Aer Lingus:

Aer Lingus Good to know:

Please also read the most commonly used baggage rules of European airlines.
Infants aged 0-5 months should fly on an adult's lap restrained by an infant loop belt. Infants aged 6 months to 2 years may also travel on the lap of an accompanying adult. In this cases a fee applies, €25 or equivalent (excluding taxes and fees, for a one-way flight) on all European routes or 10% of the adult fare on flights to/from North America.

Aer Lingus hand luggage:

1 piece of carry-on baggage
+ Aer Lingus allows to take on board small personal items (umbrella, handbag, briefcase, walking stick/cane, books, laptop, camcorder, camera, bag with baby accessories or with Duty Free purchases and so on), ! not allowed on Aer Lingus Regional

For an infant / child it's permitted to carry free of charge  one fully collapsible buggy / stroller (is checked in with other baggage and can be handed down at the gate if required), plus one more item: car or booster seat or travel cot. All baggage of an infant (children under 2 years) must be packed in the accompanying adult's baggage allowance. Hand baggage allowance of children (2-12 years of age) is the same as of an adult passenger, there's no checked baggage allowance with infant or child bookings.

Passengers with special requirements or persons needing help of the airline staff must notify the airline at the time of booking or not later than 48 hours before departure by filling in Aer Lingus special assistance request form.
Passengers with restricted mobility can travel in their own wheelchairs for no additional cost, you can get information on wheelchair requirements by contacting Aer Lingus customer service.
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Aer Lingus Checked Baggage:

! The sum of three dimensions of any hold baggage item must not be larger than 158 cm
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Aer Lingus excess baggage charges:

Flights within Europe:
Fees for excess (extra) hold baggage on Aer Lingus flights online, call center +€10, at the airport +€10 and only 20 kg bags
Extra piece: online €10, through call center or at the airport: near €35 / mid €50 / far €65 (! does not increase your overall weight allowance, but you can spread your weight across more bags: you can add maximum 3 of them)
Excess weight is charged €10 per kg Transatlantic Flights:
Excess baggage fee - for baggage weighing from 24 kg to a maximum of 32 kg per bag: €75.
A maximum of 3 checked baggage items are permitted per guest, per flight.
Baggage fees for second and subsequent bags weighing up to 23 kg per bag: at the airport €75; in the table below: fees online or through call center.
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Aer Lingus carriage of pets:

All suitably harnessed assistance dogs can travel in the passenger cabin for free. Aer Lingus requires at least 48 hrs. notification. A maximum of four assistance dogs is permitted per aircraft per flight on flights within Europe and eight assistance dogs — on transatlantic flights.

On Aer Lingus Regional flights: cats, dogs and rabbits travel for a fee of ~ €40.
On flights from Ireland to North America: Household pets (cats & dogs only) can be booked as excess baggage, fee is ~ €160 per sector:
animals can be shipped as excess baggage to Boston, Newark, Washington, New York, Miami, Orlando, Chicago and Toronto.
There is no advance booking required for pets (cats & dogs) travelling to Hartford or Philadelphia, on other routes, they can be booked as excess baggage by contacting [email protected] 14 days before departure

! Animals won't be accepted on flights to Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle and Minneapolis.
On flights from North America to Ireland: pets must be shipped as cargo.

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Aer Lingus carriage of special baggage: sports equipment, firearms and ammunition:

Ski, snowboard, golf, diving, surfing, fishing equipment, bicycle*, sports guns**
* carriage can not be booked online
** sports weapons, firearms and ammunition can’t be carried on Aer Lingus Regional flights
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Aer Lingus carriage of musical instruments:

On Aer Lingus flights, small musical instruments are carried as part of the standard free baggage allowance: in the cabin max 55x40x24 cm (regional flights: 48х33х20 cm) as (=instead of) your hand baggage, larger instruments can be checked in for the same fee, as golf equipment or skis: €40 (+€10 call center and airport).

When carried in the passenger's seat (specially booked), the weight of the instrument must not exceed 75 kg and its dimensions 94x58x41 cm on regional flights.
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