About excess baggage
Please note that some of our excess baggage fees have changed per 1 April 2011.
You can view your baggage allowance during booking a flight or by logging on to Manage my Booking. Your ticket also states your baggage allowance. For KLM flights, you can arrange to take extra pieces of baggage at a discount of 20% or more:
- when booking your flight at KLM.com
- via Manage my Booking
- when you check in online – depending on the check-in services at your departure airport
Or you can arrange for extra baggage at the airport at the standard airport fees.
If you will be departing from Australia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Germany (Berlin, Munich or Frankfurt), France, Hungary, Ireland or the United States (except from Chicago, San Francisco, Miami or Washington DC), the only way to arrange for your extra baggage will be at the airport. There you will be charged the standard airport fee for excess baggage.
It is not possible to make online arrangements for oversized or overweight baggage, or for special baggage such as sports equipment or pets. Instead, please contact us at least 48 hours before departure.
Read more about your check-in baggage
View the check-in services per departure airport
Zones
The excess baggage fees differ per flight. Below you can see which zone applies to your flight.
Zone 1:
- Within France and the Netherlands
- Within the Caribbean (Air France flights only)
Zone 2:
- Within Europe
- Between Europe and Israel
- Between Europe and North Africa (Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia)
- Between DOM (French oversea territories) and metropolitan France
- KLM flights between (and vice versa):
- Kuala Lumpur - Jakarta
- Bangkok - Taipei
- Damman - Doha
- Kuwait - Bahrain
- Muscat - Abu Dhabi
- Singapore - Denpasar
- Bonaire - Quito/Guayaquil
- Air France flights between Bangkok and Hanoi/Saigon
Zone 3:
- To or from the United States or Canada
- Between Europe and the Middle East, including Egypt and Libya
- Between Europe and India
- Air France flights between Los Angeles and Papeete
Zone 4: Rest of the world
Fees for excess baggage
If you depart from Europe (including Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia), the fees quoted below are in EUR (or the equivalent in the currency with which you purchased your ticket).
If you depart from Canada, you pay the fees quoted in CAD.
For flights from other countries, the fees quoted in USD (or the local equivalent) apply.
Our excess baggage fees apply to one-way journeys in which the entire flight or at least the first part is operated by KLM or AIR FRANCE. If the flights for your entire trip are operated by another airline, please ask your travel agent (or the airline concerned) about the excess baggage fees.
If more than one of the fees listed here applies, the sum of these fees will be charged.
| Fees for
excess baggage | Zone 1 | Zone 2 | Zone
3 | Zone 4* | Details | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2nd piece
| 55 | 55 | 75** | 100 | Sports equipment*** (of max. 23 kg/50.5 lbs) regardless of size is considered as a standard piece of baggage. Exceptions:
| ||
| Each piece in addition to
the standard allowance (except for the 2nd one if the standard allowance is only 1 piece of baggage) | 200 | 200 | 200**** | 200 | |||
| Heavy piece:
weighing between 23 and 32 kg (50.5 and 70.5 lbs) | 55 | 55 | 75** | 100 | Including sports equipment heavier than 23 kg (50.5 lbs) | ||
| Each piece
heavier than 32 kg (70.5 lbs) | 100 | 200 | 300 | 300 | Contact AIR FRANCE-KLM Cargo | ||
* Brazil: only if your journey starts in Brazil you may bring 2 pieces of check-in baggage on your outbound and return flight (each piece may weigh up to 32 kg / 70.5 lbs).
** When departing from the United States: USD 100
*** Sports equipement are bicycles, golf bags, hockey, ski and diving equipment.
**** When departing from the United States: USD 265
SkyTeam Elite and Elite Plus members (including Flying Blue Silver, Gold and Platinum members) may bring 1 extra piece of baggage in addition to their standard baggage allowance on flights operated by KLM and AIR FRANCE. Extra pieces of luggage can be taken at a fee of EUR 200 per piece (max. 158 cm/62 inch (l+w+h), and max. 23 kg/50.5 lbs in Economy Class or max. 32 kg in Business Class).
Fees for special baggage
If you depart from Europe (including Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia), the fees quoted below are in EUR (or the equivalent in the currency with which you purchased your ticket).
If you depart from Canada, you pay the fees quoted in CAD.
For flights from other countries, the fees quoted in USD (or the local equivalent) apply.
A set of sports equipment is considered to be a standard piece of baggage as long as each set (or piece) weighs no more than 23 kg (50.5 lbs). This applies to bicycles; golf bags; hockey, ski and diving equipment (except tanks) and surfing equipment of up to 200 cm (78 in) in length.
If you take a set of sports equipment in addition to your standard baggage allowance, or if your sports equipment is too large or too heavy, it still counts as a standard piece of baggage. You will then pay a fee per one-way journey. See the table for excess baggage fees above.
It is not possible to arrange for special baggage online. Please call KLM Telephone Reservations with regard to the types of special baggage listed below that can never be included in the standard baggage allowance. This means that a fee is always charged for them:
| Fees for special baggage | Zone 1 | Zone 2 | Zone 3 | Zone 4 | Details | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oversized: between 158-300 cm/62- 118 in (sum of 3 dimensions) | 20 | 75 | 300 | 300 | If the sum of 3 dimensions is more than 300 cm (118 in), please contact KLM Telephone Reservations. If the sum is more than 406 cm (160 in), please contact AIR FRANCE-KLM Cargo. | ||
| 75 | 75 | 200 | 200 | Please contact KLM Telephone Reservations. | ||
| 20 | 75 | 200 | 200 | Please contact KLM Telephone Reservations. | ||
| No charge | No charge | No charge | No charge | Only if the entire journey is operated by AIR FRANCE and/or KLM. | ||
* A golf bag – containing clubs and balls only – may be taken free of charge in addition to your standard allowance if your entire journey is operated by KLM and/or AIR FRANCE. If your golf bag is heavier, or if you want to take an extra golf bag, you will have to pay the excess baggage fee for a standard piece of baggage per one-way journey (see table above).
For transporting canoes, kayaks, hang gliders and similar pieces of large sports equipment, please contact AIR FRANCE-KLM Cargo.
When transporting sports equipment of an unusual size or weight, you should make a reservation by calling KLM Telephone Reservations at least 48 hours before departure.
Contact KLM Telephone Reservations
Contact AIR FRANCE-KLM Cargo
Fees for pets
You can transport your dog or cat in a kennel in the cabin or as check-in baggage depending on the total weight and dimensions. You always need to make a reservation for taking your pet. If your pet weighs more than 75 kg (165 lbs), please contact AIR FRANCE-KLM Cargo.
If you depart from Europe (including Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia), the fees quoted below are in EUR (or the equivalent in the currency with which you purchased your ticket).
If you depart from Canada, you pay the fees quoted in CAD.
For flights from other countries, the fees quoted in USD (or the local equivalent) apply.
All fees listed below apply to one-way flights.
| Fees for pets | Zone 1 | Zone 2 | Zone 3 | Zone 4 | Details | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 75 | 200 | 200 | If a pet travels as check-in baggage and the transfer at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol takes longer than 2 hours, an extra fee of EUR 150 (or USD/CAD 200) applies. | ||
| Service animal for a passenger with reduced mobility | No charge | No charge | No charge | No charge | Only if the service animal accompanies the passenger with reduced mobility in the cabin. | ||
It is no longer possible to have your pet accompany you in a kennel in Business Class on intercontinental flights.
Read more about travelling with pets
Contact AIR FRANCE-KLM Cargo
