Luggage

Hand luggage

General information

In order to guarantee optimal safety and comfort for everyone, in the aircraft cabin you are only allowed one item of hand luggage. It may be accompanied by accessories such as a handbag, laptop computer, briefcase or coat and must comply with the new safety measures.

To consult the criteria for hand luggage, please view the luggage allowance table.

Important!All items not allowed in the cabin must go in the hold. When in doubt, feel free to ask the check-in staff.

Please note: despite all of the care and professionalism we devote each day to providing you with an optimal service, delays may occasionally be encountered in forwarding your hold baggage. To avoid any problems, please keep all vital items with you in your hand luggage (including keys, medicines, etc)

Liquids in hand luggage: new safety measures

European regulations now require airlines to refuse to accept liquids in the cabin, except for the exceptions detailed below.

This applies to all flights departing from the European Union, including the overseas departments, Switzerland, Norway and Iceland.

The term "liquids" includes:
- liquids,
- gels,
- pastes,
- the content of pressurized containers (drinks, perfume, lotions, skin gel, shower gel, shampoo, toothpaste, shaving foam and any other item with a similar consistency),
- liquid cheeses or "fromage blanc" varieties of more than 100ml or 100g (mascarpone, fromage frais, yoghurt, dessert cream, etc),
- cream cheeses such as cheese spreads, of more than 100ml or 100g (Vache qui rit, Kiri, Boursin, St Morêt, etc.).

In accordance with the new regulations, fish and other aquatic animals may no longer travel in our airline cabins. These animals can now only be carried as freight.

You may take liquids vital to your health with you in the cabin, including:

• Baby food necessary for the journey
• Dietary supplements
• Medicines

When in the departure lounge, the security staff may ask you to demonstrate the authenticity of any liquids, either by means of a proof of purchase or a prescription, or by tasting them.

IMPORTANT: any liquids which do not meet the characteristics described above will be confiscated by the security staff in the departure lounge!

Prepare your luggage carefully

n order to ensure full compliance with the security and safety rules which apply in the airline industry, we would ask that you carefully read our tips for preparing your luggage. Certain types of baggage are not authorized for air transport or must be packed in special packaging in order to be accepted. (In particular, pay careful attention to hidden dangerous items!).

Furthermore, the airline company's liability is limited in the event of loss, theft or damage and so supplementary insurance may sometimes be necessary.

Dangerous/hazardous items

The customer is considered fully liable for any problems onboard as a result of the transportation of dangerous items in luggage bearing his name, if these items have not been declared at check-in.

Some dangerous items may be "hidden":

• Electrical appliances
• Wheelchair batteries
• Some automotive parts
• Diving equipment
• Some medical supplies
• Camping equipment
• Photographic supplies

IMPORTANT : diving torches must always be separated from their power sources (batteries, bulbs, storage cells, etc) and placed in the hand luggage.

Diving cylinders are allowed in the hold. These must always be emptied and their tops removed. They are included in your hold baggage allowance.

For further information for specific cases, please feel free to contact us on 0820 042 042.

Forbidden items

For health and safety reasons, a number of items are absolutely forbidden onboard the aircraft, in the cabin or in the hold. You are naturally fully liable if you carry any of these dangerous items, and fail to declare them at the time of check-in.

• Explosives: fireworks, Bengal flares, rockets, bangers, explosive novelty items, etc.
• Pressurized, flammable or non-flammables gases: teargas, food warmers using refills or butane bottles, gas cartridges, major quantities of aerosols, freon or helium, etc.
• Flammable liquids: oil/petrol food warmers and refills, paint and thinners, varnish, car lacquer, fuel, motorized items if the fuel tank is not entirely empty (mopeds, motorcycles, go-carts, mowers, chainsaws, electrical generators), etc.
• Flammable solids: such as matches, firelighters, or barbecue lighters.
• Toxic products: Toxic or anesthetic products, pesticides, insecticides, infectious substances or microbiological cultures, etc.
• Organic peroxides and oxidizers: products designed for day-to-day domestic use such as oxygenated water, washing powder, detergents, chemical products, liquid or powdered fertilizers (chlorate or nitrate) and weed killer, etc.
• Radioactive substances: Equipment, products, instruments or appliances containing radioactive material, even if this is considered to be exempt from regulations.
• Any corrosive product such as batteries, electrolyte, barometers or mercury thermometers and barometers.
• Hazardous goods (miscellaneous): included in UN classification 9 include carbonic ice and yet this is still carried. However, the passenger must inform the airline of this and must not exceed a maximum of 2.5 kg per passenger, with the packaging making it possible to easily evacuate carbon dioxide.

