The number of hold baggage items you can check in on your TAP flight will depend on your fare, destination or your TAP Miles&Go Status.
If you are travelling as a family, please be aware that the hold baggage allowance for children (aged from 2 to 11 years) is the same as the allowance for adults.
The hold and cabin baggage allowances for children (aged from 2 to 11 years) is the same as the allowance for adults. Babies (under the age of 2) have a 10kg baggage allowance, except when travelling tap|discount. You may only carry one piece of hold baggage when travelling tap|discount, which may be one of the following: folding baby buggies, baby chair or basket. Click here for more information about hold baggage.
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Hold baggage - Weight and sizes
Hold baggage
Travel with everything you need.
For flights departing from London City airport, verify all additional information here.
Important information
Baggage is carried in the hold for free on all flights except for tap|discount. Passengers flying with tap|discount who want to put luggage in the hold, can buy this service here.
If your connecting time is between 6h and 24h your check-in will automatically be to your final destination. Thus, if you wish to retrieve your baggage at the intermediate point, please indicate this upon drop-off of your hold baggage.
For clients with Stopovers over 24h check-in will be to the intermediate destination and hold baggage must be retrieved.
If your connecting time is between 6h and 24h your check-in will automatically be to your final destination. Thus, if you wish to retrieve your baggage at the intermediate point, please indicate this upon drop-off of your hold baggage.
For clients with Stopovers over 24h check-in will be to the intermediate destination and hold baggage must be retrieved.
Baggage allowance information
Restrictions for the transport of baggage on flights to and/or from Abidjan, Accra, Bissau, Dakar, Lomé, Praia, São Vicente and Sao tome. Please find out more here.
Take care with your baggage
When you check in your hold baggage a ticket is issued that allows the owner to be identified. For security reasons, luggage is always checked on the same plane the passenger travels on.
- Make sure your baggage is properly sealed and identified with your name and address;
- Do not exceed the capacity of the bag, so that it is not damaged;
- Always check the identification information before checking in the bag and when reclaiming it;
- Immediately inform us in the event of loss or damage;
- Do not carry other people's bags if you do not know the contents;
- If you are transporting bottles of wine and/or olive oil, then please make sure they are registered as cargo. Find out all you need to know about Baggage Recommendations here.
Articles forbidden in the hold
Some items may not be carried in the hold. If you want to travel with any of these objects, you can carry them in your hand baggage.
- Valuable and personal items;
- Fragile or perishable items;
- Essential medicines;
- Keys;
- ID documents or passport;
- Professional or academic documents;
- Samples;
- Electronic devices (e.g. TVs).
Important information
Check the complete list of forbidden/dangerous items before travelling.
Electronic cigarettes [tooltip: Electronic devices that simulate a normal cigarette and smoking] cannot be transported in the hold for safety reasons. You may carry them in hand baggage, but their use is not permitted on board TAP aircraft.
Electronic cigarettes [tooltip: Electronic devices that simulate a normal cigarette and smoking] cannot be transported in the hold for safety reasons. You may carry them in hand baggage, but their use is not permitted on board TAP aircraft.