hold/checked-in baggage allowances
hold baggage (checked-in) - upon payment of any applicable charges
- Up to 20kg hold baggage per person (exc. infants)
- Excess baggage will incur a charge of £6 (GBP) / €9 (EUR) per extra kg
- Vantage Club Gold and Silver members - up to 30kg hold baggage per person
- Maximum weight of any single hold baggage must not exceed 32kg
Hand Baggage
Note: The department for Transport has removed the single hand baggage restriction at certain UK airports from the 07 January 2008 - however this change does not affect airline's own hand baggage regulations and as such Monarch's hand baggage policy (outlined below) remains unchanged.- One item of hand baggage per person only - Other bags, such as handbags, may be carried within this single item of hand baggage
- Maximum weight must not exceed 10kg per person
- Total dimensions must not exceed 56cm x 45cm x 25cm
- Cannot be combined with your hold baggage allowance
Baggage allowances may be subject to change at any time, so please double check these details prior to travel.
SECURITY UPDATE, carrying liquids, hand baggage restrictions...etc.
(taken from www.dft.gov.uk)
These guidelines are applicable for all Monarch flights.
Liquids
Some liquids are allowed through airport security check points. There are however, restrictions on the quantity of liquids that can be taken through:
Passengers may carry small quantities of liquids, but only within separate containers each of which with a capacity not greater than 100ml.
These containers must be brought to the airport contained in a single, transparent, re-sealable plastic bag (about the size of a small freezer bag), which itself must not exceed 1 litre in capacity (approximately 20cm x 20cm). The contents of the plastic bag must fit comfortably and the bag sealed. Each passenger may carry only one such bag of liquids which must fit comfortably within the single permitted item of hand baggage.
The bag must be presented separately for examination at the airport security point.
Please note:
- Any containers larger than 100ml (excluding essential medicines, see section below) will NOT be allowed through the security search point.
- Most liquids of any amount may still be carried in hold baggage.
- One lighter per person may be carried through central search. Lighters form part of the allowance of liquid in the litre bag and can either be placed inside the litre bag or screened separately provided they would fit into the bag. It is very important that passengers do not place the lighter into their cabin bag after screening - it must be carried on the person for the duration of the flight. Lighters are NOT permitted in hold baggage.
- All drinks, including water, soup, syrups
- Creams, lotions, oils, perfumes, mascara etc
- Sprays and pressurized containers including shaving foam and spray deodorants
- Pastes, including toothpastes
- Gels, including hair and shower gel
- Any other solutions and items of similar consistency
Please note that liquids can usually be purchased beyond airport security search points, in the departures area, as these liquids are subject to a separate screening process.
Essential medicines
Essential medicines for the period of the trip may be permitted in larger quantities above the 100ml limit, but will be subject to authentication. Passengers must have obtained the prior agreement of the airline with which they are travelling and their departure airport. Passengers must also bring with them supporting documentation from a relevant qualified medical professional.
Essential medical equipment
Passengers are permitted to carry through airport security medical equipment essential for use during the period of their trip. Where possible the equipment should be contained within the ONE item of cabin baggage and again should be accompanied by supporting documentation from a relevant qualified medical professional.
Baby Food
Liquid baby food or sterilised water, sufficient for the journey, can be taken through airport security. The accompanying adult will be required to verify by tasting.
Essential Liquid Dietary Foodstuffs
Liquid dietary foodstuffs which are deemed essential can be taken through airport security and will be subject to verification by the passenger.
Laptops / electrical items
Laptops and other large electrical items (e.g. a large hairdryer) have to be removed from cabin baggage and screened separately. A laptop bag that is not contained within the one piece of cabin baggage is regarded as the one allowable item of cabin baggage.
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excess baggage
Any additional hold baggage carried in excess of the above allowances may be subject to excess baggage charges on a per kg basis.
Please note that the maximum single item baggage weight that will be accepted at any of our UK airports is 32kg (70lb). Any single bag weighing more than this will not be accepted at check-in. This restriction has been brought into place by the Airport Authorities following consultation with airlines, handling companies and unions to help reduce the manual handling injuries amongst airport staff.
Monarch's current excess baggage rates are set out below:
- Shorthaul flights - £6 (GBP) / €9 (EUR) per kg
- Longhaul flights - £10 (GBP) / €15 (EUR) or agreed equivalent in local currency per kg
- Flights from USA/Dominican Republic/Maldives - $20 (USD) per kg
- Note - Longhaul includes Egypt, Kenya, Banjul and Israel
Excess baggage is accepted subject to hold space and operational capacity.
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It is possible to transport certain items of sports equipment on Monarch's scheduled flights. Bulky items and golf clubs are subject to additional charges as listed below. Don't forget on many items e.g. Golf Clubs & Skis you can pre-book online or over the phone and save £5/€7 off the airport price. Charges below include any hold baggage charges.
| Golf clubs (including bag) up to 20kg. | |
|---|---|
| £22.50 (GBP) / €33,50 (EUR) per set, per sector if paid at airport | Pre-book & save £5 / €7 online or over the phone when making your booking! |
| * Carpet Bowls, Surf, Kitesurf & Body boards | |
| £22.50 (GBP) / €33,50 (EUR) per item, per sector if paid at airport | Pre-book & save £5 / €7 online or over the phone when making your booking! |
| Bicycles, Hang gliders, Windsurf boards, Canoes & Kayaks up to 32kg | |
| £30 (GBP) / €45 (EUR) per item, per sector | Pay at airport only. |
| * Skis & Snowboards | £22.50 (GBP) / €33,50 (EUR) each, per sector if paid at airport | Pre-book & save £5 / €7 online or over the phone when making your booking! |
| * Scuba Dive Equipment | £22.50 (GBP) / €33.50 (EUR) each, per sector if paid at airport | Pre-book & save £5 / €7 online or over the phone when making your booking! |
* Subject to maximum weight of 13kgs per item.
