Luggage allowance on Japan Airlines
- Economy and Premium Economy Class – 2 pieces of luggage up to 23 kg each.
- Business and First Class – 3 items up to 32 kg each.
Small children who do not occupy a seat are provided with the right to carry 1 baggage item up to 23 kg. The allowance is increased to the standard allowance if the child buys a separate seat (corresponding to the selected class of service).
There are several important features:
- One passenger can carry the norm of his/her class of service + 7 additional units with a total weight not exceeding 45 kg.
- Depending on the type of limit exceeded, there may be one or more fees.
Extra baggage fares for passengers traveling on routes within Japan, Russia, Guam, Asia and Oceania region:
| Type of limit exceeded | Fee in yen (US/Canadian dollars) |
| Additional item of luggage | 10,000 (100/100) |
| by weight 23 kilograms to 32 kilograms | 6,000 (60/60) |
| by weight 32 kg – 45 kg | 30,000 (300/300) |
| by size (over 203 cm) | 10,000 (100/100) |
Hand luggage
All passengers on Japan Airlines flights are allowed to take 1 piece of hand luggage and 1 personal item with total dimensions not exceeding 115 cm (55x40x25) and weighing no more than 10 kg.
Prohibited from being brought aboard a plane:
- Any items that can be used as a weapon, including knives and large blunt objects.
- Objects with sharp edges (hand tools, scissors, saws, stationery and Swiss knives).
- Other dangerous personal items (such as stun guns and pepper sprays for self-defense).
- Liquids in containers not exceeding 100 ml and in transparent compact packaging with dimensions not exceeding 80 cm around the perimeter.
- Windproof lighters, gun-shaped lighters, gasoline lighters, matches and lithium lighters must be packed in your luggage.
- Self-heating solder in any form (even used).
The following substances are prohibited in any form:
- Hazardous and poisonous substances (poisons, pesticides, insecticides, alkaloids and others).
- Flammable and explosive mixtures (dynamite, grenades, fireworks, magnesium, cellulose).
- Adhesive, paint, bleaching and dissolving liquids.
- Gasoline, kerosene, motor oil, ethanol, formalin, chloroform, mercury.
- Portable lithium-ion batteries with a specific gravity of lithium greater than 2 g.
- Gas and oxygen cylinders (except for medical use).
- Fire extinguishers, helium in a gaseous state.
- Hair styling devices with a chargeable, non-removable lithium-ion battery.
- Irons, hot glue guns with liquid fuel or non-removable lithium-ion battery.
- Non-food dry ice, non-medical activated or conventional charcoal.
- Magnets and biomaterials for scientific or commercial purposes.
All passengers are prohibited from using any smoking paraphernalia or vaping devices.
Animal transportation
Japan Airlines transports pets with a fee for each individual container:
| Weight and dimensions of the container (w x h x d) cm | Tariff (in Turkish Lira, TRY) |
| 11.5 kg up to 45 x 45 x 41 | JPY25,000 (US$250/250CAD) |
| 7.4 kg up to 32 x 32 x 39 | JPY25,000 (US$250/250CAD) |
To transport your pet, you must reserve a ticket with the appropriate service 4 days prior to departure.
Container requirements:
- be three-dimensional so that the animal can stand up, turn around and lie down.
- made of durable material (Plexiglas, wood, plastic).
- be well ventilated, but not made of mesh or metal grids.
- wheels (if any) are well secured or removed.
- rental containers are sanitized to prevent infestations.
- no more than one animal per container, including rodent and small pet cases.
The following types are allowed on Japan Airlines planes:
- Dogs and cats more than 8 weeks old.
- Small birds that eat fruit, seeds, and insects.
- Rodents, stoats, squirrels, chinchillas and some martens.