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Here you can find out everything you need to know about the size, weight and number of your hand luggage, checked luggage and special and bulky luggage.

Going on vacation and want to take your favorite musical instrument, your sports equipment, or your bicycle with you? No problem. Discover Airlines offers a variety of options so that you can take what you need on holiday. You can even take your ski/snowboard equipment free of charge!

Economy

Baggage*
1 x 23 kg (max. size per item: 158 cm)
Carry-on baggage
1 x 8 kg (55 x 40 x 23 cm)
Personal items
1 x (40 x 30 x 10 cm)
Sports equipment
Ski/snowboard equipment is free of charge***
(in addition to the free baggage allowance).
You must book your sports equipment through to your destination, including connecting flights with other airlines.
All other sports equipment must be booked: bicycles, sports weapons, ammunition, and excess or bulky sports equipment.
Special baggage
(e.g., musical instruments, technical equipment)
Always requires pre-registration
(online, at the ticket counter or by phone).

Premium Economy

Baggage
2 x 23 kg (max. size per item: 158 cm)
Carry-on baggage
1 x 8 kg (55 x 40 x 23 cm)
Personal items
1 x (40 x 30 x 10 cm)
Sports equipment
Ski/snowboard equipment is free of charge***
(in addition to the free baggage allowance).
You must book your sports equipment through to your destination, including connecting flights with other airlines.
All other sports equipment must be booked: bicycles, sports weapons, ammunition, and excess or bulky sports equipment.
Special baggage
(e.g., musical instruments, technical equipment)
Always requires pre-registration
(online, at the ticket counter or by phone).

Business

Baggage
2 x 32 kg (max. size per item: 158 cm)
Carry-on baggage**
2 x 8 kg (55 x 40 x 23 cm)
Personal items
1 x (40 x 30 x 10 cm)
Sports equipment
Ski/snowboard equipment is free of charge***
(in addition to the free baggage allowance).
You must book your sports equipment through to your destination, including connecting flights with other airlines.
All other sports equipment must be booked: bicycles, sports weapons, ammunition, and excess or bulky sports equipment.
Special baggage
(e.g., musical instruments, technical equipment)
Always requires pre-registration
(online, at the ticket counter or by phone).
*With the exception of the Economy Light fare. On flights to and from Africa, you can take two items of baggage (each up to 23 kg) with you in Economy Basic Plus and Economy Flex.
**Please note that in case country-specific variations apply (flights to the USA) the second piece of carry-on baggage must be checked in.
***The free ski set (ski or snowboard) for all passengers does not apply on routes to/from USA, Mexico and Panama.

Additional baggage

Economy Light

You have booked the Economy Light fare, but your snorkel and beach towel no longer fit in your carry-on baggage? Simply add a check-in bag to your booking in the My Bookings section on Lufthansa.com. Alternatively, you can add a check-in bag via the Discover Airlines Service Center, at the check-in counter or, in the case of a package tour, via your tour operator.
Add baggage

All other fares

If you would like to check in another bag in addition to the free baggage allowance in your booked fare, you can book this via the Discover Airlines Service Center, at the check-in counter or, in the case of a package tour, via your tour operator.
To the Discover Airlines Service Center

Price overview

You can find a price overview for additional baggage as well as excess and special baggage in the baggage calculator on lufthansa.com. With the baggage calculator you can also check how much baggage you are allowed to take with you according to the route, booked travel class and fare. To do so, please enter your flight information and select Discover Airlines as the airline.
To the baggage calculator

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