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What is LOT policy with regard to carry-on baggage?
A passenger’s carry-on allowance depends on the class of travel. In addition to this allowance, a passenger may carry on board, free of charge, a smaller bag or food and a collapsible baby stroller/pushchair for a child.
What is LOT policy with regard to checked baggage?
LOT Polish Airlines applies the Piece Concept for baggage allowances, which means that limitations apply on the number of pieces and the weight of each piece which a passenger may check for free. Checked baggage allowances depend on the travel class and route. For all LOT flights and regardless of travel class, the size of each piece of baggage is limited to 158 linear cm (width + height + depth).
Carry-on
Depending on travel class, passengers can bring on board, free of charge:
| Travel Class | Economy Class | Premium Economy | Business Class | |
| International | Intercontinental | |||
| Carry-on Allowance | 1 piece up to 8 kg | 1 piece up to 8 kg | 2 pieces up to 12 kg in total (1 piece not exceeding 8 kg) | 2 pieces, each up to 9 kg |
| Maximum dimensions per piece – 55 x 40 x 23 cm (height x width x depth) | ||||
| Additional Items (free of charge) | A smaller bag up to 40 x 35 x 12 cm (ladies handbag, shoulder-strapped bag, or laptop bag). | |||
| Food and a collapsible baby stroller/pushchair for a child. | ||||
| Crutches or other medical devices for personal use (wheelchairs will be loaded into the hold before boarding). | ||||
Checked Baggage
On LOT Polish Airlines flights, checked baggage allowances depend on travel class and route as follows:
| Route | Economy Class | Premium Economy | Business Class | ||
| Simple | Saver | Standard & Flex | |||
| Domestic flights | No allowance | No allowance | 1 x 23 kg | N/A | N/A |
| International flights (Europe, North Africa, Middle East) | 1 x 23 kg | 2 x 23 kg | 2 x 32 kg | ||
| Intercontinental – except select routes* | N/A | 1 x 23 kg | 1 x 23 kg | 2 x 23 kg | 3 x 32 kg |
| Intercontinental – select routes* | N/A | 2 x 23 kg | 2 x 23 kg | 2 x 23 kg | 3 x 32 kg |
| *Select routes: Beijing; from Toronto to Belgrade; to Tokyo from Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland. | |||||
For Miles & More status passengers, LOT Polish Airlines allows a more generous allowance. Senators and HON Circle Members, as well as Star Alliance Gold card holders, have an additional allowance of one piece of baggage up to 23 kg for Economy Simple & Saver fares and one piece with the maximum weight permitted for their travel class for all other fares. Only in Economy Class, passengers with Frequent Traveller (FTL) status are allowed one additional piece of baggage up to 23 kg.
Excess Baggage Fees
Baggage exceeding the limits set by number of pieces, weight or dimension will be subject to additional fees at check-in. Where passengers have no free baggage allowance, the following fee for the first piece of checked baggage applies:
- LOT Economy Saver – international and domestic flights:
- 80 PLN / 20 EUR / 28 CAD / 21 USD at any time before departure but only online and via LOT Contact Center or Ticketing Office.
- LOT Economy Simple:
- International flights – 60 PLN more than 12 hours before departure online and via LOT Contact Center.
- Domestic flights – 54 PLN more than 12 hours before departure.
You can pay the excess baggage fees in advance and save up to 20% on the charges below. My Extra Baggage service is available:
- Online for additional pieces of standard baggage (up to 23 kg and 158 cm) up to 12 hours before departure for international and domestic flights and up to 24 hours before departure for intercontinental flights.
- Via LOT Call Centre or Ticketing Offices for baggage which exceeds the standard weight and dimensions (23 kg and 158 cm) up to 24 hours before departure.
