> Travel > Baggage > Excess Baggage charge

Excess Baggage Charge

When your baggage exceeds in number, dimension and/or weight the allowance required, an excess baggage charge has to be paid to Alitalia at the ticket desks at airport, according to the rates listed below.

Excess charge rates shown in the table below have to be considered per single flight segment and with the following currencies: EUR or equivalent from Europe, East Europe, Japan; USD from USA and South America; CAD or equivalent from Canada.

ZONE

COUNTRIES

EXTRA WEIGHT
(23-32Kgs)
EXTRA PIECE
(same weight of the allowance)
OVERSIZE
(158-203Cm)
1Within Italy 55 2nd pc. 55, from 3rd pc. 20055
2From/to Europe, East Europe, North Africa2552nd pc. 55, from 3rd pc. 20075
3From/to Middle East3752nd pc. 75, from 3rd pc. 20075
4From/to Japan and China1002nd pc. 100, from 3rd pc. 200300
5
From Alitalia network (except Southern and Western Africa) to Canada and vv.
752nd pc. 75, from 3rd pc. 200300
5From Western Africa and Southern America to Canada and vv.100from 3rd pc. 200300
5From/to Western Africa4, Argentina100from 3rd pc. 200

 

300
5
From/to Venezuela (except Western Africa)
1002nd pc. 75, from 3rd pc. 200300
5From Alitalia network to Brazil100from 3rd pc. 200300
5From Brazil (and return flight)100from 3rd pc. 200300

Excess baggage charge for tickets issued from May 01, 2011 to November 30, 2011.
Excess baggage charge for tickets issued until April 30, 2011
.



2. North Africa (Algiers, Cairo, Casablanca, Tunis, Tripoli)
3. Middle East (Amman, Beirut, Damascus, Teheran, Tel Aviv)
4. West Africa (Accra, Lagos)

The table below shows the details of the excess baggage charge for tickets from/to USA/ Mexico issued beginning January 24, 2012.



ZONE

COUNTRIES

EXTRA WEIGHT
(23-32Kgs)
EXTRA PIECE
(same weight of the allowance)
OVERSIZE
(158-203Cm)
5From Alitalia network (except Southern and Western Africa) to USA/ Mexico **752nd pc. 75; from 3rd pc. 200300
5From USA/ Mexico to Alitalia network (except Southern and Western Africa)**1002nd pc. 100; from 3rd pc. 260390
5From Western Africa and Southern America to USA/ Mexico **100from 3rd pc. 200300
5From USA/ Mexico to Western Africa and Southern America**130from 3rd pc. 260390

Excess baggage charge for tickets from/to USA/ Mexico issued within January 23, 2012.



** in case of R/T itinerary, fee of the origin point will apply.

Excess baggage in number of pieces, sizes and weight can be added up: for example, if in addition to the two pieces allowed, there is a third piece which is also over foreseen weight, total cost of excess baggage charged will be 200+100 euros or $. 



Code share flights

Please note that for code share flights is applied the baggage policy of the operating company partner over the entire flight, if the flight is operated entirely by the partner.
To know the baggage rules in case of connecting flights operated by different carriers please visit our Customer Center.
For flights from/to USA is applied the policy of the marketing carrier company, whose code is shown on the ticket.
If applicable according to the above rules, check the baggage policy of our partner companies:

SkyTeam Partners (Aeroflot - Aeromexico, Air Europa, Air France, China Airlines, China Eastern - China Southern - CSA Czech Airlines - Delta Air Lines, Kenya Airways, KLM, Korean Air, Tarom, Vietnam Airlines)

Other companies: Etihad, Kuwait Airlines, Cyprus Airways, Jet Airways, Darwin, Bulgaria Air, Air italy, Jat, Luxair, Malev, Ukraine International airlines, Carpatair, Tap, Air Europa, Air Corsica.



For further details on costs please contact the Alitalia call center at 1800 223 5730.

Verisign Logo
Press Investor Relations Privacy Security SkyTeam

© Copyright Alitalia - Compagnia Aerea Italiana S.p.A.

P. IVA 02500880121 Piazza Almerico da Schio Pal. RPU - 00054 Fiumicino (RM)