Checked and Oversized Baggage

Weight restrictions, oversized bags, automated check-in, prohibited items… Here’s all the information you need to know about your checked-in baggage.

Even if you’re travelling with checked baggage, you can check in online before arriving at the airport. You will need to drop off your checked bag at the check-in counter.

If your bag has straps, you must make sure that they don’t stick out and stay in place. This is to prevent them from getting caught in the baggage system.

Wherever possible, please remove straps from baggage before check-in.

You can also use a protective or transportable bag to cover bags that have straps on them.

Special conditions may be granted by airlines for special equipment or oversized baggage. Prior authorisation must be granted 48 to 72 hours before your flight. For further information, contact your airline’s customer service.

 Special or oversized baggage includes:

• Fragile items, such as musical instruments
• Bulky bags, i.e., exceeding 158 cm in either length, width, or height. This includes golf bags, surfboards, fishing rods, windsurfs, diving equipment, large pushchair etc.
• Bags exceeding 23 kg,
• Very small bags, such as vanity cases

Baggage allowance varies from airline to airline: find out more.

Some special baggage must be prepared for check-in. For bikes, for example, the pedal must be locked, and the front wheel must be dismantled. A bike must also be wrapped in cardboard and plastic.

Special baggage must be checked in by your airline at your flight’s designated check-in counter.

Liquids, cosmetics and sharp or blunt objects are permitted in checked baggage.

Electronic cigarettes are not allowed in checked baggage. They are, however, allowed in the cabin bags.

Finally, make sure to put your name and address on all your bags!

The airport is equipped with high-tech automated check-in desks: the J desks. These desks are easy to use, allowing you to check-in in just under a minute.