Baggage
Baggage
There are instances that your passenger will require to reserve extra seats for baggage in the aircraft cabin.
What is Cabin Baggage :
Carry-on bags, sometimes known as hand luggage or cabin baggage, are items of luggage that are taken into the aircraft cabin. This part of the baggage is not checked in before a customer’s flight and is normally stored in the overhead storage compartment above a passenger’s seat.
The maximum allowance for this purpose is :
- For First & Business Class – 2 pieces of baggage weighing no more than 15 kgs and of a dimension not exceeding 50x37x25cms
- For Economy class – 1 piece of baggage weighing no more than 7kgs and of a dimension not exceeding 50 x 37 x 25 cms.
- Please note: Local regulations shall apply whenever the allowance is less than the above.
Laptops and its bags must fit within the cabin baggage allowance.
Baggage may be carried on additional seat/s in the passenger cabin (CBBG), provided it belongs to one of the following categories:
- Delicate items that could be damaged or broken if carried in the aircraft/baggage hold. This includes musical instruments, paintings, electronic equipment etc.
- Valuables such as money, gold, jewellery, diplomatic courier in accordance with the local custom regulations
- Only baggage accompanied by a passenger may be accepted
- Cargo (unaccompanied) shall not be allowed in the passenger cabin
- Dangerous goods must never be accepted as cabin load
- There is no baggage allowance for tickets issued specifically for cabin baggage
Limitations
- Maximum weight of any such item is 75 Kg per seat occupied by the item.
- Maximum length of any such item is 120 cm (48 inches). Items longer than 120cms must be placed across more than one seat
- A maximum of 3 extra seats can be booked per passenger in addition to the passenger’s own seat depending upon aircraft seat configuration
Charges and Ticketing
- Charges are based on the number of extra seats required to accommodate the baggage and are collected on separate e-tickets for each seat reserved
- Extra seats are charged at any available published fare for which inventory is available
- Changes & refunds are subject to the same rules and conditions of the fare purchased
- Where access to fares and availability of inventory is not visible then IATA published fares may be charged
- Taxes are charged only on the passenger’s ticket. No taxes or fuel (YQ) surcharges apply on the CBBG ticket
- In normal e-ticket for passenger, endorsement to reflect that this is a CBBG case, while e-ticket for CBBG should reflect passenger's name and main ticket number
- Nil baggage allowance is permitted for CBBG e-ticket
- Please ensure that type of item, dimensions and weight are mentioned in SSR CBBG
- Ticket designator (CB) to be reflected next to the Fare Basis code in CBBG e-ticket
- Issue a ticket covering the carriage of the passenger in the normal manner
- Issue a second ticket for accompanying baggage according to standard ticketing procedure
- Once e-tickets are issued, PNR to be sent to your local QR office to ensure that service request for additional CBBG is confirmed
Example of SSR Message to Reflect the Reason for CBBG
| SSR CBBG QR HK1 1CELLO 40X20X100 CMS TTL WT 19KGS/S3/P1 SSR CBBG QR HK1 1CELLO 40X20X100 CMS TTL WT 19KGS/S4/P1 |
Example of Endorsement Box to Reflect CBBG Case
| E-ticket | Details of Endorsement Box |
| Passenger's | FE PAX-CBBG CASE- NON END/NON RER/NON REF VALID ON QR ONLY/S3-4/P1 |
| CBBG | FE NON END/NON RER/NON REF/VALID ON QR ONLY CBBG-COLLINGWOOD/PAUL MR 157-2300130020/S3-4/P2 |
The below apply only for Trade Partners using Amadeus GDS
Service codes
SSR |
RFISC |
Commercial name |
Distribution Type |
SPEA |
09N |
SPORT EQP 1PC up to 23KG 300CM |
C |
SPEB |
054 |
SPORT EQP 1PC up to 32KG 300CM |
C |
SPEW |
SP1 |
SPORT EQP up to 10KG |
F |
SP2 |
SPORT EQP up to 20KG |
F |
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SP3 |
SPORT EQP up to 30KG |
F |
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SPEQ |
Applies if sports equipment is within the ticketed Free baggage allowance |
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Purchase process
Sports equipment’s Permitted for Pre-booking |
Sample entries to Pre-book |
Bicycle |
Pre-Paid - Sport Equipment (Beyond ticket Free Bag allowances) Input – appropriate SR and Sports Equipment’s as per the weight / PC concept Piece concept SR SPEA QR – BICYLE/Sx SR SPEB QR – BICYLE/Sx
Weight Concept SR SPEW QR -TTL 10KG. BICYLE/Sx OR SR SPEW QR -TTL 20KG. BICYLE/Sx OR SR SPEW QR -TTL 30KG. BICYLE/Sx
If within Existing Free Baggage Allowance SR SPEQ BICYLE/Sx |
Mountaineering Equipment’s (Pair of poles/ boots / shoes / one ice axe) |
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Golf equipment’s |
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Water skiing |
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Skiing Snowboard |
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Parachuting |
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Rafting / Inflatable boat |
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Surfing |
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Windsurfing |
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Kayaks |
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Hockey |
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Lacrosse |
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Cricket Kits |
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Sport Balls |
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Tenting * |
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Fishing |
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Paragliding |
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Hunting |
