Condor Checked Baggage

Condor checked baggage on US and Canada flights is one 23 kg bag on Economy Classic, Green and Flex, one 32 kg bag in Premium, and two 32 kg bags in Business. Economy Zero includes no hold bag at all.

Every piece is capped at 158 cm and 32 kg. Condor’s excess charges on this route stack to USD 360 for a single bag that is both heavy and oversize.

The Condor record prints the allowance and the headline fees. This page is Condor checked baggage in full. The allowance by fare and zone, the USA and Canada excess table, the 32 kg wall, and what Condor keeps out of the hold.

Condor checked baggage allowance by fare

Condor prices by zone, and the United States and Canada are Zone 5. The carrier’s free baggage allowance page uses pieces there. Its other long haul zones use a total weight.

Each piece may total 158 cm in length plus width plus height. No piece may weigh more than 32 kg on any fare.

Economy Zero is the fare that catches people. It is the cheapest transatlantic price on the booking screen and it includes nothing in the hold.

The gap between Zero and Classic is often less than the price of adding a bag. The Condor baggage fees page works through that comparison fare by fare.

What excess costs on USA and Canada routes

Condor’s excess baggage page prints Zone 5 in US and Canadian dollars. These are the airport figures per piece, per direction.

Prepaid online prices are lower. The first bag on Economy Zero is USD 75 online.

An extra bag on other fares is USD 120 online against USD 180 at the airport. Buy the bag before the airport and the difference on a family of four is a hotel night.

On Zones 3 and 4, Condor charges excess by the kilo instead. It is EUR 20 or USD 24 per kg over the allowance, plus EUR 200 or USD 240 for an oversize piece. The baggage cost calculator totals either system for a whole trip.

The 23 kg line and the 32 kg wall

On a Classic fare, a 24 kg bag pays the same USD 120 overweight charge as a 32 kg bag. There is no per kilo mercy on Zone 5. Above 32 kg the bag is refused as baggage, whatever the fare, and goes to cargo.

That makes the arithmetic simple. A 30 kg bag costs USD 120 in overweight; a second 23 kg bag costs USD 120 prepaid.

Two bags carry more for the same money, so split the load. The general guide to overweight and oversize baggage fees compares Condor’s flat bands with per kilo carriers.

An Etekcity digital luggage scale costs a fraction of the USD 120 band. Weigh at home and move weight between bags until each is under 23.

Cabin bags at the gate

Condor weighs cabin bags. An oversize or overweight carry-on on a USA route costs USD 120 at the gate.

That equals the checked overweight band, so the 8 kg cabin limit is no place to hide weight. The Condor carry-on size page covers the cabin rules.

What Condor keeps out of the hold

Condor’s hazardous goods page follows the IATA list. Power banks and spare lithium batteries travel in the cabin, never checked; electronic cigarettes go in the cabin too. Smart bags need their battery removed before the bag is checked.

The site’s page on power banks on a plane covers the watt-hour thresholds. Skis, golf bags and bicycles are priced as special baggage on Condor’s sports equipment page, not as an ordinary piece.

Connecting flights

Condor is a leisure carrier with point to point flights from US gateways to Frankfurt. On a Condor ticket that connects onward, the allowance printed on the booking governs the whole trip. On a separate onward ticket, you collect the bag in Frankfurt and check it in again under the second airline’s rules.

For a US itinerary on linked tickets, the DOT most significant carrier rule decides whose allowance applies. The checked baggage weight limit guide has the same rule in plain words.

Packing to 23 kg on Condor

One piece is included and a flat USD 120 charge lands the moment it passes 23 kg. The empty weight of the case is therefore the number to manage.

The Travelpro Maxlite 5 25 inch is the standard choice. Customer reviews commonly mention how little of a 23 kg allowance it uses. At 25 inches it sits inside 158 cm with room.

For a Premium or Business fare with 32 kg pieces, the Samsonite Omni PC 24 inch is the hardside option. It sits well inside the size limit.

Owners note that a full 24 inch hardside gets heavy fast. That matters less at 32 kg than at 23.

The bottom line

Condor checked baggage on USA and Canada flights is one 23 kg bag on Classic, Green and Flex, one 32 kg bag in Premium, two in Business, and nothing on Zero. Every piece is 158 cm and 32 kg at most.

The airport prices are steep: USD 180 for a bag, USD 120 for overweight, USD 240 for oversize, USD 360 for both. Buy the bag online, keep it under 23 kg, and split the load across two pieces rather than paying the overweight band.

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