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Additional Baggage Services
Enjoy special rates on lounges, meet & assist, extra baggage and upgrades only on our portal.
Enjoy special rates on lounges, meet & assist, extra baggage and upgrades only on our portal.
Overview and types of Baggage Services
Our travel partners using Amadeus GDS will be able to auto price paid baggage rates and issue EMD-A from their respective offices.
To give you an overview, following are the chargeable services that are part of our sales automation.
S. No |
QR Chargeable Services |
Service Code |
1. |
Paid Excess Baggage |
PDBG / ABAG, BBAG, CBAG, DBAG, EBAG |
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2. |
Bulk Baggage Rate |
BULK/ BLKA, BLKB, BLKC, BLKD |
3. |
Sporting Equipment |
SPEA / SPEB / SPEW |
4. |
Animal in Hold |
AVIM / AVIL |
5. |
Pet in Cabin – FALCONS ONLY |
FALC |
Click here to view Qatar Airways baggage allowance info and guidelines.
A guideline document describing Qatar Airways ancillary services and EMD issuances through Amadeus GDS is enclosed herewith for your ready reference.
We are in the process of activating this functionality on other GDSs as well. Upon successful testing, we will inform you of activation of the functionality in other GDSs accordingly.
Note: all baggage rates prior to 6 hours from departure time will be dynamic and are subject to changes.
Weight concept
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Excess baggage standard rates (For sales within 6 hours of flight departure)
Sub-Regions * To Regions → FROM POS ↓ Europe & Pakistan ISC South East Asia Central Asia Japan & Korea Australasia GCC Levant Iran Qatar Europe, ISC & Pakistan $40 $40 $40 $40 $50 $60 $25 $30 $30 $30 South East Asia $40 $40 $40 $40 $55 $60 $30 $30 $30 $30 Central Asia $40 $40 $40 $40 $60 $60 $40 $40 $40 $40 Japan & Korea $50 $50 $55 $60 $60 $85 $40 $45 $45 $40 Australasia $60 $60 $60 $60 $85 $85 $50 $50 $50 $50 GCC $25 $25 $30 $40 $40 $50 $20 $20 $20 $25 Levant $30 $30 $30 $40 $45 $50 $20 $20 $20 $25 Iran $25 $30 $30 $40 $45 $50 $20 $20 $20 $20 Qatar QAR 80 QAR 60 QAR 90 QAR 100 QAR 110 QAR 140 QAR 40 QAR 50 QAR 60 QR 5th Freedom routes All 5th Freedom Routes $ 15 Rates mentioned above are applicable From / To direction irrespective of the POS; with an exception to Qatari Riyals (QAR) rates apply only when excess baggage is purchased in POS Qatar for travel originating from Doha. For all other POS, GGCLI rates apply if itinerary is originating from Doha. * Standard rates are applicable within 6 hours of flight departure. * Sub Regions – Countires please refer to annexure 1 -
Penalties Condition for Excess Baggage rates in Weight Concept tickets
NDC Trade partners
- Per KG rate RFISC – 0DG & SERVICE CODE XWBG** (All routings including Interline journeys with QR as MSC with I-EMD enabled carriers)
Trade Partners enabled for weight concept sales -GDS
- Per KG rate RFISC – 0AA & SERVICE CODE PDBG** (Interline not supported)
Changes
Permitted Free of Charge
Cancellation
Permitted Free of Charge for involuntary scenario resulting in non-delivery of service. The Residual value EMD can be issued for further transportation / refund
Advance Purchase restriction
Preferred rates (XWBG) will be applicable upto 6 hours of flight departure.
Standard rates will be valid for any sale within 6 hours of departure XWBG
Sales Validity Sales effective 18 SEP 2022
Travel Validity
Until Further Notice
Name Correction
EMD cannot be associated in case of name correction, New EMD should be issued and then refund the one with the wrong name.