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Archery (bow and arrows) |
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Scuba Diving* |
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Sporting Weapon * |
Penalties condition for sports equipment special rates
Penalties Condition for Sports Equipment special Rates |
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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 |
Sales Validity |
10 JAN 23 Until Further Notice |
Travel Validity |
10 JAN 23 Until Further Notice |
EMD Issuance |
SSR confirmation is mandatory for EMD issuance |
Applicability of the rates |
Rates mentioned above are applicable from / TO Network by direction on Origin Destination basis irrespective of the POS |
Advance purchase |
Valid for sales maximum UPTO 6 hours prior to departure Standard baggage rates will apply if purchased at time of Airport check-in. |
Max Dimension permitted |
Individual items with total dimensions exceeding 300cm (118 inches) Any sporting equipment with total dimensions exceeding 300cm (118 inches) cannot be transported as checked baggage and must be sent as cargo or freight. |
SPEQ code for advance notification |
Within Free Baggage Allowance any advance notification for Airports on Sporting Equipment’s Service code SPEQ to be used. |
Interline routings |
Pre-Paid Sports equipment rates are not supported with Interline routing |
Balls intended for sports e.g. football, basketball, soccer, volleyball etc. can be accepted in carry-on baggage and/or checked baggage provided they are partially deflated (containing no more than 70 % of the balls air capacity).
Hence, prior to acceptance, trade partners must inform customers travelling with such balls intended for sport to partially deflate them to avoid any incidence that may occur due to the change in pressure on board the aircraft.
Please click here for further Information pertaining to the carriage of sports equipment.
Please click here for information related to other special baggage items
For routes where the weight concept apply, there is no limit on the number of pieces that can be checked in as long as the weight allowance for the total number of pieces is not exceeded. However, limitations may apply based on aircraft carrying capacity.
Baggage allowance may vary depending on flight and booking class. You can find the number of pieces and weight allowed for your journey when you select your flights on qatarairways.com, as well as on your ticket prior to travel.
Please click here for more information related to cabin bagagge
Airlines have changed their baggage allowance and charges in accordance with IATA Resolution 302 which is effective 01 April 2015 the most significant carrier(MSC) is the Marketing carrier.
This new system has removed industry standard baggage allowance and charges and introduced new rule of the Most Significant Carrier (MSC) which applies for interline journey. Each carrier can now publish its own rules.
Most Significant Operating Carrier
For journeys not covered by the US itineraries, the Most Significant Carrier (MSC) is the Operating Carrier as follows:
- For a travel between two or more Tariff Conference areas:
The carrier performing carriage on the first sector that crosses from one area to another - For a travel between all three Tariff Conferences:
The carrier providing carriage on the first sector that crosses between TC1 and TC2 - For a travel within a Tariff Conference area:
First carrier that crosses from one sub-area to another - For travel within a Tariff Conference sub-area:
The carrier performing carriage on the first international sector - For travel within a single country:
The first Operating Carrier on the checked portion
Baggage Rule to Apply
- If different, apply provisions of “Most Significant Carrier” (MSC).
- In case of code-share flights this will be the Operating Carrier, unless that carrier publishes a rule stipulating that it will be the Marketing Carrier.
- If MSC does not publish its provision, apply the rule of the Check-in carrier
- If the Check-in carrier does not publish its provision, apply Operating carrier's provisions sector-by-sector
US Itineraries (US Exceptions)
- If passenger is booked on domestic single interline e-ticket, the baggage allowances and fees of first carrier apply throughout the itinerary
- If passenger is booked on domestic single interline e-ticket with marketing code-share flight number shown on first sector, the baggage allowances and fees of such carrier apply throughout the itinerary
- If there is a stopover on a domestic itinerary with multiple carriers, the baggage allowances and fees that apply at the beginning of passenger's itinerary apply to the entire itinerary, regardless of whether there are any stopovers in the itinerary
- In the case of a passenger US domestic & international itinerary composed of more than one ticket, the individual baggage allowances and fees will apply
- Baggage rules for international single e-ticket interline and code-share itineraries apply as follows:
- 1. If the first segment of an e-ticket is not a code-share flight, then the airline operating that segment determines the baggage fees and allowances that apply throughout that passenger's journey.
- 2. If the first segment of an e-ticket is a code-share flight, then the marketing carrier for that segment determines the baggage allowances and fees that would apply on all the remaining flights on that e-ticket.
- The carrier for the first flight on the e-ticket is free to decide if rule of Most Significant Carrier apply or if the baggage allowances and fees of first carrier will apply.
Non-acceptance of MSC Rule by Carriers
There may be non-US carriers, like some Low Cost Carriers (LCCs) which do not apply MSC rule.
