checked-in luggage in domestic flights
N.B.: the information contained on this post was accurate at the time of publication. Baggage limits are changing constantly and we encourage you to get in touch with your airline for the most up-do-date information related to your ticket.
The rules that apply to baggage transportation in Brazil are contained in Decree 676 of 13/November/2000 in articles 37 and 42.
The decree establishes a minimum limit of baggage companies must carry:
- 30 kg in first class (right now there are no domestic flights with first-class section)
- 20 kg in executive/business class and in economy/tourist
- 10 kg in aircraft with a maximum of 20 seats
As in Brazil the minimum is usually the maximum, up until very recently most companies adopted those limits as the maximum amount of baggage they would carry for free. Recently GOL, TAM and Varig altered that limit, which for them stands now at 23 kg on domestic flights.
With Gol and Tam, each excess kilo costs 0,5% of the Y tariff for each leg – a value under the 1% maximum established by law (2% on aircraft with less than 20 seats). Varig, OceanAir and Trip do not provide excess baggage information on their websites.
Be careful with your connecting flights: if you are connecting to a domestic flight and that connection is not included in your tariff (as it would be the case if you had bought your domestic ticket separate from your international ticket, even if you fly with the same company), domestic baggage allowances will be applied to you.
If all the flights are operated by the same company – or companies belonging to the same alliance, get in touch with the airlines to find out for sure how much weight you’ll be allowed to take on your domestic flights.
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