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Annexures Annexure 1 – Sub- Regions Country code description
Annexure 2 – Purchase conditions
Annexure 1
REGIONS
Sub-Regions
Country Codes
AMERICAS
North
CA, US
South
AR, BR
America Offline
AG, AI, AN, AW, BB, BM, BO, BS, BZ, CL, CO, CR, CU, DM, DO, EC, FK, GD, GF, GP, GT, GY, HN, HT, JM, KN, KY, LC, MQ, MS, MX, NI, PA, PE, PM, PR, PY, SH, SR, SV, TC, TT, UM, UY, VC, VE, VG, VI
AFRICA
East
DJ, ET, KE, RW, SO, TZ, UG, SC
West
GH, NG
North
DZ, MA, SD, TN, EG
South
AO, BW, MZ, NA, ZA, ZM, ZW
Africa Offline
BF, BI, BJ, CD, CF, CG, CM, CV, ER, GA, GM, GN, GQ, GW, KM, LR, LS, LY, MG, ML, MR, MU, MW, NE, RE, SL, SN, SO, ST, SZ, TD, TG, YT
EUROPE
East
AM, AZ, BA, BG, HR, CY, CZ, GE, GR, HU, KZ, MK, PL, RO, RU, RS, TR, UA
West
AT, BE, FR, DE, NL, PT, CH
North
GB, IE, DK, FI, NO, SE
South
IT, MT, ES
Europe Offline
AD, AL, BY, CH, DK, EE, ES, FO, GI, GL, GR, IS, KG, LT, LU, LV, MC, MD, ME, SI, SK, SM, TJ, TM
ASIA PACIFIC
ISC
IN, BD, LK, NP, MV
ISC Offline
AF, BT
East
JP, KR
Central
CN, HK
Central Asia Offline
KP, MN, MO, TW
SEA
MM, MY, KH, SG, TH, VN, ID, PH
SEA Offline
BN, LA
Australasia
AU, NZ
Australasia Offline
AQ, AS, CC, CK, CX, FJ, FM, GU, KI, MH, MP, NC, NF, NR, NU, PF, PG, PW, SB, TO, TV, VU, WF, WS
GCCLIP
GCC
KW, OM, SA, AE
Levant
IQ, JO, LB
Iran
IR
Pakistan
PK
GCC Offline
BH, IL, LI, SY, TL, YE, YU
QATAR
Qatar
QA
Annexure 2
- Above mentioned rates are not valid for sale within 6hrs prior to departure directly through qatarairways.com, Qatar Airways city/airport offices, contact centers and Travel agents.
- Rates in Qatari Riyals (QAR) apply only for excess baggage purchases made in Qatar, for travel originating from Doha.
- Excess baggage is charged per kg, except to/from the Americas / Africa, where it is charged per piece;
- Purchase units are offered in increments of single pieces or bundles of 1kg (2.2lb) each;
- Each passenger is allowed to purchase Excess baggage as following. – Underweight concept tickets maximum of 100kg per passenger and Under piece concept tickets maximum of five (5) additional pieces with a maximum weight per piece of 23kg (Economy) / 32kg (Premium). Passengers travelling to/from countries Maputo, Mozambique (MPM) and São Paulo, Brazil (GRU) under piece concept tickets a maximum of 10 pieces with a maximum weight per piece of 23kg (Economy) / 32kg (Premium) will be permitted.
- A single piece of checked-in baggage must not weigh more than 32kg (70lb) or exceed 158cm (62in) in length + width + height. Any bags weighing more than 32kg (70lb) must be broken down so each piece weighs less than 32kg (70lb);
- Excess baggage purchases apply to Qatar Airways flights and for tickets issued by Qatar Airways only.
- Excess baggage is calculated per passenger per journey, where a journey is defined as the entire outbound or inbound trip between origin and destination, not including the transfer point;
- Purchases may be made from the time a booking is ticketed, up to 6 hours prior to departure. They are valid only for the flight and date shown on the excess baggage purchase receipt. To determine whether or not a booking is ticketed, check the confirmation email for a ticket number next to each passenger’s name;
- Excess baggage charges are quoted and billed in the currency of the departure country;
- Excess baggage once purchased changes are permitted free of charge, In case there is a change in routing difference in rates may apply. Refund is permitted free of charge only for involuntary scenario resulting in NON-delivery of the Service. Voluntary scenarios service is NON-Refundable
- Excess baggage is not valid for travel on other carriers;
- Excess baggage is subject to space limitations at check-in. If excess baggage cannot be accepted because of space limitations or airline-initiated flight or schedule changes, it may be refunded or transferred to another flight with the same origin and destination, in accordance with the airline's policies; Online excess baggage purchase is not allowed for infants
- Excess baggage purchased is only valid for Qatar Airways direct flights. If you need to book excess baggage for an itinerary that includes interline or code-share flights, please contact those carriers for their excess baggage policies
- Qatar Airways reserves the right to not offer the discounted price in case purchase of excess baggage is not completed for any reason
*Qatar Airways reserves the right to not offer the discounted price. In case purchase of excess baggage is not completed for any reason,
Enjoy special rates on lounges, meet & assist, extra baggage and upgrades only on our portal.
Enjoy special rates on lounges, meet & assist, extra baggage and upgrades only on our portal.
