Established in May 1932, EgyptAir is the second largest African carrier after South African Airways. It is the flag carrier airline of Egypt, starting commercial operations with the Spartan Cruiser flying from Cairo to Alexandria.
EgyptAir airline headquarters is at Cairo International Airport, which is the main hub, operating scheduled flights and cargo services to more than 80 destinations in the Middle East, Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas.
The airline is a member of Star Alliance and the Arab Air Carriers Organization.
If you already made up your mind about your trip and decided where you want to spend your holiday, then your last step is to figure out how many bags you can carry for your flight and what is the allowed weight on EgyptAir. Thus, Almosafer created for you a guide for EgyptAir 2019/2020 baggage policy which you can easily check through our website.
EgyptAir devotes its services for your safety and comfort, so it provides baggage allowances for each class of service for international and domestic routes.
EgyptAir has different classes for which each class the baggage allowances differ.
*To check the rest of the classes for EgyptAir tickets, you can go to EgyptAir page.
Flights between |
and |
Airport Rate per piece |
Call Centre and Website rate per piece |
Washington/Toronto/New York |
Egypt |
SAR656.28 |
SAR506.28 |
Middle East plus Khartoum and Juba |
SAR750.04 |
SAR562.53 |
|
Europe including Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria excluding Istanbul |
SAR750.04 |
SAR562.53 |
|
Istanbul |
SAR750.04 |
SAR562.53 |
|
Far East excluding Guangzhou |
SAR750.04 |
SAR562.53 |
|
Guangzhou |
SAR637.53 |
SAR843.79 |
|
Lebanon and Jordan |
SAR750.04 |
SAR562.53 |
|
Africa excluding Asmara |
SAR562.53 |
SAR750.04 |
|
Asmara |
SAR937.55 |
SAR712.54 |
|
Greece and Cyprus |
SAR750.04 |
SAR562.53 |
|
Lebanon and Jordan |
Egypt and Lebanon and Jordan |
SAR281.26 |
SAR225.01 |
Middle East and Khartoum and Juba |
SAR375.02 |
SAR300.01 |
|
Africa excluding Khartoum/Juba /Tunis/Algeria/Morocco |
SAR375.02 |
SAR300.01 |
|
Far East |
SAR562.53 |
SAR450.02 |
|
Europe including Morocco/Tunisia/Algeria without Istanbul |
SAR375.02 |
SAR300.01 |
|
Greece and Cyprus |
SAR375.02 |
SAR300.01 |
*To discover what other charges apply on different flights, go and check EgyptAir Extra Baggage page.
If you possess baggage that you want to declare high value at check-in, the following set of regulations applies:
HVD is not accepted as carry-on luggage.
You need to make arrangements 2 days before your flight departure time through your booking.
You need to arrive at check-in 4 hours maximum before your flight departure time to verify your luggage objects.
HVD is only valid for only one stopover, so you need to repay the applicable fees for it whenever you check-in.
You can fill-in the baggage “List of Contents” form to add the items you would like to declare.
HVD is not applicable on Interline flights.
HVD does not include fragile or perishable items, medication, any kind of food, personal or identification documents and electronic devices.
You need to securely lock your luggage.
*For more information regarding your carry-on luggage, feel free to check EgyptAir Carry-on baggage page.
The following items are restricted and cannot be included in your checked or unchecked luggage as per the General Conditions of Carriage and the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations:
Corrosives.
Explosives, fireworks and flares.
Radioactive materials.
Suitcases with alarm devices or powered by lithium batteries.
Mobility devices.
Compressed gases.
For flights to or from Saudi Arabia and the UAE, the passenger is not permitted to carry specific medicines like Tramadol, lebraks and Rovamesan as it is listed as drugs.
*To know more about the restricted items, go and check the restricted items page.
The airline does not approve of animals' carriage unless the following conditions apply:
Dogs and cats are suitably prepared and have a valid health vaccination certificate.
Your live animal cannot be carried to the final destination as checked-in baggage if you have not made prior reservation with the other carrier.
You carry enough food for your pets that lasts for the whole flight.
The custom regulations in the country of transit and destination apply.
Your free baggage allowance does not include the weight of your pet along with its container and food, thus, applicable extra baggage rate applies according to each destination.
*Please refer back to the special services page to learn more about animal carriage conditions.
- You will have to pay the following fees for live animals not within your free allowance:
For elders or passengers with reduced mobility, physical or mental disability, the airline offers wheelchair assistance.
*For more information, you can check the airline wheelchair services page.
*You can still check EgyptAir special needs page for further details.
*To check the offered fares for unaccompanied minors passengers along with the available age limitations, please refer back to the young travelers page.
*For more information on other permitted sports equipment, simply check the sports equipment page.
- Passengers are allowed to carry large musical instruments within their checked-in bag only if it is with the accepted size, shape, weight and length.
- You will be asked to pay extra charges over your standard rate if any of the following cases occurred:
*For more detailed information on your musical instruments' carriage, go and check musical instruments allowance page.
*If you would like to find out more about the airline cargo service and the applied procedures, check the airline cargo service page.
*For more information, you can read all about the conditions through the conditions of carriage page.
Q. What if my extra baggage exceeds the permitted weight and size?
A. For your overweight and oversized luggage that weighs up to 24kgs or 32kgs, and its size is more than 158cms, you will be charged 50% of the excess piece price.
Q. What do I need to do if I discovered my checked luggage exceeds the weight limitations while I am checking-in?
A. As per the local occupational safety rules, you will be required to re-pack your bag if it is over 32kgs as it will not be shipped unless as freight or cargo.
Q. What is the airline procedure for late or damaged baggage?
A. EgyptAir provides the WorldTracer service, where you are able to check the status of your delayed or damaged baggage and modify your personal contact information if needed.
- All you need to do is to confirm your name, address, flight information and bag type details and you will be contacted by an EgyptAir agent as soon as they find it for you.
Q. What if I am carrying medicines and baby food as carry-on baggage?
A. You are permitted to carry essential medicines and baby food in larger quantities over the 100ml while holding supporting documentation proving the need for medicines during trip.
- If you are carrying any baby milk, sterilized water or liquid food, you are recommended to pre arrange it before your check-in to prevent inessential delays.
*For further information, please check this section on EgyptAir carry-on luggage page.
Q. What is a Home Print Bagtag service?
A. It is a provided service with which you can get your baggage ready for your flight in advance and save time at the airport.
- It is a home printed label for your baggage that contains information about you along with your flight details.
- This service only applies on selected routes by the airline.
*For more details on what rules and specific destinations may apply, you can go to the Home Print Bagtag official page.
Q. What safety rules do EgyptAir provide for expectant mothers?
A. They will be required to voluntarily present information about possible uncertainty of continuance of pregnancy, time of delivery and any expected complications in delivery or previous multiple births.
- They are also asked to issue a medical clearance seven days maximum before the travel date.
- In addition to filling in a declaration form when child delivery is due in less than four weeks, or when there is uncertainty about the pregnancy progress or time of delivery.
- Women within the last seven days prior to delivery or within the first seven days after delivery are not eligible for air travel.
*If you would like to know more about safety rules for pregnant women, you can simply check Special services for expectant mothers page.
*Make your EgyptAir reservation right away and catch any possible tickets offered through our website on https://www.Almosafer.com/en/travel/airlines/egyptair.
All fares are subject to availability at the time of booking.
Yes, EgyptAir allows web check-in.
Yes, EgyptAir offers online seat selection at a nominal fee or free. It depends on your flight booking.
The total number of routes serviced by EgyptAir is 372.
The airline code for EgyptAir is MS.