Information on luggage

Register straight away or at a later date

You can register luggage during the booking process or at a later date.

At a later date you can book:

online up to 3 hours before departure
via the call centre up to 2 hours before departure
at the airport up to 30 min. before departure

Luggage

The surcharge per item of luggage registered online or via the call centre is 10 €* / £9*. The surcharge at the airport is 20 €* / £18* per item of luggage. A luggage allowance is included in the Best and Flex fare brackets. If you check in more than 20 kg of luggage, irrespective of the number of items, we will levy an additional fee.

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Hand luggage

Each passenger can take on board, free of charge, one item of hand luggage up to a maximum of 8 kg in weight and not exceeding 55 x 40 x 20 cm in size.

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Liquids on board

Liquids can only be taken on board in containers up to 100 ml or 100 g. They must be in transparent, re-sealable bags (max. 1 l). You may thus take up to 10 liquids on board.

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Checking in luggage at Self Check-In

You can check in luggage even if you use the self check-in machines or check in online.

You can also use the separate “drop-off counters” at Berlin, Cologne/Bonn, Munich and Stuttgart. You should breeze through here, as all you’re doing is dropping off your luggage – up to 30 minutes before departure! Simple, quick and no queues!

Lost luggage

Report any lost luggage immediately to our Lost & Found counter in the airport arrivals area, who will give you a case number. Online you can then use this number to check the status of the search for your luggage.

If you leave behind luggage in the aircraft or wish to report lost luggage, you can also contact us by filling out a contact form.

To the online luggage inquiry »
Further information regarding "Lost or damaged baggage" »

Further information

If your booking consists of an etix® ticket number and/or a Germanwings flight booked via one of our partner airlines or at a travel agency, the luggage provisions may vary. These include a maximum of one piece of luggage weighing no more than 23 kg on Germanwings flights booked via the Lufthansa website. if you check in more than one item of luggage and/or more than 23 kg of luggage, we will levy an additional surcharge. Please contact the respective airline or travel agency for more information.

On flights operated by our partner airlines their luggage conditions apply.

You can get more information on luggage in the FAQ section.