Piece concept
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Standard Piece – (23 Kg Economy / 32 Kg Premium)
SSR Code
RFISC
Commercial Name
Valid for Purchase within 6 Hours prior to departure
Network excluding journeys between Africa & Qatar)
(Journeys between Africa & Qatar)
ABAG
0CC
PREPAID FIRST BAG PC
USD255/CAD330
USD130/CAD170
BBAG
0CD
PREPAID SECOND BAG PC
USD255/CAD330
USD130/CAD170
CBAG
0CE
PREPAID THIRD BAG PC
USD255/CAD330
USD130/CAD170
DBAG
0CF
PREPAID FOURTH BAG PC
USD255/CAD330
USD130/CAD170
EBAG
0CG
PREPAID FIFTH BAG PC
USD255/CAD330
USD130/CAD170
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Penalties Condition for Excess Baggage (Piece Concept Rates)
Changes
Permitted Free of Charge
Cancellation
Permitted Free of Charge for involuntary scenario resulting in non-delivery of service. The Residual value EMD can be issued for further transportation / refund
Advance Purchase restriction
Preferred rates will be applicable up to 6 hours of flight departure. Standard rates will be valid for any sale within 6 hours of departure only
Sales Validity
Sales effective 18 SEP 2022
Travel Validity
Until Further Notice
Name Correction
EMD cannot be associated in case of name correction, New EMD should be issued and then refund the one with the wrong name.
Note : CAD rates applicable only for POS CA and Journeys originating from Canada as per CA DOT regulatory requirement
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Annexure 1
Sub-regions country code description
REGIONS
Sub-Regions
Country Codes
AFRICA
East
DJ,ET,KE,RW,SO,TZ,UG,SC
West
GH,NG
North
DZ,MA,SD,TN,EG
South
AO,BW,MZ,NA,ZA,ZM,ZW
EUROPE
East
AM,AZ,BA,BG,HR,CY,CZ,GE,GR,HU,KZ,MK,PL,RO,RU,RS,TR,UA
West
AT,BE,FR,DE,NL,PT,CH
North
GB,IE,DK,FI,NO,SE
South
IT,MT,ES
ASIA PACIFIC
ISC
IN,BD,LK,NP,MV
East
JP,KR
Central
CN,HK
SEA
MM,MY,KH,SG,TH,VN,ID,PH
Australasia
AU,NZ
GCCLIP
GCC
KW,OM,SA,AE
Levant
IQ,JO,LB
Iran
IR
Pakistan
PK
QATAR
Qatar
QA
Annexure 2
Purchase conditions:
- Above mentioned rates are valid for sale within 6 hours of flight departure through all sales channels for entire network.
- Rates in Qatari Riyals (QAR) apply only for excess baggage purchases made in Qatar, for travel originating from Doha.
- Excess baggage is charged per kg, except to/from the Americas / Africa, where it is charged per piece;
- Purchase units are offered in increments of single pieces or bundles of 1kg (2.2lb) each;
- Each passenger is allowed to purchase Excess baggage as following. – Underweight concept tickets maximum of 100kg per passenger and Under piece concept tickets maximum of five (5) additional pieces with a maximum weight per piece of 23kg (Economy) / 32kg (Premium). Passengers travelling to/from countries Maputo, Mozambique (MPM) and São Paulo, Brazil (GRU) under piece concept tickets a maximum of 10 pieces with a maximum weight per piece of 23kg (Economy) / 32kg (Premium) will be permitted
- A single piece of checked-in baggage must not weigh more than 32kg (70lb) or exceed 158cm (62in) in length + width + height. Any bags weighing more than 32kg (70lb) must be broken down so each piece weighs less than 32kg (70lb);
- Excess baggage purchases apply to Qatar Airways flights and for tickets issued by Qatar Airways only.
- Excess baggage is calculated per passenger per journey, where a journey is defined as the entire outbound or inbound trip between origin and destination, not including the transfer point;
- Purchases may be made from the time a booking is ticketed, up to flight departure. They are valid only for the flight and date shown on the excess baggage purchase receipt. To determine whether or not a booking is ticketed, check the confirmation email for a ticket number next to each passenger’s name;
- Excess baggage charges are quoted and billed in the currency of the departure country;
- Excess baggage purchased is non-refundable and will be forfeited in case of any changes to the originally booked itinerary. Date changes to the booking are permitted within the same route only. Excess baggage is not valid for travel on other carriers;
- Excess baggage is subject to space limitations at check-in. If excess baggage cannot be accepted because of space limitations or airline-initiated flight or schedule changes, it may be refunded or transferred to another flight with the same origin and destination, in accordance with the airline's policies;
- Excess baggage purchased is only valid for Qatar Airways direct flights. If you need to book excess baggage for an itinerary that includes interline or code-share flights, please contact those carriers for their excess baggage policies;
- Qatar Airways reserves the right to not offer the discounted price. in case purchase of excess baggage is not completed for any reason,
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We are excited to announce that you can now buy additional baggage for your clients through Travelport. Your clients can plan before they travel and carry everything they need.
