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American Airlines
Last update: 27/11/2023
Check out baggage size and weight rules per airline

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Check the hand baggage policy at American Airlines. Remember that the baggage dimensions are determined individually by each air carrier. If it is possible, choose a soft backpack instead of a rigid suitcase. It will be easier to adapt it to the requirements.
Checked baggage must also meet certain requirements. Check the permitted weight and size of checked baggage at American Airlines. The number of suitcases that you can take with you depends on the booking class or tariff.
Hand baggage at American Airlines
|
Baggage included in the ticket price |
dimensions |
weight |
|---|---|---|
|
1 piece |
23 x 36 x 56 cm |
unlimited |
|
2 pieces |
handbag / laptop / briefcase |
unlimited |
Attention! The dimensions of hand baggage also include protruding elements: handles, wheels, etc.
Checked baggage at American Airlines
The total baggage allowance - free and paid - for each passenger.
|
route |
limit |
|---|---|
|
Mexico / Caribbean / Central America / South America |
5x23 kg |
|
Brazil |
5x32 kg |
|
Other routes |
10x23 kg |
|
route |
1 piece |
2 pieces |
3 pieces |
4 pieces and more |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
From/to UK |
Brazil |
£0 |
£140 ($200) |
||
|
South America |
|||||
|
Mexico / Caribbean / Central America |
£0 |
£65 ($100) |
|||
| Transatlantic routes | £0/£45 | £65 ($100) | £140 ($200) | ||
|
USA |
USA |
$30 |
$40 |
$150 |
$200 |
|
Mexico / Caribbean / Central America |
|||||
|
Brazil |
$0-$55* |
$150 |
|||
|
South America |
$150 |
$200 |
|||
|
Trans- Atlantic |
$0 |
$100 |
$200 |
||
|
Trans- Pacific |
$0 |
||||
* depends on route
Baggage included in the ticket price
|
1 piece |
2 pieces |
3 pieces |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Argentina / Bolivia / Brasil / Chile / Chiny / Colombia / Ecuador / Salvador / Japan / Peru / Panama / South Korea / Uruguay / Venezuela |
|||
|
first class |
YES |
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|
business class |
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|
AAdvantage Executive Platinum |
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|
oneworld Emerald |
|||
|
Alaska Airlines MVP Gold 75K |
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|
Haiti (CAP) / Haiti (PAP) / Salvador (SAL) / Mexico (GDL) / Mexico (BJX) / Mexico (MEX) / Mexico (MTY) / Guatemala (GUA) / Jamaica (KIN) / Honduras (SAP) / Nicaragua (MGA) / Panama (PTY) / Dominican Republic (STI) / Dominican Republic (SDQ) / Honduras (TGU) / Trinidad and Tobago (POS) |
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|
AAdvantage Platinum |
NO |
||
|
oneworld Sapphire members |
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|
Alaska Airlines MVP Gold |
|||
|
All routes |
|||
|
AAdvantage Gold |
YES |
NO |
|
|
oneworld Ruby |
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|
Alaska MVP members |
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