Airlines that are located in Africa among others include:
- Arik Air
- Airlink
- TunisAir
- Ethiopian Airlines
- South African Airlines
- Kenya Airways
- Royal Air Maroc
- Air Mauritius
- Air Seychelles
- Rwandair
Carry-on dimensions and weight average
Traveling with vast majority of African airlines includes a free carry-on baggage. Dimensions differ from one company to another but in general the carry-on has to be smaller that dimensions of the overhead bin and/or space under the seat in front of the passenger. Generally dimensions are:
Maximum: height 55cm (22″) x length 40cm (16″) x width 25cm (10″)
Minimum: height 55cm (22″) x length 35cm (14″) x width 20cm (8″)
Maximum average weight: 12kg
Minimum average weight: 7kg
Checked baggage dimensions and weight average
Average African airline checked baggage requirements differ from one company to another with an average below. Averages include international and not domestic flights.
Maximum: height 90cm (40″) x length 72cm (23″) x width 45cm (16″), or the sum of dimensions 207cm (81,5″)
Minimum: height 90cm (35″) x length 40cm (16″) x width 28cm (11″), or the sum of dimensions 158cm (62″)
Some airlines offer one or two pieces of checked baggage with your plane ticket, depending on the flight class selected (economy, business, etc.).
Maximum average weight: 32kg
Maximum average weight premium class: 2x 32kg
Minimum average weight: 20kg
Average excess and overweight fees
Carry-on
Additional carry-on pieces can usually be reserved when buying the plane ticket, which is cheaper than at the last minute at the airport.
Checked baggage
Average rates for checked baggage bought with an airplane ticket are between 1,7 USD – 3 USD per kg, but prices for additional baggage or overweight baggage can skyrocket at the airport.
Price for an excess bag can be usually calculated with weight system (per kg), or piece system (per piece). Costs per kg vary between 1,7 USD per kg and all the way to 15 USD per kg.
Costs per piece vary between 30 USD per piece and 200 USD per piece.
African airlines baggage restrictions
All commercial airlines have a list of items that are not allowed for either carry-on baggage or checked baggage due to safety or other reasons. such items are:
- Edged or blunt self defense instruments
- Firearms
- Explosives and explosive substances
- chemical and toxic substances
- live plants
Special consideration has to be made when traveling with lithium battery powered items such as electric scooters, smart luggage, segways, spare lithium batteries. Capacity of the battery usually determines if the item can be brought on a flight or not, where the maximum is mostly around 160Wh. Some items powered with lithium batteries can be banned from carry-on, checked baggage or both, no matter the battery size.
For a detailed list please visit the website of your chosen airline, or you can find it by clicking here:
Pet policy
Pet policy depends exclusively on an Airline. Most of airlines that do accept animals will accept only a dog or a cat, sometimes a bird.
No major African Airline has a strict no-pet policy, but roughly half of them does not allow your pet as a carry-on.
Airline such as Arik Air, Tunisair, Air Seychelles, will accommodate your pet. Some airlines transfer your pets as checked baggage, some can take it as a carry-on baggage and some as both. Be sure to check weight limitations of selected airlines if you wish to transfer your pet as a carry-on. Usually you can bring your pet as a carry-on if the weight of the pet and the cage combined does not exceed 8kg, or 5kg when traveling with Royal Air Maroc.
Fees
Most African airlines will not include the weight of your pet in your baggage allowance, therefore excess baggage charges will be applied for the combined weight of your pet and the cage even in the event that you do not have any other baggage.
Be advised that there is also a maximum number of cages that can be checked in by a customer (usually two), and a maximum number of pet containers that can be accepted on a certain airplane, depending on the available space.
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