Checked baggage

The baggage allowance per passenger (adult or child over 2 years) for Non-European Air Mauritius flights is as follows:

Non-European routes (excluding Rodrigues):
Economy Class 23 Kg*
Business Class 30 Kg*

*Please note that your tickets will show the above baggage allowance.

Rodrigues to Mauritius and vice versa (excluding travel to/from Australia)
Economy Class 15 Kg

BAGGAGE WEIGHT AND DIMENSIONS

Please note that for any piece of checked baggage, the maximum weight is 32 kg and the dimensions (length + width + height) should not exceed 158 cm. For dimensions exceeding 158 cm up to a maximum of 300 cm, a surcharge of EUR 300 will apply. If dimensions exceed 300 cm, prior arrangements have to be made for your baggage to be carried as cargo as such oversized baggage will not be allowed as checked baggage at check-in. Please contact an Air Mauritius office for more information.

Europe-Rodrigues

For through check-in from Europe to Rodrigues, passengers must pay the applicable fees for weight exceeding 15 kg on the Mauritius-Rodrigues route. The excess baggage fees will be charged at the boarding point in Europe.

Australia - Mauritius

For travel between Mauritius and Australia on AIR MAURITIUS / VIRGIN AUSTRALIA joint fares only, a checked baggage allowance of 30 kg will apply to Economy Class passengers and 40 kg to Business Class passengers. For passengers who are entitled to additional baggage allowances on Air Mauritius flights (e.g Students or Kestrelflyer members), please note that the additional baggage entitlements will not apply on VIRGIN AUSTRALIA. For travel between Mauritius and Australia on AIR MAURITIUS / QANTAS joint fares only, please note that QANTAS baggage entitlements will apply on the domestic connecting flights.
For travel on other airlines, their normal baggage allowance will apply.

Please refer to Air Mauritius - Virgin Australia Q & A Sheet for more details on Virgin Australia’s baggage policies.

Australia - Rodrigues

Passengers travelling on this route on Air Mauritius will have a total baggage allowance of 23 kg.This luggage entitlement will apply for all the sectors on the route namely Australia-Mauritius and vice versa as well as Mauritius-Rodrigues and vice versa.

For passengers traveling from Australia to Rodrigues via Mauritius, baggage will be checked-in to Mauritius and during transit at SSR International Airport, our staff will ensure that passengers are given the 23 kg baggage allowance for the Mauritius-Rodrigues sector. The same process will apply for passengers traveling Rodrigues via Mauritius to Australia.
To benefit from the above entitlement on Rodrigues route, the following conditions apply :

Passengers must be travelling on a single through ticket.
Baggage must be through checked from originating port in Australia or Rodrigues.
In the event that flights between Mauritius and Rodrigues are subject to weight restrictions, it may happen that the passenger’s baggage will not be carried on the same flight but should in principle be transported on the next available Air Mauritius flight.

Students

Students are entitled to a baggage allowance of 40 kg, if they are traveling on student fares.

Kestrelflyer Gold & Silver cardholders

Kestrelflyer members benefit from an additional baggage allowance as indicated below:

	Maurice-Rodrigues vv	Other flights
Kestrelflyer Gold	8 Kg	12 Kg
Kestrelflyer Silver	5 Kg	8 Kg

Kestrelflyer Gold & Silver cardholders may redeem 18,400 miles for an additional baggage (not exceeding 23 kg) beyond their free baggage allowance as per the frequent flyer programme.