Yes you can use the bag drop facility. Simply go to the flybmi check-in desk at the airport, show them your boarding card, and check in your bag.
You can pre-book golf clubs, skis and boots, snowboards and bicycles etc by calling our customer contact centre UK 0330 333 7998 International +44 330 333 7998. Alternatively you can pay at the airport on departure. Please note fees may apply and these items are carried subject to availability.
Extra luggage can be added via the ‘Manage My Booking' section of the website up to four hours in advance of travel.
When travelling on a Sale, Classic, or ClassicPlus fare (except on Travel to/from Istanbul, IST), as part of your free baggage allowance, you can check-in one piece up to a total weight of 23kgs.
When travelling on a Sale, Classic, or ClassicPlus fare to/from Istanbul (IST), as part of your free baggage allowance, you can check-in one piece up to a total weight of 20kgs.
Yes you can use the bag drop facility. Simply go to the flybmi check-in desk at the airport, show them your boarding card, and check in your bag.
To ensure the safety of the aircraft, and all those on board, passengers checked-in or hand baggage must not contain articles or substances that could pose a danger (some exemptions apply), these include:
Some dangerous goods items may be carried in the aircraft cabin but are not acceptable in hold baggage:-
Note – Strike anywhere matches and “Blue flame” or “Cigar” lighters are forbidden on all air transport.
*Batteries can short circuit and catch fire if they are carried loose in your bag. They must be protected against contact with other metal items (e.g.by being in their original packaging or own protective case/cover) and carried in your hand baggage. Equipment containing correctly installed batteries can be packed in your checked baggage
These limitations are shown in the following poster which has a summary of this information:-
You may take non-radioactive medicinal items or toiletries (including aerosols) like hairsprays, perfumes, colognes and medicines containing alcohol, in limited quantities in your checked and hand baggage:
Some of the quantities stated above are further restricted by current security restrictions, if these items are carried as hand baggage.
You must be aware that items such as the following need to be approved by us at least 48hrs in advance prior to carriage. Failure to seek prior approval may result in the item not being permitted for travel.
It is also important to note that customers with onward connections on other airlines must obtain a separate approval for their item from the other airlines involved.
Certain items of dangerous goods are specifically prohibited from being in the hold (checked-in baggage)
e.g. Mercury barometer or thermometer when carried by a representative of a government weather bureau or similar official agency, Spare lithium batteries and all spare batteries, including lithium metal or lithium ion cells or batteries. These items must be removed when your cabin baggage cannot be accommodated in the cabin due to limitations on stowage space on our Embraer aircraft.
If there is any doubt as to the whether your item is permitted to be carried on a flybmi flight then advice and approval for carriage must be sought. – Please call our contact centre on 0844 4172 600.
flybmi do carry bicycles. To check in your bike, it should be properly packed into a box. You should follow these guidelines before checking them in:
Please note fees may apply and these items are carried subject to availability.
Each customer flying on a Sale, Classic, or ClassicPlus Fare can bring one main piece of hand baggage onboard weighing up to 12kg, plus one personal item (such as a small handbag, purse, small briefcase, laptop bag, baby-changing bag, etc). Personal items are accepted at flybmi’s discretion. Hand baggage must have a maximum length of 55cm, width of 40cm and depth of 23cm. These dimensions include wheels, handles, side pockets, etc.
Each customer flying on an Executive Fare can bring two main piece of hand baggage onboard weighing up to 12kg, plus one personal item (such as a small handbag, purse, small briefcase, laptop bag, baby-changing bag, etc). Personal items are accepted at flybmi’s discretion. Hand baggage must have a maximum length of 55cm, width of 40cm and depth of 23cm. These dimensions include wheels, handles, side pockets, etc.
Larger pieces of hand baggage will have DAA tags ('Deliver At Aircraft side') attached to them at check-in or the gate. This tag is used for items that don’t fit in the overhead locker. These items are placed in the hold and passengers are then able to collect those items at the aircraft side on arrival.
Please note that the at East Midlands Airport, the baggage will be returned to you in the baggage reclaim area.
Any chemical or toxic substance which poses a risk to the health of passengers and crew or the security/safety of aircraft or property, including, but not limited to:
Any object capable, or appearing capable, of discharging a projectile or causing injury, including, but not limited to:
Objects capable of being used to cause serious injury when used to hit, including but not limited to:
Any explosive or highly combustible substance which poses a risk to the health of passengers and crew or the security/safety of aircraft or property, including, but not limited to:
Pointed or bladed articles capable of causing injury, including, but not limited to:
Firearms can be carried free of charge if weight is within the baggage allowance permitted (23kg Sale, Classic, and ClassicPlus and 40kg for Executive fares). Anything weighing over the permitted baggage allowance will be charged at a flat rate of £50 (or local currency equivalent) per passenger per sector.
Customers will be required to have the relevant documentation when carrying firearms.
Passengers travelling on an Executive fare can take a piece of sporting equipment or other exceptional items of baggage as part of their baggage allowance as long as it is within the total combined allowance of 46kg.
If the sports or musical equipment weighs over 23kg, a fixed £50/€57 fee applies and can be booked online or via the call centre/travel agent for a set fee or at airports for £100/€114 each way per sector fee applies on all Sale, Classic and ClassicPlus fares.
Sporting or musical equipment can be added via the Manage My Booking section of the website up to four hours in advance of travel. Please note fees may apply and these items are carried subject to availability.
The following are examples of some of the most popular items that are classed as sporting equipment*:
All passengers travelling on a flybmi Sale, Classic or ClassicPlus fares are entitled to check in one item of baggage weighing up to 23kg as well as one item of hand baggage (see above).
If you are travelling on an Executive fare, you can check in up to two bags, with a maximum combined weight of 46kg and carry two pieces of hand baggage to the airport (see above).
Passengers can pay for excess baggage at the departing airport or alternatively you can pay via our Customer Contact Centre:
Customer Contact Centre details
Tel (UK Callers): 0330 333 7998 (Calls to this number are free of charge)
Tel (International Callers): +44 330 333 7998
Telephone lines are open:
Opening hours during bank holidays may vary.
Email address: [email protected]
Additional bags can be booked via the call centre/travel agent for a set fee or at airports for £100/€114 each way, and sports equipment for £50/€57 online and £100/€114 each way and non refundable.
Please note excess baggage is charged at a rate of £10/€15 per kilo or local currency equivalent and is non refundable. These items are carried subject to availability.
flybmi look after your baggage while it’s in our care. However, on rare occasions your bag can be lost or delayed.
Firstly, if you have lost or misplaced your bag or belongings in the airport terminal, please contact the airport for assistance.
If your luggage has not appeared on the baggage carousel, and it’s now missing, we’ll do everything we can to help.
Here’s what to do if your bag is delayed or lost:
Contact us: customer care
Infants have an allowance of one piece of free checked baggage up to 10kg, plus one fully collapsible stroller. Infants do not have a hand baggage allowance.
Please choose a flight you would like to check-in for: