.00 (EUR 28) per sector per item when booked through the bmibaby call centre or airport.

One (1) small musical instrument, which must fit in the overhead locker, will be allowed as a second item of cabin baggage (no items other than the instrument and its accessories may be carried in the case) this is strictly subject to the Captain's discretion. For musical items that you wish to be transported in the aircraft hold, please see sporting equipment and outsized items.

Please note any payment made at the airport may incur a handling fee

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