Baggage Allowance for Aegean Airlines

• Carry-on baggage (Hand carry bag)

Storage place: passenger cabin either under the frontal seat or in the overhead compartment 

Average weight: from 5 to 10 kgs according to the airline policy and aircraft type 

Other names: Hand carry bag

• Checked luggage 

Storage place: Cargo compartment 

average weight: from 20 - 40 kgs according to each airline policy 

Other names: Cargo baggage 

• Infant baggage

Storage place: passenger cabin  

average weight: up to 10 kgs  

Conditions: baggage must contain food and other related items to be consumed during the flight for the infant 

• Special Baggage

Storage place: Cargo compartment or Passenger cabin according to the airline baggage policy 

average weight: names special baggage because of its weight or shape

Other names: Sports baggage, Musical instruments

Cabin baggage allowance

 Notes

All flights that will be operated on Olympic Air should not exceed 55cm x 40cm x 23cm in dimension 

Passengers may carry another bag that contains a laptop or any material for reading during the flight, yet it must fit in dimension either under the frontal seat or in the overhead compartment. 

Allowed items passenger can carry in the carry-on baggage 

• Liquid items with maximum capacity shall be placed in containers with a maximum capacity of 100ml each in a transparent, re-sealable, plastic bag.
• Passengers may carry medical or dietary purposes and baby food. 
• Products purchased from Duty Free Shops. Those items should be included in special sealed bags, provided by the respective shops. 

Checked Baggage allowance

Baggage allowance may vary on flights from/to Saudi Arabia, please check the updated allowance from Aegean Airlines official website 

Refund policies are allowed under these conditions 

• If there is a flight change due to flight cancellations or delays, or to schedule changes
• In the event of baggage loss.

Extra baggage & Overweight baggage

Passengers may carry extra baggage more than the allowed free baggage allowance of Aegean Airlines. There is an extra charge for the extra baggage or weight allowance, Passenger may purchase online, or at the airport, or at the gate. Fees differ according to the purchase point, the cheapest point is online purchase. 

Please check Aegean airlines website to purchase extra baggage weight allowance for domestic and International flights.

Special Baggage 
Sport equipment

There is a list of items considered as Sports / Special equipment and fees will be paid accordingly, passenger may check the official website to get the updated prices

• Hiking & walking equipment
• Archery equipment 
• Bicycle 
• Boogie board 
• Bowling equipment
• Kayak equipment 
• Hockey equipment 
• Horse riding equipment  
• Kite surfboarding 
• Parachute equipment 
• Diving equipment 
• Skate boarding 
• Golf equipment 

Musical Instrument 

• Carriage of such equipment could be stored either in the cabin or Cargo compartment according to the weight and dimension of the instrument. 
• Dimensions and weight are subject to change based on the type of operated aircraft 
• Extra fees may apply, please check the Aegean website to be updated with the latest price list 

Delayed / Damaged Baggage

Passenger should report any case of damage related to the baggage shipped on Aegean to the representative at the airport immediately after the flight with below details 

• The damaged baggage
• The baggage tag
• Your ID card or Passport
• Your boarding pass

In case damaged is not obvious when passenger receive their baggage, they may inform the representative within seven days of arrival at the destination airport:

• A photo of the damaged bag
• The baggage tag
• Any other information/proof you consider as useful for the best assessment of your case

Aegean Airlines has no liability for 

• Manufacturing defects
• Damage due to over packing or unsuitable packing
• Damage caused as a result of accidents/mistakes of passengers
• Lost, broken or damaged feet/wheels
• Lost, broken or damaged handles/retractable handles or straps
• Items of a fragile or perishable nature
• Musical instruments and any other special baggage which was accepted for carriage by AEGEAN and Olympic Air, under restricted liability. 

Delayed Baggage

In case of delayed baggage, Aegean Airlines will be aware of that, no need to go to the baggage service office. Passengers who use Aegean app or declared their number at the check-in point will be notified about baggage status. Passengers may be requested to fill out an online form declaring baggage descriptions and contact details.  

Aegean sets a policy to compensate passengers who have delays in baggage arrival. please check your condition from Aegean Airlines website.

Dangerous Goods

• Any explosive or flammable material which might endanger the health of passengers and crew or the general safety of the aircraft or the personal items being carried on board. Some examples of items in this category would include: Any kind of ammunition or munitions or related mechanisms, gases and gas containers, flammable liquid fuels, any kind of firework, paint containers and materials, drinks with an alcohol content exceeding 70%, acetone, etc.
• Any chemical or toxic substance, such as: Acids and alkalis, corrosive or bleaching substances, disabling or incapacitating sprays, radioactive materials, poisons.
• Infectious or biologically hazardous materials, e.g. contaminated blood, bacteria and viruses.
• Electronic cigarettes
• Spare/loose batteries, including lithium batteries
• Self-balancing devices
• Smart bags
• Baseball and softball bats
• Clubs or batons – rigid or flexible – e.g. truncheons, night sticks and batons
• Cricket bats
• Golf clubs
• Hockey sticks
• Lacrosse sticks
• Kayak and canoe paddles
• Skateboards
• Billiard cues
• Fishing rods
• Martial arts equipment, e.g. knuckle dusters, clubs, coshes, rice flails, nunchucks, kubatons, kubasaunts.
• Any firearm (pistols, revolvers, rifles, hunting guns, shotguns, etc.)
• Replicas and imitations of firearms
• Parts of firearms (with the exception of telescopic sights and aiming lenses)
• Air pistols, air rifles, pellet guns and ball bearing guns
• Flare pistols
• Starter pistols
• Toy guns of any kind
• Learners’ guns
• Industrial bolt and nail guns
• Crossbows
• Slings
• Spear guns
• Slaughterhouse guns
• Weapons designed to stun or cause electric shock, e.g. cattle prods, tasers
• Cigarette lighters shaped like a firearm
• Small and large axes
• Arrows and darts
• Hooks
• Harpoons and spears
• Icepicks
• Ice-skates
• Pocket-knives or stilettos with any length of blade
• Knives, including ceremonial knives, with blades longer than 6 cm, of metal or any other hard material capable of being used as weapons
• Meat cleaver
• Hatchets
• Machetes
• Cutthroat razors and razor-blades (with the exception of safety blades or disposable razors, with blades in a case)
• Sabres, swords and swordsticks
• Scalpels
• Scissors with blades longer than 6cm
• Ski and walking/hiking poles
• Throwing stars (shuriken)
• Professional or working tools which might serve as pointed or sharp-edged weapons, e.g. drills and bits, box cutters, kitchen knives, saws of any kind, screwdrivers, crowbars, hammers, pliers, spanners and wrenches, blow-torches.

*All of the above information is updated according to Aegean Airlines Baggage allowances.

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