If you are in any doubt as to whether you can carry certain goods (in the hold or cabin) please contact us on 0820.042.042.

If you are planning to bring along valuable or fragile items

We would like to remind you that your luggage must be locked, and labeled both inside and outside with your last name, first name and permanent address.

Please note: the airline may not be held liable for the following items carried in checked-in luggage :

• Money (cash, credit cards, check books)
• Shares and securities
• Business papers/Identity documents
• Medicines
• Jewelry
• Car keys/house keys
• Samples
• Valuable items (cameras, camcorders, computers, mobile phones, hi-fi equipment, electronic games, electronic diaries, etc).
• Fragile items (vases, paintings, etc).

For these last two categories in particular, we strongly recommend that you take out specific private insurance covering these types of items, protecting you in the event of loss or damage.

Hold baggage

The weight concept is applied for all destinations, with the exception of Fort-de-France, Pointe-à-Pitre, Saint-Martin and Canada:

Your luggage is carried free of charge up to a certain weight limit, which varies from destination to destination. Above this allowance, we are obliged to charge a price supplement for each excess kilo.

To view the authorized allowances for our destinations in addition to the price per excess kilo: click here

Any items or luggage which do not meet these requirements and which are presented for check-in without the prior approval of the airline will be refused.

Specific allowances

For babies (0 to 2 years): an allowance of 10 kg of hold baggage is allocated to our youngest travelers, regardless of the baggage concept applicable to your destination. What's more, baby's pushchair travels free of charge.

For students, a special allowance is granted upon presentation of a valid student card.

Prepare your luggage carefully

In order to ensure full compliance with the security and safety rules which apply in the airline industry, we would ask that you carefully read our tips for preparing your luggage. Certain types of baggage are not authorized for air transport or must be packed in special packaging in order to be accepted. (In particular, pay careful attention to hidden dangerous items!).

Furthermore, the airline company's liability is limited in the event of loss, theft or damage and so supplementary insurance may sometimes be necessary.

Dangerous/hazardous items

The customer is considered fully liable for any problems onboard as a result of the transportation of dangerous items in luggage bearing his name, if these items have not been declared at check-in.

Some dangerous items may be "hidden":

• Electrical appliances
• Wheelchair batteries
• Some automotive parts
• Diving equipment
• Some medical supplies
• Camping equipment
• Photographic supplies

IMPORTANT: diving torches must always be separated from their power sources (batteries, bulbs, storage cells, etc) and placed in the hand luggage.

Diving cylinders are allowed in the hold. These must always be emptied and their tops removed. They are included in your hold baggage allowance.

For further information for specific cases, please feel free to contact us on 0820 042 042.

Forbidden items

For health and safety reasons, a number of items are absolutely forbidden onboard the aircraft, in the cabin or in the hold. You are naturally fully liable if you carry any of these dangerous items, and fail to declare them at the time of check-in.

• Explosives: fireworks, Bengal flares, rockets, bangers, explosive novelty items, etc.
• Pressurized, flammable or non-flammable gases: teargas, food warmers using refills or butane bottles, gas cartridges, major quantities of aerosols, freon or helium, etc.
• Flammable liquids: oil/petrol food warmers and refills, paint and thinners, varnish, car lacquer, fuel, motorized items if the fuel tank is not entirely empty (mopeds, motorcycles, go-carts, mowers, chainsaws, electrical generators), etc.
• Flammable solids: such as matches, firelighters, or barbecue lighters.
• Toxic products: Toxic or anesthetic products, pesticides, insecticides, infectious substances or microbiological cultures, etc.
• Organic peroxides and oxidizers: products designed for day-to-day domestic use such as oxygenated water, washing powder, detergents, chemical products, liquid or powdered fertilizers (chlorate or nitrate) and weed killer, etc.
• Radioactive substances: Equipment, products, instruments or appliances containing radioactive material, even if this is considered to be exempt from regulations.
• Any corrosive product such as batteries, electrolyte, barometers or mercury thermometers and barometers.
• Hazardous goods (miscellaneous): included in UN classification 9 include carbonic ice and yet this is still carried. However, the passenger must inform the airline of this and must not exceed a maximum of 2.5 kg per passenger, with the packaging making it possible to easily evacuate carbon dioxide.

If you are in any doubt as to whether you can carry certain goods (in the hold or cabin) please contact us on 0820.042.042.

If you are planning to bring along valuable or fragile items

We would like to remind you that your luggage must be locked, and labeled both inside and outside with your last name, first name and permanent address.