For pieces within the free baggage allowance that exceed the maximum weight and/or size, LOT Polish Airlines will charge the following fees:
| Baggage | Weight and dimensions | Within Poland* | Europe and other short-haul flights** | Long-haul flights (intercontinental & Astana) |
| Overweight piece | 23>32 kg <158 cm | 41 EUR 60 CAD 45 USD 170 PLN | 70 EUR 102 CAD 77 USD 290 PLN | 107 EUR 158 CAD 120 USD 450 PLN |
| Oversized piece | < 23 kg > 158 cm | |||
| Overweight and oversized piece | 23>32 kg >158 cm | 82 EUR 120 CAD 90 USD 340 PLN | 140 EUR 204 CAD 154 USD 580 PLN | 214 EUR 316 CAD 240 USD 900 PLN |
| *An extra charge 8% VAT will apply to the excess baggage fee on domestic flights. | ||||
| **From July 14th until September 30th, My Extra Baggage is suspended on all flights to/from Yerevan operated by Embraer 195. | ||||
For additional pieces of baggage, the following fees apply at the airport:
| Baggage | Weight and dimensions | Within Poland* | Europe and other short-haul flights** | Long-haul flights (intercontinental & Astana) |
| Additional standard piece | < 23 kg < 158 cm | 41 EUR 60 CAD 45 USD 170 PLN | 70 EUR 102 CAD 77 USD 290 PLN | 107 EUR 158 CAD 120 USD 450 PLN |
| Additional overweight OR oversized piece | 23>32 kg <158 cm OR < 23 kg >158 cm | 82 EUR 120 CAD 90 USD 340 PLN | 140 EUR 204 CAD 154 USD 580 PLN | 214 EUR 316 CAD 240 USD 900 PLN |
| Additional overweight AND oversized piece | 23>32 kg >158 cm | 123 EUR 180 CAD 135 USD 510 PLN | 210 EUR 306 CAD 231 USD 870 PLN | 321 EUR 474 CAD 360 USD 1350 PLN |
| *An extra charge 8% VAT will apply to the excess baggage fee on domestic flights. | ||||
| **From July 14th until September 30th, My Extra Baggage is suspended on all flights to/from Yerevan operated by Embraer 195. | ||||
Sporting Equipment
If within the free baggage allowance, sporting equipment may be carried free of charge. Sporting equipment may exceed the size limit of 158 cm, but the charge from the table applies if you exceed limitations with regard to the number of pieces or the weight per piece:
| Sporting Equipment* | Domestic flights | International flights | Intercontinental flights |
| Archery, fishing, golf**, bowling, hockey, alpinism, hiking, scuba, ski**, waterski, tennis, squash, badminton equipment. Bike, inline skates, javelin, surfboard (up to 2 m), boogie board, bodyboard, kite surfboard, parachute, skateboard, snowboard, sporting/hunting weapons. | 12 EUR 15 USD/CAD 50 PLN | 50 EUR 60 USD/CAD 200 PLN | 100 EUR 140 USD/CAD 400 PLN |
| Windsurf, hang gliding, horse riding, pole vault equipment. Tandem bike, longboard (over 2 m), rubber dinghy, kayak. | 25 EUR 30 USD/CAD 100 PLN | 100 EUR 140 USD/CAD 400 PLN | 200 EUR 300 USD/CAD 900 PLN |
| *For sports items not listed in the table, the regular excess baggage rates apply. | |||
| **On LOT flights (except flights to/from the US and Canada), for Senators and HON Circle Members, as well as Star Alliance Gold card holders, one golf equipment and one ski equipment is transported free of charge. | |||
Some articles may not be accepted due to limited space for sporting equipment in the hold. For this reason, you should declare sporting equipment (type, weight and dimensions) no later than 24 hours before departure by calling LOT Call Center. Sporting equipment must not exceed the maximum weight of 45 kg, otherwise it must be sent through LOT Cargo.
Baggage Services
For passengers with Chopin Airport in Warsaw as final destination, LOT Polish Airlines offers the special Bag Delivery service, which means that your baggage will collected and delivered at the time and to the location specified by you (Warsaw and its suburbs). The price is 111 PLN, regardless of baggage quantity.
In case of any problems with regard to baggage (delay, damage), you must submit a formal Property Irregularity Report by contacting LOT Lost and Found Office before you leave the baggage collection area of the airport.
