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“weight concept” and “piece concept”

“weight concept” and “piece concept”

The weight concept and the piece concept are two basic notions you need to be familiar with if you are to fully understand the baggage limitations associated to each airfare. Depending on the destination, an airline can apply one concept or the other. Weight concept: airlines express your maximum baggage allowance in kilos. Some companies […]

November 28, 2008 | By More
hand baggage in domestic flights

hand baggage in domestic flights

On Brazil you can board a plane with one piece of hand baggage. It cannot weight more than 5 kg and the sum of its height, width and depth can’t be bigger than 115 cm. In planes with less than 50 seats those limits can be smaller. On domestic flights there are no restrictions yet […]

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checked-in luggage in domestic flights

checked-in luggage in domestic flights

N.B.: the information contained on this post was accurate at the time of publication. Baggage limits are changing constantly and we encourage you to get in touch with your airline for the most up-do-date information related to your ticket. The rules that apply to baggage transportation in Brazil are contained in Decree 676 of 13/November/2000 […]

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checked-in baggage in international flights

checked-in baggage in international flights

N.B.: the information contained on this post was accurate at the time of publication. Baggage limits are changing constantly and we encourage you to get in touch with your airline for the most up-do-date information related to your ticket. International flights follow the rules laid out by ITA. According to it, on economy class passengers […]

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