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Free baggage allowances regarding size, weight, and quantity of baggage vary with passenger itinerary, seating class, and membership grade. Please confirm the free baggage allowance that pertains to you prior to departure. Checked baggage allowances (per passenger) Flights To/from/via USA, US territories, Canada, Caribbean, Central America, South America (via Pacific) First Class - 2 Pieces (max. 32kg/70lbs per piece). Each piece must be within 158cm/62ins in size; 40kg for...
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Free baggage allowances regarding size, weight, and quantity of baggage vary with passenger itinerary, seating class, and membership grade. Please confirm the free baggage allowance that pertains to you prior to departure.

Checked baggage allowances (per passenger)

Flights To/from/via USA, US territories, Canada, Caribbean, Central America, South America (via Pacific)
First Class - 2 Pieces (max. 32kg/70lbs per piece). Each piece must be within 158cm/62ins in size;
40kg for other routes

Prestige Class - 2 Pieces (max. 32kg/70lbs per piece). Each piece must be within 158cm/62ins in size;
40kg for other routes and within Korea.

Economy Class - 2 Pieces (max. 23kg/50lbs per piece) and may not exceed 158cm/62ins in size; For travel from/to Brazil economy class passengers are allowed two pieces of baggage provided that the dimensions (the sum of the length, height, and width) of each bag do not exceed 158cm/62ins, the weight of each bag does not exceed 32kg/70lbs, and further, that the sum of the dimensions of the two bags does not exceed 273cm/107ins). 20kg for other routes and within Korea.

Children (under 12 years of age) - Adult restrictions apply.
Infants (under 2 years of age) - 1 Piece with a size of less than 115cm/45ins and maximum weight of 10kg/22lbs+1 collapsible stroller, portable cradle, or child car seat. (the same allowance for other routes)
For flights within Korea - 1 from either a collapsible stroller, portable cradle, or child car seat


Carry-On Baggage Per Passenger
First, Prestige Class - 2 pieces up to 18kg, allowed size is 55 + 40 + 20 (cm) or a total sum of less than 115cm/45ins per piece
Economy class - 1 piece + 1 additional is permitted such as a laptop computer, briefcase, handbag, etc. up to 12 kg, size 55 + 40 + 20 (cm) or a total sum of less than 115cm/45ins per piece

All passengers flying to United States and/or connecting to a U.S. Domestic Flight , regardless of seating class, are limited to one piece of carry-on baggage and one additional permitted item.

All carry-on baggage must be stored in an overhead bin or under a seat.Passengers sitting in an emergency row must store their carry-on baggage in an overhead bin.

Prohibited Items
The following items are prohibited from carriage into the cabin.
Sharp and Pointy Objects such as umbrellas with pointy tips, razors, eyebrow trimmers, scissors, nail clippers, handicraft needles, knitting needles, arrows, darts, forks, gimlets, ski poles, Swiss Army knives, drills, saws, wrenches/spanners, hammers, hypodermic needles, corkscrews, etc.
Blunt Instruments golf clubs, fishing rods, baseball bats, hockey sticks, skateboards, billiard cues, etc.
Kitchen Knives paring knives, cutting knives, etc. (Length of knife limits may vary by country.)

Excess baggage
Excess baggage fee may vary depending on departing countries.
For Korea domestic flights the charge is 3% of adult one-way normal fare per 1kg/2lbs
To/from/via USA, US territories, Canada, Caribbean, Central America, South America (via Pacific) -
1) Extra Piece of Baggage
Each extra piece (maximum 32kg/70lbs) in excess of the 2 piece free baggage allowance will be charged an applicable excess baggage fee.

2) Overweight Baggage
Economy class :
Overweight baggage within the 2 piece free baggage allowance weighing between 23kg/50lbs ~ 32kg/70lbs will be charged at the rate of:

- KRW 50,000 if departing from Korea
- USD 50 if departing from the U.S.
- CAD 60 if departing from Canada

Outside Americas - 1.5% of adult one-way normal IATA Published fare from origin to destination per 1kg/2lbs.
(For detailed information of IATA Published fare, please contact Korean Air Service Center
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