Please note: the airline may not be held liable for the following items carried in checked-in luggage:

• Money (cash, credit cards, check books)
• Shares and securities
• Business papers/Identity documents
• Medicines
• Jewelry
• Car keys/house keys
• Samples
• Valuable items (cameras, camcorders, computers, mobile phones, hi-fi equipment, electronic games, electronic diaries, etc).
• Fragile items (vases, paintings, etc).

For these last two categories in particular, we strongly recommend that you take out specific private insurance covering these types of items, protecting you in the event of loss or damage.

Special luggage

For full information about the regulations concerning equipment for people with disabilities, click here.

Sports equipment and musical instruments

Sports equipment (golf bag, a bicycle, a wind/water surfboard, skis (snow or water), kite surfing board and diving equipment).

With Corsairfly, everything is included in your baggage allowance up to the authorized size and weight limits. Beyond these limits, please refer to the luggage price table.

Children's bicycles can be carried with no extra supplement even in excess of the allowance if their size is between 12 and 20 inches.

An acoustic guitar is considered as hand luggage with no price supplement payable. A cello is allowed in the cabin if you purchase an additional seat. For size and fragility reasons, your double bass or harp must travel as freight.

Sharp objects

These objects are accepted in the hold with no prior application required, on condition that certain compulsory requirements are met:
They must be dismantled in as far as possible, packed in a suitable padded, strong recipient which effectively protects the items and must present no risk of damaging other luggage or injuring the luggage handlers.

Sporting or hunting weapons and ammunition

These items are accepted in the hold, on condition that the following instructions are observed:

• When checking in, these items must be reported and accompanied by an authorization to possess such weapons (a hunting permit, shooting license and documents proving ownership of the weapon). Luggage will be scanned using x-rays.
• Naturally, weapons are banned in the cabin. They may only be carried in the hold. Your weapons must be fully unloaded and packed in a sleeve or case. We can only accept them if they are accepted by the authorities in the departure, transit and destination countries.
• Ammunition must be perfectly secured in each package in order that they cannot collide or knock together. These packages must not be placed inside any other item of hold baggage. A maximum of 5 kg of cartridges, (inclusive of packaging) will be accepted per passenger. Explosive tipped or incendiary/tracer cartridges are forbidden and any loose ammunition will be refused.
• Please always announce the transportation of a weapon before departure by calling 0 820 042 042.

Plants and perishable foodstuffs.

For most plant products, you must present a plant health certificate and your import license in order for them to enter the destination country. Don't forget that you must be in possession of these documents at the time of carriage.

For certain destinations, French legislation only authorizes you to carry 1 kg of fresh foodstuffs. You should also be aware that a large number of products are banned. For further information, please contact the authorities concerned in the departure, transit and destination countries. You can also send your enquiry to:

Ministère de l'Agriculture et de la Pêche (French Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries)
Sous-direction de l'hygiène des aliments
251, rue de Vaugirard
75732 Paris Cedex 15
Tel : 01 49 55 84 17

Please note! The customs department will confiscate any forbidden products, regardless of their origin or place of departure.

For the transportation of perishable goods, Corsairfly may not be considered liable in the event of any loss, theft or damage. Passengers are advised to take out suitable specific insurance beforehand to cover this type of item.

Unaccompanied luggage

Our partner LibertyBag offers Corsairfly passengers a useful home service which includes collecting and checking-in their luggage in addition to reserving their plane seat.

If you are flying from Paris

Travel with maximum peace of mind thanks to LibertyBag:

• Travel light: LibertyBag collects your luggage from your home or from another location of your choice (*) and delivers it directly to the airport.
• Peace of mind: it checks in for you (each passenger is supplied with boarding cards) and checks in your luggage.
• No waiting around: LibertyBag delivers your luggage to your hotel or another chosen location (*) when your flight arrives.

(*) for further information about the locations covered by the LibertyBag service.

Prices

Departure		Arrival	Special price for Corsairfly passengers, valid for 2 items of luggage (**)
Luggage collection	Check-in	Luggage delivery
Yes			€35
Yes	Yes		€50
		Yes	€35
yes		Yes	€70
Yes	Yes	Yes	€85

(**) Each extra luggage item is billed at €10.

To benefit from this offer...

Your reservation must be made at the latest three days before your departure date. Your luggage and your check-in will be subject to airport security rules. The luggage is packed and sealed to ensure that it remains tamperproof. To benefit from this offer, please complete the form available by clicking the banner below.

If you are flying from the Antilles

Bagage Plus

Our partner Bagage Plus offers Corsairfly passengers flying from Fort-de-France and Pointe-à-Pitre a useful home service includes collecting and checking-in their luggage in addition to reserving their plane seat.

