At air arabia, our aim is to make your travel experience as easy and convenient as possible and we’d like to ensure that you are aware of our baggage policy when you plan your travel. It is important that you are familiar with the allowance that you are entitled to, so that you avoid any inconvenience at the airport.
Our Baggage Allowance policy is outlined below:
Checked Baggage Allowance is the amount of free baggage you are permitted to check-in to be loaded into the aircraft hold.
Cabin Baggage Allowance is the amount of cabin baggage you are permitted to carry onto the aircraft.
You are entitled to the following allowances as based on your destination:
| Almaty & Astana (Kazakastan) and Yerevan (Armenia) |
Free Checked Baggage allowance 20kgs Cabin Baggage 1 piece with a maximum weight not exceeding 7 kgs. The total dimensions of which should not exceed 55 x 40 x 20cm. |
| Within GCC (except Jeddah) |
Free Checked Baggage allowance 25kgs Cabin Baggage 1 piece with a total maximum weight not exceeding 7 kgs. The total dimensions of which should not exceed 55 x 40 x 20cm |
| All other flights |
Free Checked Baggage allowance 30kgs Cabin Baggage 1 piece with a maximum weight not exceeding 7 kgs. The total dimensions of which should not exceed 55 x 40 x 20cm |
The maximum weight permitted per individual piece of baggage is 32kgs with total dimensions of 160cms (W+D+L). No single piece of baggage may exceed this allowance.
Please note that our responsibility for loss, delay or damage to baggage is limited and the settlement of any claim is based upon weight and not value at a rate of USD 20 per kilo. air arabia does not accept liability for fragile, valuable, perishable items contained within checked baggage or for baggage which is packed in unsuitable or damaged containers.
All items weighing 32kgs or more and with dimensions of 160cms or more can only be sent as cargo. air arabia does not offer cargo facilities for outsized baggage.
In addition to the above free allowances you may carry the following items as cabin baggage; a coat, a handbag/clutch bag, umbrella, small items of tax free goods and a laptop computer.
Excess baggage charges applicable from 1st September 2007:
| Direct Flights | ||
| From | To | Rate/kg |
| Sharjah | GCC (except Jeddah), Yerevan, Tehran | AED 10 |
| Sharjah | Karachi | AED 15 |
| Sharjah | Beirut, Amman, Damascus, Aleppo, Latakia, Astana, Almaty, Jeddah, Alexandria, Luxor, Assuit, Peshawar | AED 20 |
| Sharjah | India, Chittagong, Colombo, Kathmandu, Sana'a, Khartoum, Istanbul | AED 25 |
| Transit Flights via Sharjah | ||
| From | To | Rate/kg |
| GCC | GCC (except Jeddah) | AED 10 |
| GCC | Karachi, Peshawar | AED 20 |
| GCC | Beirut, Amman, Damascus, Aleppo, Latakia, Astana, Almaty, Jeddah | AED 25 |
| GCC | India, Egypt, Chittagong, Colombo, Kathmandu, Sana'a, Khartoum, Yerevan, Istanbul | AED 30 |
| Long Haul Sectors | Long Haul Sectors | AED 35 |
THE SAME RATES APPLIES FOR REVERSE DIRECTION Example: KHI to GCC is AED 20 same as GCC to KHI
IF Pax stops in SHJ for more that 24hrs then individual SECTOR rates will apply
Long Haul - Any destination other than GCC
Please read our Travel Regulations for further detailed information.





