RwandAir Baggage Policy

Find out rules and important notices about carrying baggage on RwandAir international flights

June 14, 2022

in Travel

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RwandAir Limited is the flag carrier airline of Rwanda. RwandAir Baggage Policy. It operates domestic and international services to East Africa, Central Africa, West Africa, Southern Africa, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, from its main base at Kigali International Airport in Kigali.

Website	rwandair.com

Codeshare agreements

RwandAir codeshares with the following airlines:

Brussels Airlines
Ethiopian Airlines
Qatar Airways
South African Airways
Turkish Airlines
Westair Aviation

Cabin Baggage General

Cabin baggage is baggage that is not checked-in to the hold of the aircraft, but is kept in the cabin under the passenger’s custody. It is carried free of charge if falling within the free allowance. The passenger shall store the cabin baggage in the overhead bin or under the seat in front of him/her

Cabin Baggage Policy

Each Passenger is allowed to carry one 22x15x8 inches [55x38x20 cm]bag not weighing more than 21 lbs [10kgs] to all destinations with the exception of Johannesburg where the authority restricts this to 15lbs [7kgs].

The above weight and size limitations shall be verified and confirmed by use of the WB baggage moulds/ sizers at check in areas. All baggage exceeding the unchecked baggage limits shall be checked-in.

Wheelchairs or other assistive device (a fully collapsible invalid’s wheelchair and/or a pair of crutches) provided that the passenger is dependent on them

When a baby carrycot is carried, lightweight articles such as bedding, diapers, feeding bottles and sufficient food for the journey may be carried free provided the total weight does not exceed 12 kilograms

Checked Baggage

RwandAir provides extra baggage carriage-services for its clients who travel on the airline’s network. The carriage services come at a cost which varies from one destination to another, region to region, and/or destination to region, or vice versa as well as the type of aircraft being used. The excess baggage policy will serve as the basis for rates applicable in each region to the entire network.

This policy follows the standard checked-in baggage allowance; that is to say 2 bags of 23 Kgs each in economy class, 2 bags of 23Kgs each in premium economy class and 3 bags of 23Kgs each in business class.

I. EAST AFRICA – Kigali, Nairobi Mombasa, Entebbe, Bujumbura, Juba, Dar es Salaam and Arusha (Kilimanjaro)

II. SOUTHERN AFRICA – Cape Town, Johannesburg, Lusaka and Harare

III. MIDDLE EAST – Dubai and Israel

IV. WEST AFRICA – Lagos, Abuja, Accra, Cotonou, Abidjan and Dakar

V. CENTRAL AFRICA – Kinshasa, Libreville, Brazzaville, Doula, Bangui

VI. EUROPE – London and Brussels

VII. ASIA ( China and India)

VIII. DOMESTIC – Kamembe

IX. Exceptions

ANNEX 1

Represents the respective per Kg charge in case of small pieces less than 23 Kgs. Standard dimensions accepted by RwandAir for checked in baggage are (135*13*10) =158cm

Exceptions for RwandAir excess baggage should not be more than 203 CM e.g. the piece below is more than 32 Kgs but less than 50 Kgs. However, the dimension are (150CM * 18CM *35CM) equal to 203 CM.