Standard baggage allowance is 20kg per passenger. Some of the airlines we use allow divers an extra allowance for dive equipment - see below for details on each airline. Any additional allowance is at the discretion of airline check in staff, unless previously arranged. Please expect to pay excess baggage charges for any overweight luggage.

Excel Airways
-Divers are allowed an extra 10kg for dive equipment, free of charge until 30 Apr 2009. Please note, from the 1 May 2009, there will be a charge applied to all extra baggage.

Contact Excel: 0870 167 7747 / customers@xl.com

Monarch Airlines
- Divers are allowed an extra 5kg for dive equipment, free of charge.
- For a payment of £20 per sector, divers can purchase another 13kg on top of their normal luggage allowance for the round trip. Thereafter, normal excess charges will apply. Payment can be made at the airport in the day of departure.
Contact Monarch Airlines: 0871 225 2555 / customer.services@monarch-airlines.com

Thomson Fly
- Divers are allowed an extra 5kg for dive equipment, free of charge.
- For a supplement of £60 per person round trip, payable directly to the airline in advance, they will allow an extra 15kg for diving kit; this must be packed in a separate bag. Please call Thomson Fly to book this.
Contact Thomson Fly: 0870 607 6757 / email: passengerservice@uk.britanniaairways.com

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