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Airlines

Aegean Airlines is the largest Greek airline if being determined by number of passengers carried, number of destinations and fleet size.

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BAGGAGE INFO

  • Hold Baggage
    23.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage
    8kg
  • Hand Baggage Size
    56cm in length x 45cm in height x

The national flag carrier of Ireland, Aer Lingus is the second biggest airline in the country after no-frills rival Ryanair...

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BAGGAGE INFO

  • Hold Baggage
    15.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage
    10.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage Size
    55H x 40L x 24W cm

Aeroflot is the flag carrier and largest airline of the Russian Federation...

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BAGGAGE INFO

  • Hold Baggage
    23kg
  • Hand Baggage
    10kg
  • Hand Baggage Size
    max dimensions 115 cm

Air Berlin is Germany's second biggest airline after Lufthansa and operates an extensive network of flights from some 17 different German cities ...

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BAGGAGE INFO

  • Hold Baggage
    23.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage
    8.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage Size
    55H x 40L x 20W cm

Air Canada is the flag carrier and largest airline of Canada. Founded in 1936, Air Canada provides scheduled and charter flights to 178 destinations worldwide.

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BAGGAGE INFO

  • Hold Baggage
    23.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage
    10.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage Size
    55H x 40L x 23W cm

Air Europa is a Spanish airline headquartered in the Poligono Son Noguera in the Centro Empresarial Globalia in Llucmajor, Majorca.

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BAGGAGE INFO

  • Hold Baggage
    23kg
  • Hand Baggage
    10.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage Size
    55 x 35 x 25 cm

Air France, formed in 1933, is the French flag carrier headquartered north of Paris in Tremblay-en-France.

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BAGGAGE INFO

  • Hold Baggage
    23.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage
    12.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage Size
    55H x 35L x 25W cm

Air Malta, founded in 1973, is the flag carrier airline of Malta and is based in Luqa.

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BAGGAGE INFO

  • Hold Baggage
    20.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage
    10.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage Size
    55H x 40L x 20W cm

Founded in 1967, Air Mauritius is the flag carrier of Mauritius. The airlines has its headquarters at the Air Mauritius Centre in Port Louis, Mauritius.

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BAGGAGE INFO

  • Hold Baggage
    23.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage
    7.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage Size
    50H x 40L x 25W cm

Air New Zealand is the national airline and flag carrier of New Zealand. Air New Zealand is based in Auckland...

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BAGGAGE INFO

  • Hold Baggage
    23.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage
    7.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage Size
    50H x 40L x 28W cm

Air Transat is a Canadian airline based in Montreal, Quebec that serves 60 destinations throughout 25 countries.

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BAGGAGE INFO

  • Hold Baggage
    23.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage
    10.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage Size
    23 x 40 x 51 cm

Alitalia is the flag carrier and national airline of Italy. The head office of Alitalia is located in Fiumicino, Rome Italy.

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BAGGAGE INFO

  • Hold Baggage
    23.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage
    8.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage Size
    55H x 35L x 25W cm

A giant in terms of the airline industry, American Airlines, known as AA is headquartered in Texas, USA and offers extensive flights domestically in the US and througho

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BAGGAGE INFO

  • Hold Baggage
    23.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage
    No limit
  • Hand Baggage Size
    56H x 36L x 23W cm

Air Austria, a subsidiary of the Lufthansa Group, is the flag carrier of Austria and is headquartered at the Vienna International Airport...

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BAGGAGE INFO

  • Hold Baggage
    23.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage
    8.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage Size
    55H x 40L x 23W cm

bmi is a regional airline flying scheduled services across the UK and Europe. Owned by Sector Aviation Holidays Ltd.

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BAGGAGE INFO

  • Hold Baggage
    20kg
  • Hand Baggage
    12kg plus one personal item
  • Hand Baggage Size
    55cm x 40cm x 23cm

The British flag carrier, BA’s main hub is at the sprawling London Heathrow Airport. Over 90 years old, it is the largest airline in the UK offering flights to destinat

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BAGGAGE INFO

  • Hold Baggage
    23.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage
    23.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage Size
    56H x 45L x 25W cm

Caribbean Airlines, founded in 2006, is the flag carrier and national airline of Trinidad & Tobago.