Our recently launched auto-pricing feature, on Travelport, makes it easy for you to purchase additional baggage for your clients.
You can now book the following services through Travelport:
- Paid Excess Baggage (piece concept) - ABAG, BBAG, CBAG, DBAG, EBAG
- Bulk Baggage Rate - BLKA, BLKB, BLKC, BLKD, BLKE.
Retrieve PNR
*<Record Locator>
Price PNR
FQ
Issue ETKT
TKP
Display Ancillary cart
Click on the cart icon displayed on the left side
of the PNR
Book bags
- Select bags from the ancillary window
– Input ‘1’ to book one bag
- Click ‘Review’ at the bottom of the
window
- Click ‘Apply’ on the next window
- The following message will show up
‘Ancillaries were booked /updated
successfully’
EMDA Issuance
EMDI/IC<ETKT NUMBER>
BULK Piece Purchase Conditions
(Applies only for QR Online routing with QR as MSC – Interline routing out of scope)
Tabled above published rates are Per additional 32kg bags and valid for a purchase of Maximum of 5 bags
Rates are applicable for purchase up to 24 hours to flight departure under Service Codes BLKA, BLKB, BLKC, BLKD and BLKE.
Purchasing BULK baggage is order of BLKA, BLKB, BLKC, BLKD and then BLKE
Only one EMD can be issued for BULK transaction per Pax, Per Direction.
Normal standard rates will be charged at check-in in case of any failure of service confirmation and EMD disassociation
In case of any Involuntary scenarios including but not limited to aircraft downgrade Qatar Airways reserves the right to reject accepting any BULK services at airport check-in. Rates/rules are subject to change without prior notice.
* Rates mentioned above are in USD applicable from / TO direction irrespective of the POS; with an exception to Canadian Dollars (CAD) rates apply only when excess baggage is purchased in POS Canada for travel originating from Canada
* Sub Regions – Countries please refer to annexure 1
BULK Weight Purchase Conditions
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BULK Weight Purchase Conditions
(MINIMUM PURCHASE 10 KG – MAX PURCHASE 100Kg)
Account code: HDQ01 required for pricing. (1A FXG/AC-HDQ01)
(Applies only for QR Online routing with QR as MSC – Interline routing out of scope)
For NDC & Trade Partners - BULK 10 KG rates RFISC – B01 to B20 & SERVICE CODE BULK
Rates are applicable for purchase up to 24 hours to flight departure under Service Code BULK.
Account code: HDQ01 required for accessing Bulk Rates. (Amadeus entry FXG/AC-HDQ01).
SSR BULK - Minimum Purchase = 10Kg (RFISC B01) and Max Purchase is 100Kg. SSR BULK TTLxxKg (xx Replace with required Kgs)
Only one EMD can be issued for BULK transaction per Pax, Per Direction.
Normal standard rates will be charged at check-in in case of any failure of service confirmation and EMD disassociation
In case of any Involuntary scenarios including but not limited to aircraft downgrade Qatar Airways reserves the right to reject accepting any BULK services at airport check-in. Rates/rules are subject to change without prior notice.
* Rates mentioned above are in USD applicable from / TO direction irrespective of the POS; with an exception to Qatari Riyals (QAR) rates apply only when excess baggage is purchased in POS Qatar for travel originating from Doha.
*BULK RFISC’s refer to Purchase conditions table
-
We are excited to announce that you can now buy additional baggage for your clients through Travelport. Your clients can plan before they travel and carry everything they need.
Our recently launched auto-pricing feature, on Travelport, makes it easy for you to purchase additional baggage for your clients.
You can now book the following services through Travelport:
- Paid Excess Baggage (piece concept) - ABAG, BBAG, CBAG, DBAG, EBAG
- Bulk Baggage Rate - BLKA, BLKB, BLKC, BLKD, BLKE.
Retrieve PNR
*<Record Locator>
Price PNR
FQ
Issue ETKT
TKP
Display Ancillary cart
Click on the cart icon displayed on the left side
of the PNR
Book bags
- Select bags from the ancillary window
– Input ‘1’ to book one bag
- Click ‘Review’ at the bottom of the
window
- Click ‘Apply’ on the next window
- The following message will show up
‘Ancillaries were booked /updated
successfully’
EMDA Issuance
EMDI/IC<ETKT NUMBER>