Can you combine baggage allowance between passengers on budget airlines to Hurghada?
Based on 3 discussions with 4 participants · Last activity: 2 days ago
Based on 3 discussions with 4 participants · Last activity: 2 days ago
TL;DR
Al Masria allows combining baggage allowances between passengers (e.g. two 10 kg quotas = one 20 kg bag). Pegasus charges extra for checked luggage — one traveler paid around 3,000 RUB for a 9 kg bag on a hand-luggage-only fare.
Another Nesma report says the airline leniently totals baggage weight for the whole family rather than strictly enforcing 15 kg per person, but no single suitcase should exceed 23 kg. One family had bags of 20 kg and 10 kg and passed without extra charges.
Another Al Masria report: carry-on allowance is 5 kg per passenger (in addition to the 10 kg checked baggage per person).
On a UTair flight, checked baggage allowance is not pooled between passengers, and carry-on is limited to 5 kg per person. With combined luggage of 22-23 kg, travelers had to shift items into carry-on since combining allowances across passengers wasn't allowed.
Another baggage-pooling report: with a 15 kg per-passenger allowance, two suitcases weighing 21 kg and 18 kg (nearly 39 kg combined) were accepted with no questions or extra fees — suggesting some airlines tolerate overage well beyond the usual pooled limit.
Ural Airlines' default checked allowance is 10 kg, but travelers paid about 2,500 RUB to upgrade it to 23 kg — this had to be arranged at the airport itself, not in advance through the travel agency.
When two passengers tried to share one large suitcase within a combined 20 kg limit, they went over — they ended up wearing extra clothes, shifting items into carry-on, or paying roughly $10 for the excess weight.
On an Al Masria flight, a family's combined baggage weighed just over 31 kg and was let through without issue — suggesting the practical pooled-baggage threshold runs slightly above the usual 30 kg figure.
On Nesma, checked baggage is typically counted as a combined total for all passengers in the booking: at check-in, travelers were allowed to put shared luggage under one passenger as long as the total allowance was respected. The practical rule reported was 15 kg per person, with a maximum of 30 kg for any single suitcase.
Traveler reports say Air Cairo allows passengers to pool their baggage allowance: the total can be split across multiple pieces, but a single bag must not exceed 32 kg, while a standard suitcase limit is 23 kg. Cabin baggage was reported as 10 kg per passenger.
Al Masria allows passengers to pool their baggage allowances. A family of three traveled with one child's 10 kg bag and one shared 20 kg bag for two adults — no issues at check-in.
Al Masria's per-passenger baggage allowance is 10 kg. Combining two passengers' quotas into a single 20 kg bag is permitted based on traveler experience.
Pegasus basic fares include only a 3 kg carry-on. Adding a 9 kg checked bag cost approximately 3,000 RUB extra — paid at the time of the flight.
On Pegasus flights, carry-on bags were not checked with a sizer. Water was provided free on board. Small food bags were allowed under the seat or in the overhead compartment.