Know your allowance before you pack.
Your checked baggage allowance with Somali Airlines is based on total weight, not on the number of bags. Pack as many bags as you need, as long as their combined weight stays within the allowance for your cabin.
Your allowance by cabin
Read your allowance correctly
Your allowance is shown on your ticket or booking confirmation. If another airline operates part of your journey, its own baggage rules may apply to that flight. Ask Somali Airlines or your issuing agent to explain anything unclear before you travel.
Prepare your checked bags
- Weigh your bags before departure and check that their combined weight is within your allowance.
- Attach contact identification outside, and place a second set of details inside.
- Secure loose straps and protect the contents with suitable packing.
- Keep travel documents, money, valuables and essential medication with you.
- Remove power banks and spare lithium batteries. These must stay in cabin baggage.
Extra bags and special items
Expecting to exceed your allowance, or bringing sports equipment, a musical instrument, or an oversized or fragile item? Contact us before travel with your route, date, packed dimensions and weight. Charges, capacity and handling must be confirmed in advance; arriving at airport check-in with an item does not guarantee acceptance.
Children and connecting journeys
Check the separate rules for infant baggage, strollers and child restraints. If another airline operates part of your trip, review its allowance and confirm where your bags will be collected. Keep your baggage receipts until your journey is complete.