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Baggage allowance

Meaning in travel & airport english, with examples

nounCore term

In travel & airport english, baggage allowance means: The amount of luggage, in number of bags and weight, that your ticket lets you take on a flight without paying extra.

In Turkish: bagaj hakkı, ücretsiz bagaj hakkı

How it is used

Shown on the ticket or booking, for example 20 kg or 1PC (one piece) for checked bags and 8 kg for cabin bags. It depends on the airline, the route and the fare. Going over the allowance means paying excess baggage charges.

Example sentences

  1. What's the baggage allowance on this ticket?

  2. Your baggage allowance is 30 kilos, so you're fine.

Common collocations

  • free baggage allowance
  • cabin baggage allowance
  • exceed the baggage allowance
  • check the baggage allowance
  • excess baggageLuggage that is heavier, bigger or more than your ticket allows; also the extra fee charged for it.
  • checked baggageBags you hand over at check-in or bag drop; they travel in the hold of the plane and you collect them at baggage claim after landing.
  • carry-onA small bag or suitcase you are allowed to take into the cabin of a plane with you, within the airline's size and weight limits.
  • fareThe amount of money you pay to travel on a plane, train, bus, taxi or boat.

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