Your baggage

For securing safety of flights all passenger’s baggage that is planned to be transported by plane must be presented at the check-in for weighting and registration.

Baggage - is the personal things of the passenger, carrying on the board of the airline.

The baggage is classified on:

Cabin baggage (unchecked baggage) – is the personal things of the passenger, that during the flight may be carried into to the passenger cabin by approbation of Belavia Belarusian Airlines and is under control and responsibility of the passenger.

The airline recommends the following articles to be carried into the cabin as a cabin baggage:

We have gauge in the airport for the check of the passengers baggage dimensions compliance with the baggage allowance.

Belavia does not accept the following articles to be transported as a cabin baggage:

Cabin baggage, transported by the passenger in the cabin of the aircraft is not included in the free transportation allowance of the checked baggage.

Checked baggage - is the baggage, that the carrier accepts under its own responsibility for its safekeeping and delivery and that is labeled by baggage identification tag. This type of baggage is carried in the baggage compartment.

For security safety the following items and articles are accepted for the transportation limitedly or are not accepted at all as the checked baggage:

Free registered baggage allowance per one person is:

* It is permitted for those, travelling with infants to carry as an excess baggage:

Free baggage allowance is not applicable to:

Carriage of the above items is paid for in accordance with their actual weight irrespective of a passenger’s baggage quantity. We recommend that you attach a personal tag to every article of baggage, showing your name, surname, phone number and number of the flight

If the dimensions of 1 piece of baggage exceed 50x50x100 cm it is considered to be an oversized baggage and is accepted for transportation on the flights of the airline only as cargo. The exemption is musical instruments, valuable and fragile goods, which may be accepted for transportation as checked baggage and in the cabin of the aircraft as well by an obligatory prior reservation. .

Musical instruments (if the total weight is not more than 75 kg) should be carried in the cabin on the passenger’s seat. If the size of a musical instrument is beyond of a passenger’s seat then this baggage should be carried on two or more seats. Each separate seat is charged based on passenger’s fare, who carriers this baggage. Excess baggage rules apply to the carriage of oversized musical instruments in the cargo hold of the aircraft irrespective of weight and free baggage allowance.

Excess baggage - is a part of the baggage that exceeds the set free baggage allowance and is need to be paid. Excess baggage must be booked in advance. If you have not done so, excess baggage will be carried only subject to technical availability. The weight of one baggage piece must not be in excess of 30 kg

Additional payment for each kg of excess baggage is calculated and amounts approximately to 1,5% from the economy flexible fare according to the the route, rounding up in compliance with the international IATA regulations.

Receiving your baggage upon arrival. Each piece of checked baggage is labeled by baggage identification tag. You should keep your coupon of baggage tag to receive your baggage in the airport entry.

The airline’s liability for the loss of, damage to, pilferage or delayed delivery of baggage accepted for carriage without a declaration of value is limited to the sum of 20 USD per 1 kg of checked baggage. Belavia does not accept liability for fragile or perishable items, money, jewelry, precious metals, valuable personal and business papers, passports and other documents carried as part of checked baggage.