Special baggage

Your golf equipment (bag containing clubs and shoes) is considered as a standard checked baggage item and is included at no extra charge in your baggage allowance (except for Light and Basic fare tickets) if it is the only baggage that you want to check in (or one out of the 2 baggages allowed for the Business and La Première cabins.)

Want to transport more baggage items? Does your equipment exceed the number, size or weight allowance for your ticket? You can purchase a Baggage Option online or pay a fee for this option at the airport.

For more information, please see the Baggage user guide page.

Are you a Flying Blue Golf member? You may transport one golf bag containing golf equipment only at no extra charge, regardless of how many baggage items you check in.* To benefit from this allowance, please visit the Flying Blue Golf website and complete the corresponding form on your “Profile” page. You will receive a voucher to print and present at the airport.

Diving equipment (including a wet suit, vest, mask, shoes, fins, knife and pressure regulator) is considered as a standard checked baggage item and is included at no extra charge in your baggage allowance (except for Light and Basic fare tickets) if it is the only baggage that you want to check in (or one out of the 2 baggages allowed for the Business and La Première cabins.)

Want to transport more baggage items? Does your equipment exceed the number, size or weight allowance for your ticket? You can purchase a Baggage Option online or pay a fee for this option at the airport.

For more information, please see the Baggage user guide page.

Please note: underwater diving flashlights are accepted with prior approval from our customer service department. You must submit your request at least 48 hours before your flight’s departure.

Scuba tanks
Compressed air scuba tanks are accepted in the hold, as long as they are empty and do not exceed 23 kg / 50 lb in weight. However, their transport is not included in your baggage allowance. At the airport, you must pay an extra fee* that varies based on your trip.

• Zone 1: €40
• Zone 2: €65 (or 75 USD on flights departing from a country outside of Europe)
• Zone 3: €55 (or 55 USD on flights departing from a country outside of Europe)
• Zone 4: €125 on departures from within the European zone (175 CAD for departures from Canada, 150 USD on departures from other countries)
• Zone 5: €100 on departures from within the European zone (120 CAD for departures from Canada, 100 USD on departures from other countries)

Oxygen scuba tanks are not permitted for transport in hand baggage or checked baggage.

Fishing equipment (including 2 rods, boots, tackle box and net) can be transported in the hold.

This equipment is considered as a standard checked baggage item and is included at no extra charge in your baggage allowance (except for Light and Basic fare tickets) if it is the only baggage that you want to check in (or one out of the 2 baggages allowed for the Business and La Première cabins.)

Want to transport more baggage items? Does your equipment exceed the number, size or weight allowance for your ticket? You can purchase a Baggage Option online or pay a fee for this option at the airport.

For more information, please see the Baggage user guide page.

You can only transport bikes, folding bikes and tandems in the hold with prior approval from our customer service department. Please submit your request at least 48 hours before your flight's departure.


What about my electric bicycle? No problem as long as the battery has been removed. Lithium batteries over 160 Wh are strictly forbidden on board our aircraft.

Transporting bikes, folding bikes and tandems is not included in your baggage allowance. At the airport, you must pay an additional fee* that varies based on the geographical zones (zones 1 - 5) below.
Amounts shown are for a maximum of 23 kg / 50 lb of equipment, including the container. If your baggage exceeds the maximum weight, please see the page “Additional baggage, Overweight baggage and Oversize baggage”.

• Zone 1: €40
• Zone 2: €65 (or 75 USD on flights departing from a country outside Europe)
• Zone 3: €55 (or 55 USD on flights departing from a country outside Europe)
• Zone 4: €125 on departures from a country within the European zone (175 CAD on departures from Canada, 150 USD on departures from all other countries)
• Zone 5: €100 on departures from a country within the European zone (120 CAD on departures from Canada, 100 USD on departures from all other countries)

To prepare your bike or tandem for transport, please remember to:

• Remove the pedals
• Remove the front wheel and attach it to the frame
• Fix the handlebars to the side (parallel to the frame)
• Place your bike, folding bike or tandem in a protective container (cardboard, hard plastic, etc.)

Bike containers (175 x 21.5 x 86 cm / 68 x 8 x 33 in) are available for purchase at most Air France airport check-in counters.

Please note: when transporting a bike, folding bike or tandem on AIR&RAIL trips, SNCF requires the use of bike containers with the following maximum dimensions: 120 x 90 cm / 47 x 35 in.

