After the seating 'enhancement', now comes the baggage changes.

23 Kilos max weight per piece from 13th February.

I received the following;

Dear Mr swissytrader.

Our vision for London Heathrow Terminal 5 is to create the best possible airport experience before you fly. With this in mind we have announced a new simpler checked and excess baggage policy, which will come into effect on 13 February 2007.

Checked baggage

In order to comply with health and safety recommendations the maximum weight per bag will be reduced to 23kgs. The number of free checked bags you may take will vary according to your class of travel and route. Please check ba.com for the details of your free allowance on your next flight.

Excess baggage

A fixed fee, the cost of which will depend on the length of your flight, will be charged for each bag in excess of the free checked baggage allowance. In the majority of cases the new charges will be less than those currently levied and a further 20% discount will be available by pre-paying online at ba.com up to the point of check in on most routes.

You can find out more about the new baggage policy including a reminder on the
changes to hand baggage here.




Kind regards,



Sarah Keyes