Your journey with us starts before you get on board our aircraft. Everything you need to know about flying with baggage is right here.

Cabin Baggage/Hand Carry

Confused about what you can bring on board in your bag? Find out more about the sizes, weight allowances and restrictions regarding cabin baggage/hand carry.

Any luggage or baggage that you take into our aircraft will be regarded as cabin baggage or hand carry. This includes your main cabin baggage and a personal bag (laptop bag or handbag, etc). Cabin baggage or hand carry is included as part of all our tickets and cannot exceed the 5 kg weight limit. Please note that children are also allowed the same cabin baggage or hand carry dimensions and weight.

You have to make sure that your cabin baggage/hand carry can be safely kept in the overhead cabin compartment or underneath the seat of our aircraft.

For your convenience and safety, we request that you follow the cabin baggage/ hand carry rules regarding the size and dimensions allowed on our aircraft:

• The maximum weight allowed for the cabin baggage/ hand carry is 5 kg. Your cabin baggage/hand carry must be of the following dimensions: 55 cm x 40 cm x 20 cm (20 x 14 x 9ins). One passenger is allowed one cabin baggage/ hand carry.
• In our ATR aircraft, your cabin baggage/hand carry must be safely and securely kept in the overhead cabin compartment. The doors of the compartment must be closed properly to ensure that your cabin baggage/hand carry does not fall and hurt people damage the bag and its contents.

We request our passengers to follow the dimensions, weight allowance and list of restricted items not allowed in your hand carry or cabin baggage, or else it might not be accepted on board the aircraft. Any baggage that exceeds the weight and dimension limit will have to be flown as check-in baggage.

Please note that baggage is permitted after security check.

Check-in Baggage and Excess Baggage

Get information regarding the check-in baggage weight allowance and the items allowed on our flights. Every passenger is allowed check-in baggage. The weight limit for check-in baggage differs according to fare class.

The weight allowance of check-in baggage differs according to the fare class given below, however, terms and conditions will be applied.

Fare Class	Normal Y Fare	Normal A Fare	Bravo B Fare	Delta D Fare	Charlie C Fare	Charlie E Fare
Free check-in baggage allowance	25kg	20kg	20kg	15kg	15kg	15kg

If the check-in baggage exceeds the weight allowance of the different fare classes, you will need to pay for extra baggage, The extra baggage charges are as follow:

Extra Baggage Charges (Per KG)

Sector*	Extra Baggage	Sector*	Extra Baggage
Kathmandu - Biratnagar or VV	Rs 210	Kathmandu - Simara or VV	Rs 80
Kathmandu - Bhadrapur or VV	Rs 280	Kathmandu -Tumlingtar or VV	Rs 170
Kathmandu - Bhairahawa or VV	Rs 180	Kathmandu - Surkhet or VV	Rs 320
Kathmandu - Pokhara or VV	Rs 140	Pokhara - Bhairahawa or VV	Rs 120
Kathmandu - Dhangadhi or VV	Rs 370	Pokhara - Bharatpur or VV	Rs 100
Kathmandu - Janakpur or VV	Rs 120	Biratnagar - Tumlingtar or VV	Rs 100
Kathmandu - Bharatpur or VV	Rs 100	Kathmandu - Rajbiraj or VV	Rs 180
Pokhara - Simara or VV	Rs 200	Pokhara - Nepalgunj or VV	Rs 220
Pokhara - Janakpur or VV	Rs 240	Pokhara - Dhangadhi or VV	Rs 320
Pokhara - Biratnagar or VV	Rs 330	Pokhara - Bhadrapur or VV	Rs 380
Kathmandu -Nepalgunj or VV	Rs 300	Bharatpur - Bhairahawa or VV	Rs 120
Kathmandu - Varanasi	NPR 300	Varanasi - Kathmandu	INR 197
Kathmandu - Kolkata	NPR 500	Kolkata - Kathmandu	INR 310

Note: For Kolkata Excess Baggage

*Given rate is exclusive of 13% VAT and 5% GST.

*VAT is applicable from KTM & GST is applicable from CCU

Items Allowed in Checked-in Baggage but Not Permitted in Hand Carry

Some items not allowed in the cabin baggage or hand carry can be packed in the check-in baggage. These include items like:

• Nail cutter
• Umbrella
• Scissors
• Sprays like deodorant, shaving foam, hairspray
• Cosmetic items like mascara, lotions, perfumes, lip gloss, etc as there is a 100 ml limit on liquids for cabin baggage/hand carry.
• Contact lens solution
• Lighter
• Trekking Poles
• Sporting bats like cricket bats, golf clubs, hockey sticks, etc.
• Household cutlery like forks, knives, etc.
• Toy or replica plastic or metal guns.

Checked baggage must not contain the following items:

• Valuable items;
• Perishable items;
• Dangerous goods which are not allowed to carry on board.

It is recommended that the items listed below are carried as cabin or carry-on baggage:

• Travel documents;
• Medical certificates;
• Ground Operations Manual
• Business documents;
• Portable electronic equipment;
• Musical instruments, pictures, etc.
• Money, jewellery, negotiable papers;
• Medicines

Dangerous Goods / Banned Items/ Permissions and Restrictions

We are not a Dangerous Goods Carrier so any dangerous goods are strictly not allowed as cabin baggage or check-in baggage.

• Compressed gases (flammable, non-flammable and poisonous)
• Corrosives (such as acids, wet batteries)
• Explosives, munitions, firework and articles which are easily ignited
• Flammable liquids and solids (such as flammable aerosols, lighter or heating fuels, matches)
• Oxidizing materials, poisons: radioactive materials
• Other restricted articles (such as mercury, magnetic material, offensive or irritating materials)

Lost Damaged or Delayed Baggage

If your cabin baggage/hand carry or checked-in baggage has been lost, misplaced or damaged, immediately inform a Buddha Air representative at the airport. You will need to fill in a Property Irregularity Report (PIR) before you leave the airport premises. While filling in the form, please correctly indicate your flight details, baggage tag number, details of what your baggage looks like and your contact details.

Please note that damage or lost baggage has to be informed at the airport. Once you leave the airport premises, you accept the item as it is and you are not allowed to claim for damage or loss.