Air Mauritius Baggage and Carry-on

What is Air Mauritius’ policy with regard to hand baggage?

Each passenger traveling on Air Mauritius flights has a hand baggage allowance. This allowance depends on the class of travel. However, some airports have more restrictive conditions than Air Mauritius policy regarding the number and weight of hand baggage and may require that hand baggage be tagged at check-in.

What is Air Mauritius’ policy with regard to checked baggage?

Air Mauritius policy with regard to checked baggage is determined by the route. On international routes, the Piece Policy applies to checked baggage while, on domestic routes, the free baggage allowance and excess baggage fees are determined by the Weight Policy.

For safety reasons, most airports, including the airport of Mauritius, limit the weight of each bag to 32 kg. Also, if the total dimension of one piece exceeds 300 cm, such oversized baggage will not be allowed as checked baggage at check-in.

What baggage policy applies on itineraries involving Air Mauritius and other airlines?

On multi-sectors routes on Air Mauritius and other airlines (other than Air France), the Most Significant Carrier (MSC) will be automatically determined in the computer reservation and ticketing systems as per IATA baggage rules. In the event that a passenger has excess baggage over and above the baggage allowance indicated on the ticket, the excess baggage fees as per the baggage policy of the Most Significant Carrier (MSC) will apply.

Hand Baggage

With Air Mauritius, passengers are entitled to a free hand baggage allowance, restricted as follows:

One piece of hand baggage in Economy Class.
Two pieces of hand baggage in Business Class.
Each piece of hand baggage not exceeding 7 kg and 115 cm (55 x 35 x 25 cm / 21.7 x 13.8 x 9.9 in).

You can exceed the allowed weight for carry-on if you pay a carry-on fee per kg. Air Mauritius allows you to add up to 5 kilos to your carry-on bag (up to max. 12 kg per piece) for a EUR 10 per kg fee.

For their comfort, passengers may also bring on board personal items such as a handbag, overcoat, blanket, wrap, laptop, camera, binoculars, infant carrying basket, baby food to be consumed in-flight, umbrella, walking stick, as well as a reasonable quantity of duty-free purchases.

On codeshare flights, the operating airline’s rules may apply. For example, on Mauritius-Europe flights operated by Air France, passengers traveling in Economy Class have a hand baggage allowance of one piece with dimensions of 35 x 55 x 25 cm plus one accessory, with a total weight of max. 12 kg.

Equipment required by persons with disabilities (e.g. collapsible wheelchairs, folding wheelchairs, a pair of crutches, and/or braces) is allowed on board free of charge, either in the cabin, if space permits, or in the hold.

Checked Baggage

Free Baggage Allowance

On domestic routes between Mauritius and Rodrigues, the free baggage allowance is determined by the Weight Policy to 15 kg in Economy Class (Business Class not available).

On international routes, the free baggage allowance according to the Piece Policy is determined as follows:

Origin	Destination	Travel Class
		Economy	Business
Mauritius Rodrigues	Paris & Europe via Paris	1 x 23 kg	2 x 32 kg
	London / Geneva & Europe via London / Geneva	2 x 23 kg
	Reunion, Madagascar, Africa, Asia, Oceania	1 x 23 kg
Reunion, Madagascar, Africa, Asia, Oceania, Europe	All destinations	1 x 23 kg

The maximum size for each piece of the free baggage allowance is 158 cm (L+W+H).

Excess Baggage Fees

The excess weight will be charged at the rate of MUR 150 per kg for point-to-point domestic travel between Mauritius and Rodrigues.

For any oversized piece of baggage (over 158 cm up to a maximum of 300 cm), a surcharge of EUR 325 will apply on all international routes.

On international routes, the following excess baggage fees apply for extra and/or overweight pieces:

Excess Baggage Fees (online and at the airport)
Origin*	Destination*	Excess Baggage**
Origin*	Destination*	2nd piece	3rd+ pieces	Overweight piece
Mauritius Rodrigues	Paris & Europe via Paris	EUR 100	EUR 200	EUR 100
	London / Geneva & Europe via London / Geneva, Asia, Oceania	EUR 270	EUR 290	EUR 270
	Africa	EUR 110	EUR 120	EUR 110
	Reunion, Madagascar	EUR 55	EUR 65	EUR 55
Reunion Madagascar Africa	Indian Ocean Islands***	EUR 100	EUR 200	EUR 100
Reunion Madagascar Africa	Europe, Asia, Oceania	EUR 150	EUR 300	EUR 150
Europe Asia Oceania	All destinations	EUR 150	EUR 300	EUR 150
*When you book a roundtrip flight, you will pay the corresponding fee for each leg. For example, on a roundtrip from Paris to Mauritius, you will pay EUR 450 for two additional bags from Paris to Mauritius and EUR 300 when returning from Mauritius to Paris.
**The maximum weight per additional piece is 23 kg for Economy Class and 32 kg for Business Class. The overweight piece fee applies only to Economy Class.
***Mauritius, Rodrigues, Reunion, Madagascar.

Multiple excess charges apply for baggage that exceeds more than one of the restrictions (number, weight, size).

Sports Equipment

Sports equipment must not exceed the following size restrictions:

180 cm – ATR 72-500-operated flights.
200 cm – flights to/from Africa.
300 cm – all other flights.

Passengers may carry one golf bag with a maximum weight of 20 kg as part of the free baggage allowance. Each additional golf bag is charged at a rate of EUR 125 (one-way) for travel in all classes.

For surf equipment (surf, kitesurf, bodysurf, windsurf boards, longboards), diving bottles, and hunting trophies, the first piece weighing within the weight restriction for the travel class is considered part of the passenger’s baggage allowance, and no charge applies. If the baggage allowance is exceeded and for additional equipment, a EUR 125 charge applies. In Economy Class only, a EUR 125 charge applies if the weight exceeds 23 kg (but less than 32 kg). Charges for excess weight and extra pieces do not cumulate.

For sports equipment other than that mentioned above, Air Mauritius charges the following fees: