The Aeroflot company has been holding the championship among the air carriers of our country for many years. The geography of flights of its airliners is quite extensive, because the company actively cooperates with Russian and foreign airports. In connection with the start of the holiday season, passengers are increasingly interested in baggage allowance at Aeroflot. These nuances must be clarified even when buying tickets in order to calculate in advance their capabilities and, if necessary, pay for overload. Each air carrier is guided by its own rules and rules for baggage allowance. And Aeroflot is no exception. Therefore, in the article we will give readers comprehensive information regarding this topic.
We understand the concepts
Prior to buying a ticket and collecting things on vacation, many people do not even think about what hand luggage and luggage are, and whether they have any differences. Some travelers only one to two hours before the flight learn about the existence of Aeroflot's baggage allowance and hand luggage. Such a discovery can bring a lot of inconvenience and financial loss if your bags are classified as overload. But let's talk about everything in order.
The company divides all the things that travelers need on the road and on vacation into two groups:
- Luggage. This category includes bags and items that, after weighing and searching, fall under the responsibility of the carrier. An information label is glued on them, and accordingly they are placed in a special compartment of the air liner. If the passenger uses the transit route, the company is fully responsible for the delivery of things to the end point indicated on the ticket form.
- Carry-on baggage. This group of items is carried aboard. Usually, in accordance with Aeroflot rules, free baggage allowance and hand luggage clearly regulate the list of what is available for such transportation. Most often, it includes a small women's handbag, a backpack, vehicles for children and a computer bag.
Aeroflot passengers should be aware that any items intended for transportation on board an aircraft must go through a thorough search.
You also need to take into account the fact that the cost of baggage transportation is already included in the tickets for the flight. Therefore, anyone who paid for the flight has a legal right to transport permitted things without overpayment. But all this is possible only in situations where baggage does not exceed the standards, which we will discuss in the following sections of the article.
Baggage allowance at Aeroflot Airlines
All information necessary for the transport of things, a passenger can get on the website of the air carrier. Aeroflot is very attentive to its customers, so it tries to make the preparation for the trip as comfortable as possible for them. If for some reason a passenger can’t access the site, then a round-the-clock information telephone line is available to him. Employees of the airline will answer all questions of interest and note all the nuances of carrying things.
Perhaps for some it will seem unusual, but the baggage allowance at Aeroflot, despite its integrity, depends on many reasons. They vary depending on the class of flight, the number of travelers, the calculation system adopted by the company and the age of passengers.
All this is difficult to remember, so when planning a flight, be interested in information about the norms and rules of the carrier, based on your conditions. For example, business class tickets allow a person to carry more units of luggage. A flight with newborns traveling in the arms of parents makes it possible to carry one extra bag.
Any calculations on baggage allowance at Aeroflot must be made based on how the company considers the bags provided to it - by quantity or weight. The carrier that we are writing about today is distinguished by a piecewise settlement system. Therefore, the rules prescribe primarily the places of luggage, and only then the company employees are interested in the weight of the bags.
When purchasing tickets, you need to understand that your belongings can be transported both for free and for a fee. Suitcases and bags that meet the standards fall into the first category. And in the second, those that do not correspond to the established dimensions or border by weight.
Features of free transportation of things and objects according to tariffs
At Aeroflot, baggage allowance is more dependent on the fare scale shown on the ticket. Sometimes people, knowing that they will have a lot of bags with them, deliberately buy a more expensive ticket. Since it will allow transporting more bags and suitcases at no extra cost.
For the Economy Class (Aeroflot) fare, baggage allowance is limited to one seat. Moreover, the bag should not be heavier than twenty-three kilograms. In this tariff group there is a category of "Premium". Such tickets cost a little more, but they include free transportation of two units of things. The weight of each bag is limited to twenty three kilograms.
Aeroflot has a tariff considered intermediate between Econom and Business. It is called Comfort. Serving passengers of this group is distinguished by a certain number of privileges, but the baggage allowance for Aeroflot flights is completely identical to Econom. This must be remembered when planning a trip.
Business class baggage allowances (Aeroflot) allow you to check in two bags for a flight. They should fit in sixty-four kilograms.
The nuances of designing bags and suitcases
On air tickets you can find the following designation of baggage allowance at Aeroflot - 2PC. What is it, few know. In fact, the decoding of this alphanumeric character is extremely simple. They indicate the number of places intended for free transportation by each traveler individually. The tickets include the following possible options based on the fare:
- 1PC.
- 2PC.
- 3PC.
In the first case, one passenger is available to the passenger, in the second - two and in the third - three luggage units.
Sometimes the total weight of suitcases and bags, including hand luggage, does not even reach ten kilograms. Then the company does not count the luggage units, even if there are ten of them. In any case, the traveler is issued for the flight.
There are flights that the carrier carries out in partnership with other companies on a complex route. It is important to consider the regulations and rules of the dominant company.
Travelers planning a vacation in the near future should bear in mind that the Aeroflot baggage allowance stated above is valid for domestic flights. For international flights, other rules are relevant, which we will announce a little later.
