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About excess baggage
You can view your baggage allowance during the process of booking your flight or later by logging on to My Trip. Your baggage allowance is also given on your ticket.
For KLM flights, you can arrange to take extra pieces of baggage at a discount of up to 50%:
- when booking your flight at KLM.com
- at My Trip
- 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.
Each piece of extra baggage may weigh max. 23 kg (50.5 lbs), and measure max. 158 cm (62 in) l + w + h.
Please note that when departing from some airports, it is not possible to arrange extra baggage on KLM.com. In that case, please go to the desk at the airport to arrange extra baggage.
You can arrange the transportation of sports equipment, pets or medical devices yourself online via My Trip or contact KLM Telephone Reservations. Be sure to arrange for your special baggage at least 48 hours before departure.
Zones
The excess baggage fees differ per flight. You can use the table below to find which zone applies to your flight.
Zone 1:
- Within the Netherlands
Zone 2:
- Within Europe (including Armenia, Russia (west of Urals), Turkey and Ukraine)
- Between Europe and Israel
- Between Europe and North Africa (Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia)
- KLM flights between:
- Muscat – Doha (and vice versa)
- Damman – Kuwait
- Abu Dhabi – Bahrain
- Kuala Lumpur – Jakarta (and vice versa)
- Singapore – Denpasar (and vice versa)
Zone 3:
- To or from the United States or Canada
- Between Europe and the Middle East, including Egypt and Libya
- Between Europe and India
Zone 4: Rest of the world
Airport 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 a one-way trip in which all the legs (or at least the first one) are operated by KLM or AIR FRANCE. If all the legs in your entire outward-bound flight plan are operated by another airline, please ask your travel agent (or that airline) about the excess baggage fees.
If more than one of the fees listed here applies, the sum of these fees will be charged.
Pay with Flying Blue Miles
When arranging your extra baggage via My Trip, you can also pay for extra baggage with 10,000 to 40,000 Flying Blue Miles, depending on your destination.
| Fees for
excess baggage | Zone 1 | Zone 2 | Zone
3 | Zone 4* | Details | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st piece (if your allowance is 0 pieces) | 30 | 30 | free | free | Important: For European KLM flights booked on or after 15 May 2013, we charge a fee for checking in a first bag in Economy Class and for some travellers only. Check your exact baggage allowance
Exceptions:
| ||
| 2nd piece (if your
allowance is 1 piece) | 70 | 70 | 75** | 100 | |||
| Each piece in addition to
the standard allowance (except if your allowance is 0 or 1 piece) | 70 | 70 | 200**** | 200 | |||
| Heavy piece:
weighing between 23 and 32 kg (50.5 and 70.5 lbs) | 70 | 70 | 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 to Europe: USD 100. When departing from Europe to the United States: EUR 70
*** Sports equipment are golf bags, hockey, ski, diving and fishing equipment.
**** When departing from the United States to Europe: USD 285
***** When departing from Europe to the United States: EUR 210
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 surfing equipment of up to 107 cm (42 in) in length, golf bags; hockey, ski and diving equipment (except tanks).
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.
You can arrange for special baggage online through Manage my Booking or call KLM Telephone Reservations concerning the types of special baggage listed below that may 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. | ||
Surfboard between 107 and 300 cm (42-118 in) in length, max. 23 kg (50.5 lbs) Bicycle or tandem | 55
| 55
| 100** | 100
| Please contact KLM Telephone Reservations. | ||
Scuba tank Antlers (animal horns) | 55
| 55
| 100** | 100
| Please contact KLM Telephone Reservations. | ||
Bicycle or tandem, max. 23 kg (50.5 lbs) | 55
| 55
| 100** | 100
| Please contact KLM Telephone Reservations | ||
* When departing from Europe to the United States: EUR 210
** When departing from the United States: USD 150
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 and per kennel.
| 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 traveling with pets
Contact AIR FRANCE-KLM Cargo
