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Checked-in baggage

Checked baggage on Alitalia flights Checked-in baggage
Baggage to be checked-in is weighed at the desk and then stowed in the aircraft’s hold, so it should be strong enough to ensure safe handling and transport. 
At the check-in desk, the baggage is tagged with the passenger’s name, route, airport codes, flight numbers and date. The label becomes a sort of identity card. The receipt portion of the label is attached to the passenger’s ticket and is used to identify the baggage on arrival or trace it if mislaid.

Passengers must register their baggage to go in hold at time of check-in. Cardboard boxes may be accepted as checked-in baggage as long as each box:

  • bears the passenger’s complete contact information (name, address and phone number)
  • is wrapped in cellophane
  • does not exceed 70 cm. in length, 100 cm. in width and 80 cm. in height; about the maximum allowed weight for each single piece of checked luggage, see above the baggage allowance limits.
Alitalia’s liability for baggage loss or damage does not cover items that are valuable, fragile or perishable. If you need to extend the coverage, make the declaration value.

Excess baggage charge

Until 15 December it is possible to purchase excess baggage allowance with a 10% discount on the normal price from all Travel Agencies and Alitalia Ticket Offices in Europe, North Africa, Middle East and Japan

The cost of baggage transport is included in the price of the ticket, up to the baggage allowance limit. If your baggage exceeds this limit, there is an excess baggage charge which also applies to some special baggage or to items which are declared to be valuable or are over-sized (maximum size: width 42 cm, height 70 cm, depth 40 cm). 
The maximum allowed weight for each single piece of checked luggage will be lowered to 32 kgs. (see above the baggage allowance limits). 
Boxes, crates, packages or single items of baggage weighing more than 32 kgs, must be repacked to ensure the maximum weight is respected or sent as cargo.

For further details download the document.

Restrictions and not allowed articles
For security reasons, Alitalia detains the right to check the contents of all baggage (with the exception of diplomatic bags) and to bring in restrictions regarding the transport of certain items. However, many of the items not allowed on passenger flights can be transported as goods, providing they are packed according to cargo regulations. 
The transport of televisions, radios, electrical appliances, perishable items such as fish and fruit, alcohol, oil and other liquids is strictly prohibited.

For more details, see the General Transport Conditions.