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BAGGAGE INFO

  • Hold Baggage
    23.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage
    10.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage Size
    54H x 40L x 20W cm

Cathay Pacific. founded in 1946, is the flag carrier of Hong Kong and has its main hub and head office at Hong Kong International Airport...

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BAGGAGE INFO

  • Hold Baggage
    23.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage
    7.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage Size
    56H x 36L x 23W cm

Delta airlines being a major American airline operates over 5,400 flights daily with a network that includes 333 destinations in 64 countries on six continents.

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BAGGAGE INFO

  • Hold Baggage
    23.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage
    No limit
  • Hand Baggage Size
    56H x 36L x 23W cm

As one Europe’s biggest airlines easyJet operates over 600 routes across 30 different countries. The brand was launched in 1995 by Cypriot businessman, Stelios Haji-Ion

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BAGGAGE INFO

  • Hold Baggage
    20.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage
    No limit
  • Hand Baggage Size
    50H x 40L x 20W cm

EgyptAir commenced operations in 1933 and is the flag carrier airline of Egypt and is based at Cairo International Airport which also happens to be its main operating h

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BAGGAGE INFO

  • Hold Baggage
    23.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage
    8.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage Size
    55H x 40L x 25W cm

Emirates, based in Dubai, is along with Etihad Airways one of two flag carriers of the United Arab Emirates.

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BAGGAGE INFO

  • Hold Baggage
    30.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage
    7.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage Size
    55H x 38L x 20W cm

Etihad Airways, after Emirates, is the second largest airline of the United Arab Emirates and fourth largest in the Middle East.

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BAGGAGE INFO

  • Hold Baggage
    30.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage
    7.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage Size
    50H x 40L x 21W cm

EVA Air is a Taiwanese international airline based at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, Taipei

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BAGGAGE INFO

  • Hold Baggage
    23.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage
    7.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage Size
    56H x 36L x 23W cm

Finnair is the flag carrier and largest airline of Finland with its headquarters in Vantaa and its main hub at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport.

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BAGGAGE INFO

  • Hold Baggage
    23.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage
    8.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage Size
    56H x 45L x 25W cm

Firstchoice combined with Thomson's airlines to become Thomson Airways, offering a wider choice of destinations.

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BAGGAGE INFO

  • Hold Baggage
    15.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage
    5.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage Size
    55H x 40L x 20W cm

Flybe is a British low cost airline headquartered in Devon, England. With over 180 routes across 65 European airports, it is one of the largest Euro regional airlines.

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BAGGAGE INFO

  • Hold Baggage
    20.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage
    10.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage Size
    55H x 40L x 23W cm

Flythomascook based in Machester offers flights to the most well known holiday resorts in the world from bases at Manchester and Gatwick Airports as well as Cardiff, St

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BAGGAGE INFO

  • Hold Baggage
    20kg
  • Hand Baggage
    6kg
  • Hand Baggage Size
    55cm x 40cm x 20cm

Germania is a privately owned German airline headquartered in Berlin. Germania operates flights to 42 destinations across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.

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BAGGAGE INFO

  • Hold Baggage
    20.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage
    6.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage Size
    55cm x 40cm x 20cm

Grant Aviation, established in 1971 is an Alaskan-owned and operated airline and air taxi.

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BAGGAGE INFO

  • Hold Baggage
    20 kg
  • Hand Baggage
    -
  • Hand Baggage Size
    -

Gulf Air, founded in 1950, is the principal flag carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain.

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BAGGAGE INFO

  • Hold Baggage
    30.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage
    6.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage Size
    45 x 40 x 30 cm

Iberia is the flag carrier and the largest airline in Spain. It operates internationally from its main bases of Adolfo Suarez Madrid-Barajas Airport and Barcelona El Pr

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BAGGAGE INFO

  • Hold Baggage
    23.00kg
  • Hand Baggage
    No limit
  • Hand Baggage Size
    56H x 45L x 25W cm

Icelandair is the main airline of Iceland and has its headquarters at Reykjavik Airport.

