Baggage

Free baggage allowance  on Austrian Airlines Group flights except to/from USA and Canada

 * plus 1 small item of sports equipment (max. 15 kg in weight and 1.40 m long)
or 1 golf bag (max. 15 kg)

Free baggage allowance on Austrian Airlines fights to/from USA and Canada

Find here the free baggage allowance on our flights to/from USA and Canada.  

Different free baggage allowances apply on charter flights – please ask your tour operator.


The following items may also be carried free of charge:

• 1 coat, jacket or blanket
• 1 umbrella or walking stick
• 1 handbag or a "slimline" laptop bag
• 1 small camera or set of binoculars
• Children up to 2 years of age: 1 baby carrier or
                                                        1 child car seat or
                                                        1 fully collapsible stroller  (max. 10 kg)  

A single item of hand baggage may not exceed the dimensions 55x40x23 cm and the weight of 8 kg. You can check this using the hand baggage gauge at the airport. Any items above these limits will have to be checked in. Please bear this in mind when packing to ensure that your checked baggage does not exceed the free baggage allowance.

Here's how much hand luggage you may carry on board:

Economy Class passengers: 1 item weighing up to 8 kg

Business Class passengers: 2 items
                                             -  the first weighing up to 8 kg,
                                             -  the second up to 4 kg (this may also be a suit bag 
                                                with max. dimensions of 57x54x15cm). 

Important:
Depending on the operating aircraft type and/or fulfilling safety requirements of national authorities, in exceptional cases the hand baggage allowance for our Business class passengers may be reduced to 1 piece of hand baggage only.

Hand luggage restrictions

Liquids
Liquids may only be carried on board in a resealable clear plastic bag.

Please make sure you observe the following rules, otherwise your liquids may be confiscated at the security checkpoint:

• Liquids, gels and sprays must be held in individual containers not exceeding 100 ml (max. filling quantity as printed on container, not actual contents).
• The individual containers must be placed in a resealable (e.g. "zip-top") clear plastic bag with max. 1 liter capacity.
• Only one plastic bag is permitted per passenger.
• Please present the plastic bag for separate screening at the security checkpoint.
  

You may also carry the following additional items:

• baby food
• special dietary food
• medicine

Transfer via Vienna


Are you changing flights in Vienna? The above regulations apply worldwide. More details are available on the Vienna International Airport website.

Various additional restrictions may also apply, especially for duty free liquids purchased on board or at the airports on the individual legs of your journey.


Restrictions in place for your intended journey:

Flights from EU member states, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Canada (international airports), Malaysia (KUL), Croatia (DBV, PUY, RJK, SPU, ZAD, ZAG), Singapore (SIN) and international US airports:

Liquids, gels and sprays purchased at airport shops or on board must be placed in a sealed, tamper-evident bag clearly labelled with the place and date of purchase. The sealed bag may not be opened until you have cleared security at your final destination.

Duty free liquids, aerosols and gels, purchased at European airports, may be transported without additional controls when transitting at Toronto or Montreal (Canada), Croatia or Singapore. 


Please observe the list of dangerous goods and prohibited items.

Dangerous goods

Dangerous goods are articles or substances which are capable of posing a risk to health, safety, property or the environment.

Special regulations are applicable for the transport of these goods.

Do not carry the following dangerous articles in your baggage or on your person:

• Disabling devices, e.g. mace, pepper sprays or similar containing irritant or incapacitating substances.
• Security-type equipment such as attaché cases or cash boxes/bags etc.
  incorporating dangerous goods, such as lithium and/or pyrotechnic material.
• "Strike anywhere" matches
• Blue flame or "Cigar"lighters, lighter fuel or lighter refills
• Liquid oxygen devices
• Alcoholic beverages exceeding 70 % alcohol by volume
• Explosives, e.g. fireworks, ammunition with explosive or incendiary projectiles
• Flammable or spontaneously combustible liquids or solids, e.g. fuel white gas, paint, solvents, alcohol exceeding  80 % by volume, charcoal lighter.
• Oxidizing material, e.g. stain, bleaches
• Organic peroxides, e.g. hardener for fiberglass
• Toxic substances, e.g. pesticides, insecticides
• Infectious substances, e.g. diagnostic specimens
• Radioactive material
• Corrosive material, e.g. Mercury
• Magnetized material 

The following dangerous goods may be carried under special transport conditions:

• Aerosols
• Alcoholic beverages
• Ammunition
• Avalanche rescue backpack
• Battery powered wheelchairs/mobility devices
• Camping stoves and fuel containers
• Cardiac pacemaker
• Cigarette lighters
• Consumer electronic devices with fuel cell systems or lithium/lithium ion cells or batteries
• Diving lamps
• Dry Ice
• Dry Shipper (Insulated packaging containing refrigerated liquid nitrogen)
• Fuell cell systems
• Heat producing articles
• Hair curlers containing hydrocarbon gas
• Life jacket
• Lithium ion batteries
• Matches
• Medical oxygen
• Medicinal or toilet articles
• Mercury thermometer or barometer
• Non-flammable, non toxic gas cylinders
• Oxygen or air cylinders for medical use
• Radiopharmaceuticals 
  
  

For details concerning the transport conditions click here.

Prohibited articles

The European Union defines articles in the Commission Regulation (EC) No 185/2010 of
04 March 2010, laying down measures for the implementation of the common basic standards on aviation security, which may not be transported in hand baggage or checked baggage:

Prohibited articles in hand luggage

Prohibited articles in hold (checked) baggage 

EXCESS BAGGAGE

In case your baggage exceeds the permitted free baggage allowance, an additional charge will apply. All fees shown below are for a one-way trip and apply for journeys started on Austrian Airlines.
In addition a supplementary Excess Baggage Ticket Service Charge will be levied, depending on the departure airport.

Please notify us in advance on tel. +43 (0)5 1766 1000 so we can reserve sufficient space for it, as acceptance is subject to space availability on the aircraft. 



All flights (except flights to/from USA and Canada) – weight concept

The fee for 1 kg of excess baggage depends on your route. The countries are assigned to different zones. The respective charges can be found here.

Flights to/from the USA and Canada – piece concept 

For any additional piece of baggage and/or baggage exceeding the max. weight and/or dimensions (max. 158cm; Economy Class: 23kg per piece, Business Class: 32kg per piece) special charges will be apply.  You can find information on those charges here .

Different rules and rates may be applicable on other carriers.

SPORT EQUIPMENT

If you are travelling with sport equipment, please notify us in advance on
tel. +43 (0)5 1766 1000,  so we can reserve sufficient space for it as acceptance depends on space availability in the aircraft compartment.

1 ski- or snowboard equipment per person is free of charge.

Depending on its size and dimensions sport equipment is divided into 3 categories:

Sports equipment of category "SMALL" is part of your free baggage allowance if it is within the stated limits.

Are you a HON-Circle Member, Senator or Frequent Traveller? If so, you may carry 1 item of sports equipment in the "small" category or 1 golf bag (max. 15 kg) free of charge.

If your baggage exceeds the free bag allowance, or your sport equipment falls into the category "MEDIUM" or "LARGE", the charges according to the following table
are  applicable. 

Import of meat, dairy products, etc.:

The EU has prohibited the import of meat and dairy products into the European Community unless they are submitted for veterinary control at a border inspection post – this is to contain the threat of foot and mouth disease and other infectious livestock diseases.