Items exceeding stated allowance will be subject to standard excess baggage rates.
All other items are treated as part of the normal baggage allowance, any items exceeding the standard baggage allowance will be charged as excess baggage.
All Sports equipment is carried subject to hold space and weight available.
Bicycles, Hang gliders, Windsurf boards, Canoes & Kayaks = £30 per sector. Limited to one bag /item at a max weight of 32kgs. If you wish to take additional board-bags/sail bags additional per sector charges apply. We only accept windsurfers, canoes, kayaks or hangliders if the total length (including the mast) is less than 3.8 metres. The size of the hold does not permit bigger items and we will therefore refuse transport of any items that exceed this limit.
Please make every effort to protect your bicycle - we recommend the use of a bicycle bag with padding for added protection. Handlebars must be turned inwards, pedals removed or turned inwards, tyres deflated and the bicycle must be wrapped in plastic or cardboard.
To reserve a space within the aircraft hold for your equipment, you need to pre-book your item. Our aircraft hold space is limited and we have a restriction on the amount of equipment that we can accommodate. If you do not pre-book, we will only accept your equipment if there is sufficient room in the aircraft hold and you will have to pay the appropriate fee at the airport.
Please make every effort to secure your golf clubs and other sports equipment - we recommend that zipper type compartments are padlocked.
The transport of individual golf clubs as hand baggage is not permitted. If you wish to carry just one or two clubs, we recommend that they are protected in a padded box for carriage in the hold of the aircraft.
We recommend that passengers have insurance cover for the replacement value of all their sports equipment.
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dangerous goods
For the safety of all our passengers, Monarch restricts certain articles from passengers' hand baggage and hold baggage, as well as strictly prohibiting certain items for carriage onboard the aircraft.
The following items are strictly prohibited from either hand or hold baggage
- flammable materials e.g. lighter/heater fuels, petrol, paint, thinners, non-safety matches and fire lighters
- oxidising materials such as lighter or heater fuels
- oxidising materials such as bleaches and peroxides
- poisons such as arsenic, weed killers and insecticides
- corrosives, alkalis and wet cell batteries i.e. filled car batteries
- etiologic agents (bacteria, viruses etc.)
- radio-active materials
- firearms
- explosives, fireworks, flares, toy gun caps, party poppers
- compressed gases (flammable, non-flammable and poisonous) e.g. butane, and including culinary blowtorches, butane powered travel irons, camping or compressed gas cylinders, tear gas, mace or CS gas devices, butane powered gas curlers (prohibited unless a safety cover is supplied and is firmly in place) - separate re-fills are not allowed
- oxygen and chemical oxygen generators.
- magnetised materials
- offensive and irritating materials
- apparatus containing mercury may only be carried as cargo
- cooking oil
what can you take in your baggage?
hold baggage only
The following items can be stowed in hold baggage, but are strictly prohibited from hand baggage:
- Christmas crackers (only 1 pack per passenger, unopened in its original packaging)
- toy or replica guns
- catapults
- razor blades
- knives with blades of any length
- scissors
- nail clippers
- cutlery
- hypodermic syringes (except for medical use during flight - doctor's certificate required)
- darts
- knitting needles
- sporting bats, billiard, snooker or pool cues
hand baggage only
The following items can be carried in hand baggage but are strictly prohibited from hold baggage:
- mobile phones and radio transmitters - may not be used onboard any aircraft.
- laptop computers - may be carried as hand baggage as part of normal allowance, providing that the laptop - including case - does not exceed the maximum hand baggage.
- Laptops may be used onboard the aircraft, except during take-off and landing, and must be used off-line). Please note: for safety reasons, laptops must be carried beneath the seat and not in the overhead lockers.
- Lighters (purchased in departure lounge only) and a single box of safety matches.
lost bags
Don't forget - if your bags are lost you can use our new online baggage tracing facility (Worldtracer). Just enter the PIR number, given to you when you reported your baggage as lost, along with your surname and the Worldtracer online baggage tracing system will do the rest!
If your bags are lost you should have completed a Property Irregularity Report Form at the airport. Monarch Airlines ground handling agents will search for your luggage for 7 days.
The majority of luggage is located within this time and will be delivered to the address you have specified on your report, by a local courier. You will need to contact the handling agent for updated information; details of the phone number will be on your copy of Property Irregularity Report.
Monarch Airlines will conduct a search for your luggage for a total period of 21 days.
We advise that you contact your travel insurers as soon as possible to register your claim.
other baggage faqs
if I book an extra seat (for comfort or any other reason) and pay for extra hold baggage without another passenger flying, can I use 2 baggage allowances?
No, all hold and hand baggage allowances are per person and therefore an empty extra seat will have no baggage allowance associated with it.
can you combine your hold luggage allowance?
Yes, subject to payment of applicable hold baggage charges, your hold al