Emirates Airlines Baggage Fees and Smart Tips to Reduce Your Travel Expenses (2026 Guide)

An Indian citizen or passenger traveling to foreign countries from India may need to get approval for extra luggage allowance. In this case, passengers from India have to pay USD 40.0. Passengers who buy extra baggage allowance before check-in. You can get a 50% discount. The discount on Emirates bag allowance is only given 4 hours prior to departure on both the online website, at the airport and the contact center. Passengers can buy extra baggage allowance ok Emirates airlines up to a maximum of 50 kg. 

All the passengers boarding Emirates airlines from India are permitted to take only one carry-on baggage. The total dimension of the handbag or carry bag must not exceed the total dimension of 115 cm.

Yes, passengers can buy extra kilograms for carrying extra baggage. If their baggage overall weight is more than the link limit. Your free standard baggage allowance while traveling with Emirates airlines depends on the fare one is holding, travel class, and destination. You can register and get an extra baggage allowance online through the Emirates airlines website. The charges you will pay at the airport after reaching your destination will be more as compared to when you will pay for an extra baggage allowance online. Passengers can not buy an extra baggage allowance for travel on infant tickets, it is only provided on adult tickets and kids tickets. 

The free bag allowance on Emirates airlines traveling from or to America depends on the number of luggage one is carrying. This is called the piece concept which is applicable on the routes of Africa and America. Passengers can carry only limited pieces of luggage depending on their travel class. Passengers having an economy class ticket with special fare can take one luggage weighing up to 23 kg. Passengers holding saver fare, flex or flex plus fare can take two pieces of luggage each weighing not more than 23 Kg. Passengers holding business class tickets on Emirates airline are allowed two pieces of luggage. And the weight of each luggage must not be more than 32 kg. The bag allowance for the first-class passenger is also the same that is two pieces weighing 32kg. 

The handbags and the luggage bags within the weightage of 7 kilograms are allowed to carry with us on flights. There is a difference for both first-class and class customers. The customers of the economy class should only carry one baggage along with them within 7 kilograms. The customers of the first or business class can carry 2 bags along with them. That may include laptops and handbags along with them in the Emirates flights. The size of the bags should be within 55*38*20 centimeters. Even laptop bags come under the category of handbag luggage.

If you are traveling from America or Africa then the baggage allowance service is a little different. Which depends on the pieces of luggage the passenger can take. Passengers can carry extra pieces of luggage by buying them online through Emirates airlines, by connecting them through the contact center, or directly at the airport. The weight of the individual luggage passenger is allowed to carry is 23 kg for economy class passengers and 32 kg for business class passengers. Passengers have to pay between USD 200 to USD 300. The charges for carrying extra baggage vary depending on the destination, route, and country.  

The baggage weight allowed for economy class customers is 2 bags of 23 kilograms. 
The customers of the first and business class can carry thirty-two kilograms weight of 2 bags. This is the customer arriving or departing from the US. It applies to customers whose flights originate from Africa. For all the other destinations there are some special allowances. Under the different categories, there are different weights allowed. For special 15 kilograms, saver 25 kilograms, flex 30 kilograms, flex plus 35 kilograms, business 40 kilograms and finally for the first class it has an allowance for about 50 kilograms.

The items which are not allowed are the following:

• Alcohol
• Batteries or battery powered services
• Medical items
• Powder

Yes, there are extra charges imposed for extra baggage in flights of Emirates. For flights coming from or going to the US or Africa the amount is almost 200 dollars for each item. Hence they allow 10 items in total. The customers coming other than the US can have the amount ranges from 15 dollars to almost 50 dollars. If there is an online reservation done before itself before the journey the amount reduced to fifty percent.

Every airline has its policies and limit for the luggage carried by the passengers. Passengers traveling with a first-class ticket on Emirates airlines can carry a handbag and one proper luggage bag while boarding the flight. Or you can take any number of bags but they should not weigh more than 50 kg. The weight of the complete luggage must not exceed more than 50 Kg. The total dimension of first-class passenger baggage should not cross the limit of 300 cm (including all dimensions length, breadth, and height. If your checked baggage is exceeding the above-mentioned limit then it is not accepted by the airlines. This weight concept is applicable from every route for first-class passengers. But, if you are traveling through Emirates from America or Africa then the weight allowance concept is different. All the passengers traveling with Emirates airlines on the business class seat can carry baggage weighing 40 kg.