For young passengers from two to twelve years old, the same regulations apply as for adults. But for a baby up to two years, one luggage unit with a total weight of up to ten kilograms is provided. Bag dimensions in volume should not be more than one hundred and fifteen centimeters. Up to one hundred and fifty-eight centimeter bags of adult passengers are allowed into a special compartment on the plane.
International Flight Rules and Special Conditions
If you plan to fly abroad, then studying the rules of Aeroflot will not be enough. Since the airline on such routes is subject to the standards established by the airport of destination.
For example, when traveling in economy class to Delhi, Shanghai, Beijing, Hanoi, Tel Aviv, Washington, New York and the cities of the Asian part of Russia, passengers are entitled to check in two baggage units.
On international Aeroflot flights, baggage allowance on flights en route Moscow - Tokyo and St. Petersburg - Tokyo depends on the fare and class of ticket purchased. For example, representatives of the business class already include three bags in the cost of the flight. But in the economy class (Aeroflot), the baggage allowance is limited to two luggage units.
Special conditions apply to those who participate in the bonus program from the airline. If you have gold, platinum or silver levels, then you are fully entitled to the following promotions from the carrier in addition to the already available free units:
- for the platinum level two pieces of baggage;
- one unit for silver and gold levels.
We pay an advantage
What if bags weighing figures above the norm? Here, we will definitely talk about an advantage that can be eliminated on the spot or paid. In this regard, their own rules and regulations.
If your rate sets the norm in one place, and you hand over two bags, then you will have to pay two and a half thousand rubles for the second. If three or even four suitcases need to be transported beyond the norm, then each will cost the passenger seven and a half thousand rubles.
Overweight is paid a little differently. If during weighing you exceeded the border of twenty-three kilograms, but did not reach thirty-two kilograms, then you will have to pay two and a half thousand rubles. In the case where the advantage varies in the range from thirty two to fifty kilograms, the surcharge will be five thousand rubles.
This year, its own surcharge is set for exceeding dimensions. Those passengers whose bags in volume will exceed one hundred fifty eight centimeters, but do not cross the border of two hundred and three centimeters, will separately pay seven and a half thousand rubles for each suitcase or bag.
Usually payment is made at check-in desks. Many Aeroflot fares allow online payments through the company's website.
What is carry-on baggage?
Theoretically, everything that we take with us on a plane falls under the category of “hand luggage”. But airlines always limit the number and weight of items carried on board. Naturally, this is done for security reasons. Since in the case of an unusual situation, it is the extra bags and objects that can injure and create a number of inconveniences.
Aeroflot strictly regulates the list of things that claim to be in a group called “hand luggage”. Everyone has the right to take on board a small handbag, umbrella and purchases from the duty-free zone. Folders for papers, cell phones, laptops and other oversized equipment are allowed to be transported with you. Passengers are allowed to take outer clothing and other trifles they need in each specific case to the cabin.
Hand Luggage: Standards
The carrier company has set specific standards for things on board and made them dependent on the class the traveler flies. When we talk about business class, then there is one piece of luggage weighing no more than fifteen kilograms.
In purchased tickets of a different class and tariff plan, only one unit of hand luggage is included in the price. The weight limit is set within ten kilograms.
The airline also takes into account the dimensions of things and bags. The following restrictions are established for them:
- length - fifty five centimeters;
- width - forty centimeters;
- height - twenty-five centimeters.
When collecting things for travel, these rules must be taken into account. They are valid for domestic and international routes.
Features of transportation
Remember that everything intended for travel in the cabin is subject to thorough inspection and weighing. If you ignore this rule, the carrier’s employees have the right not to let you on board.
If the total weight of all items from the “carry-on” category exceeds the norm, then you will have to drop them in your luggage and pay for the excess.
It happens that a list of things that exceed the standards is listed for a small passenger who has not reached two years of age (usually such kids fly, sitting in the arms of their parents). According to the rules, the airline reserves the right to refuse to carry hand luggage even at an additional cost.
The container in which you carry liquids cannot exceed a volume of one hundred milliliters. The main thing is that in total all liquids do not exceed one liter. If a similar situation does occur, then the surplus will be withdrawn from the passenger.
When collecting things, do not forget about prohibited items. Their list is quite impressive, but first of all, I want to highlight a few points. Avoid packing toy weapons, oversized vehicles, toxic materials, and liquids in your hand luggage. The airline has a ban on the transport of radioactive substances and objects, ammunition, combustible substances and piercing objects on board the aircraft. Recently, a ban has been introduced on powerful batteries for phones and laptops. Before you board your favorite gadget, take a look at the characteristics of the device. Perhaps it is better to hand it in the luggage compartment.
A few words about oversized cargo
Often in the cabin, passengers want to carry cargo that falls into the non-standard category. At the same time, it is more important than ever to comply with airline rules. At Aeroflot, they are painted in sufficient detail and in detail. For example, in the salon you can take a pet with a cage weighing up to eight kilograms.
Baby strollers and devices for moving the disabled are transported at no extra charge, and their weight is not added to the total weight of things.
A large musical instrument can be purchased with a separate ticket. With smaller sizes - up to eighty kilograms, such cargo can be freely transported both in the cabin and in the luggage compartment.
A complete list of rules for the transport of special cargoes is available on the Aeroflot website. Employees of the airline recommend to warn in advance about oversized and unusual things that you plan to take with you.