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BAGGAGE INFO

  • Hold Baggage
    23.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage
    10.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage Size
    55H x 40L x 20W cm

Jet Airways is a major Indian airline based in Mumbai. It is the second largest airline in India after IndiGo.

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BAGGAGE INFO

  • Hold Baggage
    23.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage
    7.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage Size
    55H x 35L x 25W cm

Jet2.com is a low cost airline; its base is at Leeds Bradford Airport. With flights from eight UK bases to over 50 destinations around the world...

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BAGGAGE INFO

  • Hold Baggage
    22.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage
    10.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage Size
    56H x 45L x 25W cm

Kenya Airways, founded in 1977 is the flag carrier of Kenya. The airlines head office is located in Embakasi, Nairobi...

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BAGGAGE INFO

  • Hold Baggage
    23.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage
    12.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage Size
    55H x 38L x 20W

KLM is the flag carrier airline of the Netherlands with its headquarters in Amstelveen near Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

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BAGGAGE INFO

  • Hold Baggage
    23
  • Hand Baggage
    12
  • Hand Baggage Size
    55 x 25 x 35

LOT Polish Airlines, is the flag carrier of Poland and is based in Warsaw, with its main hub being Warsaw Chopin Airport.

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BAGGAGE INFO

  • Hold Baggage
    23.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage
    8.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage Size
    55H x 40L x 23W cm

Lufthansa is the flag carrier of Germany and also the largest airline in Europe in terms of overall passengers carried and fleet size.

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BAGGAGE INFO

  • Hold Baggage
    23.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage
    8kg
  • Hand Baggage Size
    55 x 40 x 23 cm

Malaysia Airlines, founded in 1946, ia a major airlines that operates flights out of its main hub at Kuala Lumpur International Airport...

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BAGGAGE INFO

  • Hold Baggage
    30.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage
    7.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage Size
    56H x 36L x 23W cm

Norwegian is a low-cost airline and the second largest in Scandanavia. It is also the third largest low-cost carrier in Europe.

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BAGGAGE INFO

  • Hold Baggage
    20.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage
    10.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage Size
    55H x 40L x 23W cm

Pegasus Airlines is a low-cost airline that is headquartered in the Kurtköy area of Pendik, Istanbul.

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BAGGAGE INFO

  • Hold Baggage
    20kg
  • Hand Baggage
    8kg
  • Hand Baggage Size
    20 cm x 40 cm x 55 cm

Primera Air is a Danish airline that was founded in 2003. Primera Air has its headquarters in Copenhagen

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BAGGAGE INFO

  • Hold Baggage
    20.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage
    5.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage Size
    54 x 45 x 25cm

ounded in 1993, Qatar Airways is the state-owned flag carrier of Qatar. The airline has its headquarters in the Qatar Airways Tower in Doha.

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BAGGAGE INFO

  • Hold Baggage
    23.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage
    7.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage Size
    50H x 37L x 25W cm

Royal Brunei is the flag carrier airline of the Sultanate of Brunei, headquartered in the RBA Plaza in Bandar Seri Begawan

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BAGGAGE INFO

  • Hold Baggage
    20.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage
    7.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage Size
    55H x 38L x 20W cm

Set up in 1985, with just one pound in share capital and 25 staff, Ryanair has grown to become one of the best known airlines in Europe and maybe even the world.

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BAGGAGE INFO

  • Hold Baggage
    15kg
  • Hand Baggage
    10 kg plus 1 small bag up to 35 x 20
  • Hand Baggage Size
    55cm x 40cm x 20cm

SAS Airlines, is the flag carrier of Sweden, Norway and Denmark and the largest flight operator in Scandanavia.

