Luggage allowance

Package holidays

If you’ve booked on or after 21st December 2023 all our packages now include at least 20kg of checked-in luggage when you fly both ways with TUI Airways. If you’ve booked a TUI BLUE, Sensatori by TUI BLUE or Holiday Village package with TUI Airways flights, you’ll get 25kg of luggage allowance per person. Couples who’ve booked one of our wedding packages will get 25kg hold luggage each when flying with TUI Airways. If you’ve upgraded to Premium on long-haul flights with TUI Airways, you’ll also get 25kg of luggage, regardless of the holiday type.

Just so you know, all Marella Cruises and all Marella Cruise & Stay holidays have a 20kg luggage allowance per person.

If you're not travelling both ways with TUI Airways, or you’ve booked before the 21st December 2023, check your booking confirmation e-mail or Manage My Booking to see your checked-in allowance.

Just so you know, TUI Airways flights have a flight number that starts with TOM or BY. If you’re not travelling with TUI Airways, you'll need to check your airline's luggage allowance policies.

Hand luggage: You can take 1 piece of hand luggage weighing up to 10kg and with maximum dimensions of 55x40x20cm. Things like laptops, handbags and items bought at the airport must fit within your 1 piece of hand luggage. You must be able to lift your hand luggage into the overhead storage compartments yourself. You can bring a Trunki case as hand luggage, as long as it weighs less than 10kg.

Flight bookings

Hand luggage: If you're just booking a flight, you can carry 1 piece of hand luggage of up to 10kg for free. The maximum dimensions of your hand luggage can be 55x40x20cm and you must be able to lift your hand luggage into the overhead storage compartments yourself. Things like laptops, handbags and items bought at the airport must fit within your 1 piece of hand luggage.

Checked-in luggage: You can book checked-in luggage for an extra charge whilst you're booking, or through our Flight Extras website if you've already booked.

Booking your luggage allowance online is cheaper than paying by phone or at the airport.

Premium

Premium is available to book on long-haul TUI Airways flights. If you upgrade to Premium on long-haul flights with TUI Airways, you’ll get 25kg of checked-in luggage and 10kg of hand luggage, regardless of the holiday type. You can do this while you’re booking or by visiting the Flight Extras website.

Infants

Infants under 2 years old get a 10kg luggage allowance with TUI Airways. You can also take a pushchair for free. If you're not travelling with TUI Airways, you'll need to check with your airline.

Other airlines

Luggage allowances vary depending on the airline you're travelling with - please check before you book.

What is my hand luggage allowance?

You can take 1 piece of hand luggage per person (excluding infants) weighing up to 10kg and with maximum dimensions of 55x40x20cm. Things like laptops, handbags and items bought at the airport must fit within your 1 piece of hand luggage. You must be able to lift your hand luggage into the overhead storage compartments yourself. You can bring a Trunki case as hand luggage, as long as it weighs no more than 10kg.

Can I use personal electronic devices on a TUI Airways flight?

Personal Electronic Devices

You can use e-books, smartphones, and other handheld personal electronic devices at any time during your flight unless you're told otherwise by the crew - as long as they're switched to 'Flight Safe Mode' or 'Airplane Mode'. That said, please make sure you listen carefully to the safety briefing by the cabin crew. If you're carrying larger devices like laptops and larger tablets, you'll be able to use them during the flight, but they'll need to be switched off for take-off and landing and stowed away. You'll need to take these items out of your hand luggage before you get to the security search point. This is because they'll need extra screening. If any of your electronic devices can't be switched to 'Flight Safe' or 'Airplane Mode', they'll need to be switched off completely throughout the flight.

Electronic cigarettes

You're not allowed to use electronic cigarettes on the plane at all, although they can be carried in hand luggage.

What are the airport security checks for electronic devices?

If you're carrying any electronic devices in your hand luggage that are capable of holding a charge, you'll need to make sure they're fully charged when you go through airport security.

We recommend you keep things like mobile phones switched on until you board the plane, as there might be more checks at the departure gate.

What items are not allowed in cabin luggage?

List of articles not allowed in cabin luggage

You’re not allowed to carry the following items into security restricted areas and onto the aircraft.

Guns, firearms and devices that can fire projectiles:

This includes anything capable of injuring someone by firing a projectile. -Firearms of all types, including pistols, revolvers, rifles and shotguns -Toy guns, replicas, and imitation firearms that could be mistaken for real weapons -Component parts of firearms, except telescopic sights -Compressed air and CO2 guns, like pistols, pellet guns, rifles and ball bearing guns -Signal flare pistols and starter pistols -Bows, crossbows and arrows -Harpoon guns and spear guns -Slingshots and catapults Stunning devices: This means devices that are specifically designed to stun or immobilise. -Devices for shocking, such as stun guns, tasers and stun batons -Animal stunners and animal killers -Disabling and incapacitating chemicals, gases and sprays, such as mace, pepper sprays, capsicum sprays, tear gas, acid sprays, and animal repellent sprays

Objects with a sharp point or edge:

Anything with a sharp point or edge that could be used to seriously injure someone. -Items designed for chopping, such as axes, hatchets and cleavers -Ice axes and ice picks -Razor blades -Box cutters -Knives with blades of more than 6cm -Scissors with blades of more than 6cm as measured from the fulcrum -Martial arts equipment with a sharp point or sharp edge -Swords and sabres

Workmen’s tools:

Tools that could cause serious injury or threaten the safety of the aircraft. -Crowbars -Drills and drill bits, including cordless portable power drills -Tools with a blade or a shaft of more than 6cm that could be used as a weapon, such as screwdrivers or chisels -Saws, including cordless, portable power saws -Blowtorches -Bolt guns and nail guns

Blunt instruments:

Things that could cause serious injury when used to hit someone. -Baseball and softball bats -Clubs and batons, such as billy clubs, blackjacks and night sticks -Martial arts equipment

Explosives and incendiary substances or devices:

Explosives and incendiary substances that could – or appear to be able to – cause serious injury or pose a threat to the safety of the aircraft. -Ammunition -Blasting caps -Detonators and fuses -Replica or imitation explosive devices -Mines, grenades, and other explosive military stores -Fireworks and other pyrotechnics -Smoke-generating canisters and smoke-generating cartridges -Dynamite, gunpowder and plastic explosives

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to call us on 1850 94 61 64 (Republic of Ireland) or 028 90 389 387 (Northern Ireland).

What items are not allowed on board the plane?

For safety reasons, you can’t take the following items on the plane at all – either in your hand luggage or your checked-in luggage. You may be able to have them carried as air cargo if they’re packed and shipped in line with Dangerous Goods Regulations. This would need to be done by an approved cargo agent.

• Compressed gases

  – Deeply refrigerated, flammable non-flammable and poisonous – such as butane, oxygen, liquid nitrogen, and aqualung cylinders.

• Corrosives

  – such as acids, alkalis, mercury and wet-cell batteries.

• Explosives, munitions, fireworks and flares

  – including hand guns, ammunition, and percussion caps for toy guns.

• Flammable liquids and solids

  – such as lighter fuel, matches, paints and thinners.

• Radioactive materials

  -Oxidising materials – such as bleaching powder, or peroxides.

• Poisons and infectious substances

  – such as insecticides, weed-killers, and live-virus materials.

• Other dangerous articles

  – such as magnetised material, offensive and irritating materials.

Many of these listed articles can be carried as air cargo provided they are packed and shipped in accordance with Dangerous Goods Regulations by an approved cargo agent.

Can I carry baby milk or baby food in my hand luggage?

Yes, you can carry liquid baby foods or baby milk that's either pre-packaged or made up at home. You can also carry foods for special dietary requirements as long as it's essential for the flight or holiday. Please give any food or baby milk to staff when you go through airport security, as it'll be screened separately.

Solid foods

There are no restrictions on taking solid foods, so you can carry things like baby milk powder to be mixed up during the holiday. These types of foods may also be tested at airport security.

Can I take medication on my flight?

You can take medication onboard your TUI Airways flight. However, you'll need to make sure you bring a doctor's letter or repeat prescription, too - especially if your medication is a liquid, as you'll need this at security.

Diabetics

You can carry insulin and a pen injection device in your hand luggage - but you'll need to let us know about it when you check in. You'll also need to show a doctor's letter or approved diabetic card. It's best you carry them with you even if you don't think you'll need them during the flight, in case of delays.

Can I take a cigarette lighter onboard?

You can take a small lighter through security as hand luggage – apart from flights to and from the USA, where they are banned.

How to pack your lighter

The lighter will make up part of your liquid allowance and needs to be either packed in the resealable plastic bag or handed over separately for screening. After security, you’ll need to keep the lighter in your pocket for safety – it can’t be packed in your cabin bag.

What’s more, you should never pack lighters or matches in your checked-in luggage.

Which items can I take with me?

Please follow the link below for a full listing of those items allowed onboard. Where this indicates that the Operators prior approval is required before bringing some items with you on the flight please call 1850 946 164 to arrange this well in advance of your scheduled departure date.

Find out which items are allowed onboard.

Can I bring my own seatbelt to use on the plane?

No - you can only use seatbelts supplied in the aircraft. This is due to regulatory requirements.

Can I take sports equipment on a TUI Airways flight?

Sports equipment: If you're taking sports equipment with you, please call us at least 2 months before you travel on 1850 94 61 64 (Republic of Ireland) 028 90 389 387 (Northern Ireland) to book it onto your flight. Calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras. If you don't book in advance, we might not be able to carry your sports equipment, as there may not be space available on the plane.

Protecting your sports equipment:

We recommend you insure your sports equipment for its replacement value and make sure it's securely packed with zip compartments padlocked. If you're taking a bicycle, we recommend you use a bicycle bag. Handlebars must be turned inwards, pedals removed, tyres deflated and the bicycle must be wrapped in plastic or cardboard.

Can I take a musical instrument on a TUI Airways flight?

If your instrument is larger than the maximum hand luggage dimensions, you’ll need to check it in for an extra charge. We recommend you mark the instrument as fragile and advise check-in staff to handle with care.

What happens if my luggage is too heavy when I get to the airport?

If your luggage is heavier than your allowance when you check in, you'll need to pay an excess luggage charge. However, even if you pay the extra charge, each piece of luggage can't weigh more than 25kg.

Excess luggage charges

Short and mid-haul flights (less than seven hours): €65 per 15kg bag and €16 per kilo. Long-haul flights (over seven hours): €90 per 15kg bag and €21 per kilo.

For bookings that do include a checked-in luggage allowance, if you exceed this you’ll be charged per kilo as above.

Just so you know, charges may vary depending on the season you're travelling in. If you’re not flying with TUI Airways, you’ll need to check with your airline on excess luggage charges.