2023 Jet2 Baggage Allowance & Excess Luggage Fees

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Jet2 Hand Luggage Allowance:

One item of hand luggage weighing up to 10 kg with dimensions that do not exceed 56 x 45 x 25 cm, plus one small additional personal item, such as a handbag, allowed at the airline's discretion.

If your hand luggage is oversized or overweight, it must be checked into the hold, and fees will be charged.

What If My Hand Luggage Exceeds Jet2's Baggage Allowance?

If your cabin baggage exceeds 56 x 45 x 25 cm and/or 10 kg, your item must be placed in the hold and a fee will need to be paid.

Jet2 Hand Luggage Liquids

Jet2 permits passengers to pack liquids into their hand luggage as long as these liquids are in containers with a volume of no more than 100 ml. In addition, all liquids must be within one transparent, resealable plastic bag with dimensions no greater than 20 x 20 cm.

Jet2 Hand Luggage for Infants

Infants under the age of two do not receive a hand luggage allowance. Any food or supplies for the baby must be included within the accompanying adult's hand luggage. A collapsible buggy can be brought as far as the aircraft steps or air bridge, at which point it will be checked, free of charge.

Musical Instruments as Jet2 Hand Luggage

Musical instruments within the dimensions of 56 x 45 x 25 cm and weighing 10 kg or under may be brought on board as standard hand luggage. A seat can be purchased for a larger item, provided it weighs no more than 65 kg and does not extend above the seat by more than 30 cm.

Jet2 Cabin Baggage Prohibited Items

Items that are not permitted within Jet2 hand luggage include:

Guns or other firearms

Stunning devices

Objects with sharp edges, such as axes or box cutters

Workmen's tools.

Jet2 Hold Luggage Allowance:

The Jet2 checked baggage allowance is up to three items of hold luggage, each weighing 22 kg or less. Bags weighing more will incur excess baggage fees. The cost of checking baggage with Jet2 depends on the route travelled and time of travel.

For example, you can expect to pay £54 per 22 kg bag for a return trip between Edinburgh and Alicante in June.

Jet2 Children's Hold Luggage

Young infants under the age of two do not have a full baggage allowance, but pushchairs and car seats (up to a combined weight of 10 kg) can be checked for free. 

Hold luggage that has not been pre-booked before arrival at the airport will be charged at £45 per item.

What are Jet2's Excess Baggage Fees?

Jet2's excess baggage fees are £12 per kilo. If a bag weighs more than 22 kg, an excess baggage charge will be levied. No bag over 32 kg will be accepted.

Exceptional Items as Jet2 Hold Luggage

Exceptional baggage may be checked into the hold. How much you pay for such luggage depends on the item. For example, golf clubs and bicycles cost £30, one way (if pre-booked online).

Note that certain items, such as windsurfing boards, must be pre-booked by telephone.

Exceptional items must meet certain length/ weight restrictions, as follows:

Surfboards, Skis/Snowboards: 180 x 90 cm; 22 kg per item

Bicycle: 32 kg per item.

Information correct as of 13/03/2023.

More Airline Baggage Allowances:

EasyJet Baggage Allowance

Flybe Baggage Allowance

British Airways Baggage Allowance

Ryanair Baggage Allowance