Travel with maximum peace of mind thanks to Bagage Plus:

• Bagage Plus collects your luggage on the morning of your departure, before midday, at the address of your choice.
• Your luggage is strapped and sealed with lead seals to ensure that it remains tamperproof.
• At home, at the hotel or at your office, you fill out the check-in formalities: including contact details, weight, safety/security and transfer of liability to Bagage Plus.
• Bagage Plus checks-in on your behalf at the Corsairfly flight desk and reserves your seat onboard the plane
• At the airport, you collect your boarding card, aircraft ticket and identity documents from Bagage Plus, 60 minutes before departure.

Prices

This service is free for clients traveling in the Grand Large class and an exclusive 15% reduction is proposed for clients traveling in Horizon class. Information and reservations: 05.90.217.197 or www.bagageplus.com

SPECIAL PRICE FOR CORSAIRFLY PASSENGERS
Price (taxes incl.) Zone 1	Collection at home	Dropped off at our offices
1 person	€27,20	€18,70
2 people	€40,80	€28,05
Child, 2-12 yrs	10,20€	6,80€
Family	€56,10	€42,50

Zone 1 : Abymes, Baie-Mahault, Gosier, Pointe-à-pitre, Ducos, Fort-de-France, Lamentin, Rivière salée, Saint-Esprit, Saint-Joseph.
Zone 2 + €6,80 incl. of taxes : Goyave, Lamentin ? Morne à l'eau, Petit-Bourg, Sainte-Anne, Sainte-Marie, Anse-d'Arlets, Case-Pilote, Le Diamant, Le François, Gros Morne, Rivière Pilote, Le Robert, Sainte-Luce, Schoeler
Zone 3 + €13,60 incl. of taxes : Anse-Bertrand, Baillif, Basse-Terre, Bouillante, Capesterre-Belle-Eau, Deshaies, Gourbeyre, Moule, Petit-Canal, Pointe-Noire, Port-Louis, Saint-Claude, Saint-François, Sainte-Rose, Trois-Rivières, Vieux-Fort, Vieux-Habitants, Vauclin, Sainte-Anne, Marin, Saint-Pierre and the North, as far as Trinité, Morne-Vert and Belle-Fontaine.

Luggage Price list

Non-contractual information applicable for Horizon and Grand Large class trips, valid on 23/04/2012 and subject to modification without notice.

To view the price list, click here

Unaccompanied luggage

Unaccompanied luggage must imperatively be dropped off several hours before your departure or even the previous day in the freight area except for that collected directly from your home. A transport file will then be drawn up by our correspondents, including a number of important documents :

• The Air Waybill (AWB number taking the following form "923 - xxxx xxxx"): this is your transport contract with the airline company (please see the conditions overleaf). You will need produce this number upon arrival in order to collect your goods
• The declaration of value which must be signed by you, or an invoice for new goods.

Our correspondent will inform you of the scheduled lead time for forwarding your goods, subject to availability. Caution: this information is non-contractual and provided for information purposes only. In compliance with the rules of the security section, the shipment of your goods may be delayed (for example if the consolidated shipment reveals opaque areas when scanned with x-rays). Consequently, we advise that you check with the Freight Department at your end destination to ensure that your shipment has been received before going to fetch it.

Upon arrival, your freight will be stored in the holding warehouse while awaiting processing or delivery. You should take care as at some destinations you may be subject to warehousing costs if you do not collect your shipment within 2 or 3 days following its arrival!

Don't forget

Packaging: items are handled several times during transportation and it is important to ensure that each of your shipments includes sufficiently strong and sturdy packaging to avoid any damage.

If your shipment requires special packaging, please feel free to contact our correspondents for advice: contacts

Your declaration of the contents enables the airline to identify "at risk" items and to take the necessary precautions, and so you should be sure to draw up an exhaustive list of your products in order that the necessary temperature and handling precautions may be taken (fruit and vegetables, fish, glass bottles, etc).

Due to the need for customs checks, our correspondents must be able to access the contents of your shipment (if locked, you should provide a duplicate set of keys).

Insurance:

You can also take out ad valorem insurance for the transportation of your unaccompanied items/luggage as freight (invoice required). For shipments with a high market value, specific transport conditions apply - please enquire beforehand (example: works of art, etc.).

Hidden hazardous items!

Please note: airline regulations are complex and extremely strict, so please feel free to ask us any questions concerning acceptance criteria (quantity limitations/required documents/packaging, etc).

(Examples of hazardous items: aerosols, perfumes, strong alcoholic drinks, corrosive or flammable liquids, batteries, fireworks, refills for lighters, camping stove bottles, gas bottles, etc).