Basic Information

Information about the weight and dimensions of bags that must be checked and about carry on (cabin) baggage.

Checked Baggage

• An adult passenger may carry checked baggage complying with the following conditions:

  	Business Class	Economy Class
  In Europe and the Near East	30 kg	23 kg
  To/from USA/Canada	2 items/32 kg/158 cm	2 items/23 kg/158 cm

• If you are travelling with in infant (a child aged up to 2 years, not entitled to his/her own seat), you can check a bag for him/her weighing up to 10kg (22 lb), with the maximum dimensions adding up to 115cm (45 in), and a folded pram.
• A child aged 2 to 12 years (entitled to his/her own seat) may check baggage within the same allowance as an adult passenger.

On flights by Czech Airlines, the maximum weight of one piece of checked baggage must not exceed 32 kg (70 lb), due to technical reasons.  Exceptions apply for a passenger’s wheelchair, animals, musical instruments, TV cameras, and sports equipment that cannot be divided into several pieces.

In your checked baggage, you may not carry money, cheques, credit cards, securities or other valuables, commercial or other personal documents, passports or other personal identification documents, medicines, keys, mobile telephones, spectacles and sunglasses, jewellery and articles made of precious metals, cameras, video-cameras or other electronic devices (including personal computers, laptops, and CDs with databases), art, and fragile articles.

Hand (Cabin) Baggage

You can also carry one piece of cabin baggage free of charge, and items for personal use:

• One cabin item (maximum dimensions - length 56 x width 45 x depth 25 cm, the sum of the 3 dimensions shall not exceed 115 cm (45 in))
• Lady’s handbag
• Overcoat, shawl or blanket
• Umbrella or walking stick
• A small camera, video camera, or a pair of binoculars
• A laptop computer
• Reading material for the flight
• An infant’s food (for consumption in flight) and a carrying basket
• A fully-collapsible wheelchair for a disabled passenger, and/or crutches or a supporting device

Excess/Bulky Baggage and Overweight Baggage

You will be charged the appropriate fee for exceeding the weight, number of pieces, or dimensions of your luggage.  You can find out the details of these fees at any Czech Airlines sales office.

The excess/oversized baggage is carried on the same aircraft, provided that the necessary space is available or has been reserved in advance. 

Valuable, fragile, or easily breakable items (e.g., musical instruments, chandeliers, etc.), wrapped in protective packaging, may be taken on board and carried on a separate seat.  For such an item, the passenger must have a seat confirmed in advance, together with his/her own seat.  When reserving a seat for baggage, its dimensions and weight must be provided.  For safe carriage in a seat, the item must not exceed 20 kg (44 lb) and its dimensions must not exceed 42 cm (16.5 in) in width, 41 cm (16.1 in) in depth, and 80 cm (31.5 in) in height for any type of aircraft.  A fee equal to the fare charged for an adult passenger shall be charged for baggage carried in a seat.

For details about carrying baggage, see the Conditions of Carriage.

Baggage as a cargo shipment

If you travel with excess baggage (i.e. baggage exceeding in weigh, number or size the baggage allowance included in the ticket price), we can offer you its carriage at more advantageous prices. If you have your baggage carried as a cargo shipment, you can take advantage of significant savings on excess baggage charges.  The cargo shipment procedure is quite simple. More information here.