Alpine skis, cross-country skis and snowboards
Ski equipment is considered as a standard checked baggage item and is included at no extra charge in your baggage allowance (except for Light and Basic fare tickets) if it is the only baggage that you want to check in (or one out of the 2 baggages allowed for the Business and La Première cabins.)
 
Want to transport more baggage items? Does your equipment exceed the number, size or weight allowance for your ticket? You can purchase a Baggage Option online or pay a fee for this option at the airport.

For more information, please see the Baggage user guide page.

Your ski equipment may include the following items:

• Alpine and cross-country skis: 1 pair of skis + 1 pair of poles + 1 pair of boots
• Snowboard: 1 board + 1 pair of boots

Please pack your skis or snowboard in a travel case that does not exceed 300 cm / 118 in in length. Your ski or snowboard boots can be packed in a separate bag. These 2 baggage items (travel case and bag) are considered as 1 standard checked baggage item and their transport is included at no extra charge in your baggage allowance.
If you want to transport your ski helmet in the cabin, it will be considered as a hand baggage item and not an accessory. For more information, please see the Hand Baggage page.

Please note: transporting an avalanche airbag (including a gas system and pyrotechnic trigger) requires approval from our customer service department. You must submit your request at least 48 hours before your flight’s departure.

Water skis
Water ski equipment (skis only) is considered as a standard checked baggage item and is included at no extra charge in your baggage allowance (except for Light and Basic fare tickets) if it is the only baggage that you want to check in (or one out of the 2 baggages allowed for the Business and La Première cabins.) Please pack your water skis in a separate travel case that does not exceed 300 cm / 118 in in length.

Want to transport more baggage items? Does your equipment exceed the number, size or weight allowance for your ticket? You can purchase a Baggage Option online or pay a fee for this option at the airport.

For more information, please see the Baggage user guide page.

Your scooter is considered as a standard checked baggage item* and is included at no extra charge in your baggage allowance (except for Light and Basic fare tickets) if it is the only baggage that you want to check in (or one out of the 2 baggages allowed for the Business and La Première cabins.) Remember to place your scooter in a suitcase or adapted container (slipcover).

Want to transport more baggage items? Does your equipment exceed the number, size or weight allowance for your ticket? You can purchase a Baggage Option online or pay a fee for this option at the airport.

For more information, please see the Baggage user guide page.

Please note: for security reasons, scooters are not authorized in the cabin. They are considered dangerous as they may be sharp. They will be refused at security checkpoints, confiscated and destroyed.

Surfboards, kite surfboards, bodyboards, windsurf boards and longboards can be transported in the hold. Prior approval from our customer service department is required. You must submit your request at least 48 hours before your flight's departure.

If your board is less than 300 cm / 118 inches in length and under 23 kg / 50 lb in weight, it is considered a standard checked baggage item and is included at no extra charge in your baggage allowance (except for Light and Basic fare tickets) if it is the only baggage that you want to check in (or one out of the 2 baggages allowed for the Business and La Première cabins.)

Want to transport more baggage items? Does your equipment exceed the number, size or weight allowance for your ticket? You can purchase a Baggage Option online or pay a fee for this option at the airport.

For more information, please see the Baggage user guide page.

Exceptions for flights to and from the United States, Canada or Mexico, or for corresponding flights via one of these countries

Your board is considered as a standard checked baggage item if it is less than 107 cm / 42 in in length and less than 23 kg / 50 lb in weight. It is therefore included at no extra charge in your baggage allowance if it is the only baggage that you want to check in (or one out of the 2 baggage items allowed for the Business and La Première cabins.)

Is your board between 107 and 300 cm in length? Are you flying to the USA, Canada or Mexico?
Transporting equipment is not included in your baggage allowance. At the airport, you must pay an additional fee* that varies based on the geographical zones (zones 1 - 5) below:

• Zone 2: €65 (or 75 USD on flights departing from a country outside Europe)
• Zone 4: €125 on departures from a country within the European zone (175 CAD on departures from Canada, 150 USD on departures from all other countries)
• Zone 5: €100 on departures from a country within the European zone (120 CAD on departures from Canada, 100 USD on departures from all other countries)

Amounts shown above are for a maximum of 23 kg / 50 lb of equipment, including the container. If your baggage exceeds the maximum weight, please see the page “Additional baggage, Overweight baggage and Oversize baggage”.