Singapore Airline Baggage Allowance & Restricted Items

Singapore Airlines offers a comprehensive baggage allowance policy to ensure passengers enjoy a smooth and well-organized travel experience. The guidelines outline carry-on and checked baggage limits, including permitted weight, size, and number of bags, which vary based on travel class, fare type, and destination. The policy also addresses special baggage such as infant essentials, sports equipment, and musical instruments.

In addition, Singapore Airlines maintains a detailed list of restricted and prohibited items in accordance with international aviation safety standards. Reviewing these baggage allowance and restricted items rules before departure helps travelers pack efficiently, avoid extra fees, and enjoy a safe, hassle-free journey.

Singapore Airlines was recognized as the World’s Best Airline in 2019, a title that reflects its unwavering commitment to excellence and customer satisfaction. Renowned for its premium service standards, the airline offers an exceptional travel experience through its superior onboard comfort, world-class hospitality, carefully curated cuisine, and an impressive selection of wines and beverages.

In 2019, Singapore Airlines further enhanced passenger convenience by introducing pre-ordering of in-flight meals across all flights, allowing travelers to choose their preferred dishes in advance. This service ensures a personalized dining experience and greater satisfaction during the journey.

Beyond exceptional dining, the airline places strong emphasis on passenger comfort. The highly trained and attentive cabin crew go the extra mile to ensure travelers can rest and sleep comfortably throughout the flight, providing thoughtful service with a warm and professional touch.

Whether you are a solo traveler seeking comfort and relaxation or a family looking for a seamless and enjoyable journey, Singapore Airlines caters to every need with outstanding efficiency and care. With its blend of luxury, reliability, and customer-focused services, Singapore Airlines stands out as an excellent choice for your next journey.

Coming to the Singapore Airline Baggage Allowance you must adhere to the following requirements:

Cabin Baggage Allowance:

 

Additional items allowed Onboard (Country restrictions may apply): The maximum dimensions for these bags are 40x30x10cm each.

• Ladies’ handbag
• Camera / Camera bag
• Document bag
• Laptop / Notebook in bag
• Infant’s amenities and food; maximum 6 kg is allowed

Checked Baggage Allowance:

Checked baggage for flights to/from USA:

 

If you are travelling with an infant you have 10kg of baggage allowance. In this case you can check in an item each from the following two categories:

• A fully collapsible stroller or pushchair
• Carry-cot or car seat

Elite Gold members of PPS Club or KrisFlyer, can enjoy additional checked baggage allowances on SilkAir.

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In case your Baggage Allowance is exceeded then you may have to pay the additional charges

To know more about additional baggage charges check the following table between USA and India:

 For the safety of passengers, airlines have prohibited and restricted some items. These are the items which are considered hazardous to carry in a plane.

Infant & Special Baggage Allowance

• Infants (without seat) get 10 kg checked baggage allowance.

• Fully collapsible stroller/pram and one car seat or carry-cot can be checked at no extra charge.

Prohibited items by Singapore airline are mentioned below:

• Explosives, fireworks, and crackers are strictly prohibited.
• Compressed gases that is flammable, non-flammable, or poisonous.
• Oxidizing substances such as bleaching powder and peroxides.
• Flammable liquids (paints & adhesives) and solids (matchbox).
• Electronic cigarettes or vapes are only allowed in carry-on baggage if permitted by the applicable local laws. But, the use of e-cigarettes in-flight is strictly prohibited.
• Disabling devices such as pepper sprays and other irritation causing sprays.
• Poisons such as arsenic, cyanides, or insecticides.
• Radioactive materials and lithium batteries.
• Ready to eat a meal.
• Corrosive materials.
• Ammunition items including blank spent / empty cartridges.

List of Restricted Items by Singapore Airlines

Restricted items by Singapore Airlines are not allowed as carry-on baggage or must be regulated.

• Some of them are pointed below:
• Knives and swords
• Flammable
• Battery & Weapon Items
• Power banks must be carried in cabin
• Scissors and other sharp objects like knitting needles.
• Sports equipment such as baseball/cricket bats, golf clubs, hockey sticks, billiard cues
• Aerosols such as hair sprays, perfumes, should not exceed 0.5kg or 0.5 liters per article and 2.0kg or 2.0 liters in total weight. To prevent the release of such sprays pack the items properly.

The general restriction on these items is for all countries you carry them in your baggage you must adhere to some regulations as follow:

• If you want to carry liquids, aerosols, and gels in cabin baggage then carry 100ml of each. Quantity over 100ml is not allowed and even the container over 100 ml is prohibited. So, you must pack such items in a 100 ml container. These containers must be packed in a plastic bag of 1-liter capacity.
• Containers must be carried in a clear, re-sealable plastic bag. The volume of the bag must not exceed 1 liter.
• Each passenger is allowed to bring only one plastic bag and it must be presented for x-ray screening at the security point.

Flying on Multiple Airlines

If the passenger is flying on multiple airlines, the baggage allowances for the itinerary on single tickets, conjunction tickets and separate tickets will be different.

If the itinerary is booked on separate tickets, the baggage allowance printed on each ticket will apply.

For itineraries booked on a single ticket, refer to the information below.

There are two terms to you need to know when flying multiple airlines:

• First ‘Marketing Carrier’, it refers to the airline that sells the ticket for a flight.
• And second ‘Most Significant Marketing Carrier’ is the airline whose code can be found on the ticket for the longest geographical or most significant stretch of the journey.

FAQ’s

Q1. What items are not allowed in checked baggage Singapore?

• Explosives, fireworks, munitions, flares, Christmas crackers, sparklers, party poppers and pyrotechnics.
• Security-type cases/boxes incorporating goods such as lithium batteries or pyrotechnics.

Q2. What items are not allowed in check in baggage?

• Dry cell batteries.
• Knives, scissors, Swiss army knives and other sharp instruments.
• Toy replicas of fire arms and ammunition.
• Weapons such as whips, nan-chakus, baton, or stun gun.
• Electronic devices which cannot be switched off.
• Aerosols and liquids*