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BAGGAGE INFO

  • Hold Baggage
    23.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage
    8.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage Size
    55H x 40L x 23W cm

Small Planet Airlines was founded in 2007 as FlyLAL Charters and commenced operations as Small Planet Airlines in 2010

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BAGGAGE INFO

  • Hold Baggage
    20kg
  • Hand Baggage
    5kg
  • Hand Baggage Size
    56x45x25 cm

SmartWings is a low-cost brand of Travel Service Airlines with its head office at Václav Havel Airport Prague in Prague

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BAGGAGE INFO

  • Hold Baggage
    15kg
  • Hand Baggage
    5kg
  • Hand Baggage Size
    56 x 45 x 25 cm

SriLankan Airlines is the flag carrier of Sri Lanka. Kaunayake near Colombo serves as its main hub...

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BAGGAGE INFO

  • Hold Baggage
    30.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage
    7.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage Size
    46H x 36L x 20W cm

Swiss is the flag carrier airline of Switzerland and operates 104 scheduled services...

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BAGGAGE INFO

  • Hold Baggage
    23 kg
  • Hand Baggage
    8.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage Size
    max. 55 x 40 x 23 cm

TAP Portugal is the flag carrier airline of Portugal and has its head office on the grounds of the Portela Airport in Santa Maria dos Olivais, Lisbon.

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BAGGAGE INFO

  • Hold Baggage
    23.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage
    8.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage Size
    55H x 40L x 20W cm

Thomas Cook is a British charter airline based in Manchester. It serves many holiday resorts worlwide from its main hubs at Manchester and London Gatwick Airports

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BAGGAGE INFO

  • Hold Baggage
    20.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage
    5.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage Size
    55H x 40L x 20W cm

Offering scheduled flights from the UK and Ireland to holiday resorts throughout Europe, Asia, Africa and USA, Thomson Airways is said to be the world's largest charter

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BAGGAGE INFO

  • Hold Baggage
    20.00
  • Hand Baggage
    5.00
  • Hand Baggage Size
    55.00 x 40.00 x 20.00

Tunisair is the flag carrier airlie of Tunisia. It was established in 1948 and operates scheduled services to 101 international destinations...

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BAGGAGE INFO

  • Hold Baggage
    20.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage
    8.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage Size
    115 cm length, width and height in t

Turkish Airlines is the national flag carrier airline of Turkey, headquartered at the Turkish Airlines building on the grounds of Atatürk Airport...

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BAGGAGE INFO

  • Hold Baggage
    23.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage
    8.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage Size
    55x40x23 cm

Ukraine International Airlines is the flag carrier and the largest airline in the Ukraine.

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BAGGAGE INFO

  • Hold Baggage
    20.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage
    7.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage Size
    55cm x 40cm x 20cm

United Airlines is a major American airline headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. When measured in terms of destinartions served you could call United the world's largest

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BAGGAGE INFO

  • Hold Baggage
    23.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage
    No Limit
  • Hand Baggage Size
    56H x 35L x 23W cm

Virgin Atlantic is a British Airline, headquartered in Crawley, England. Established in 1984, the plan was originally that the airline would fly between London and the

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BAGGAGE INFO

  • Hold Baggage
    23.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage
    10.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage Size
    56H x 36L x 23W cm

Vueling is a Spanish low-cost airline based at El Prat with hubs in Barcelona-El Prat Airport and Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport in Rome.

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BAGGAGE INFO

  • Hold Baggage
    23.00
  • Hand Baggage
    10kgs
  • Hand Baggage Size
    55cm x 40cm x 20cm

Wizz Air is a Hungarian low-cost airline that was founded in 2004. Wizz Air has its head office at the Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport.

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BAGGAGE INFO

  • Hold Baggage
    23.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage
    No limit
  • Hand Baggage Size
    42x32x25cm

WOW air is a low-cost carrier based in Iceland. It was founded in 2011 and commenced services in 2012...

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BAGGAGE INFO

  • Hold Baggage
    20 kg
  • Hand Baggage
    5.00 kg
  • Hand Baggage Size
    56x45x25cm
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