All Solomon Airlines customers receive free cabin and checked baggage allowances as detailed below. Excess baggage rates will apply if you exceed your allowance. Please read all information about our baggage rules and our unaccompanied baggage service here. Note that even if your baggage meets the below requirements, we may refuse to carry it if it's not properly and securely packed. If your journey is ticketed with another airline, different baggage rules may apply, check your e-ticket itinerary for details. For assistance with checked baggage, including lost or damaged baggage, please email baggage.services@flysolomons.com.sb
When you are travelling on two or more separate tickets, Solomon Airlines will not through-check you or your bags to your final destination on the second (separate) ticket. You and your bags will be checked-in from your point of origin to your destination on your ticket with your IE flights.
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You will always need to collect your bags and clear immigration on your first entry into a country, regardless if you are checked through to a domestic destination.
If you hold a second ticket on another airline beyond the destination on your first ticket, Solomon Airlines will check you and your bags to the destination on your first ticket.
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If you are travelling from the Solomon Islands to Brisbane and connecting to another international flight which is on a separate ticket, you must collect your bag in Brisbane, complete immigration formalities and then check-in for your next flight. We cannot through-check your bags.
Please ensure you leave enough time to complete these formalities and obtain any transit visas you may need.
If you have multiple flights all on a single ticket number from your origin to your destination, we will check your baggage to your final destination.
| No. Tickets | Flight Route | Will I be through-checked |
|---|---|---|
| Ticket 1 | IE flight Honiara to Brisbane, QF flight Brisbane to Sydney | Yes - to Sydney |
| Ticket 1 | IE flight Honiara to Brisbane, NZ flight Brisbane to Auckland | Yes - to Auckland |
| Ticket 1 & Ticket 2 | IE flight Honiara to Brisbane & NZ flight Brisbane to Auckland | No - to Brisbane Only |
| Ticket 1 & Ticket 2 | IE flight Honiara to Brisbane & QF flight Brisbane to Sydney | No - to Brisbane Only |
The allowance can be made of:
Following items may be carried in cabin in addition to the 7kg allowance:
| Flight Class | Allowance | Max dimensions |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic Economy | 5kg | 105cm=48(w)+34(h)+23cm(d) |
| International Economy | 7kg | 105cm=48(w)+34(h)+23cm(d) |
| International Business | 10kg | 115cm=56(w)+36(h)+23cm(d) |
No single item of checked baggage can exceed 32kg
Infants: Adults travelling with an infant are entitled to carry the following items for free in addition to their checked allowance: portable cots, prams/strollers and car seats/baby capsules.
Children are entitled to the same baggage allowances as adults. If a child checks in a car seat/booster seat, it will be included in their baggage allowance (ie. it will not be carried free of charge).
International baggage allowances apply if you have a connection between a domestic and an international flight both operated by Solomon Airlines and booked in a single ticket. This is not applicable to passengers connecting via a different carrier.
| Flight Class | Allowance | Belama Plus / Flexible Economy |
|---|---|---|
| International Economy | 30 kg | 40 kg |
| International Business | 40 kg | 50 kg |
| Domestic Economy | 16 kg | 16 kg |
Valid for Solomon Airlines operated flights only. For codeshare rates, refer to the operating carrier.
Customers carrying sporting equipment are entitled to an additional 7kg of checked baggage allowance on Solomon Airlines operated flights. Sporting equipment includes, but is not limited to: Surfboards; Scuba diving equipment; Golf clubs; Bicycles, etc.
Bicycles must be suitably packed in a bike box. Bike boxes must be properly and securely packed. Before bicycles can be accepted they must be packed with:
You can check in the following items on Solomon Airlines operated services:
Knives must be carried in checked baggage. Spear guns must be unloaded with spears packed separately. Flares, incendiary or explosive spearheads will not be accepted at all in checked or cabin baggage. Compressed air or gas tanks will only be accepted if empty and regulator tap is open.
Small musical instruments may be carried onboard as cabin baggage provided that each instrument does not exceed dimensions of 85cm x 34cm x 23cm (total linear dimensions 142cm). As an example, many violins fit within these dimensions, while most guitars do not.
An instrument replaces one piece of the customer’s cabin baggage (equivalent to a piece with total linear dimensions of 105cm), and the weight counts toward the guest’s 7kg total carry-on allowance.
Please measure your musical instrument before arriving at the airport to confirm whether it can be taken as cabin baggage. It is recommended that you board the aircraft promptly to stow your instrument in an overhead locker.
Larger musical instruments (exceeding dimensions of 85cm x 34cm x 23cm) are not allocated an additional baggage allowance and are managed as follows:
All contents of your baggage must be packed securely and appropriately. Do not pack valuables, essential medication or important documents in your checked baggage.
Each item of checked baggage must be labelled with your name, address and contact details. We recommend that you lock your baggage. However, it may be necessary for governments, airports or their contractors to open and inspect your baggage as part of the security screening process. If your baggage is locked, and you aren't present when it's necessary to open it, the lock may be broken by security screeners.
Acceptance of your baggage is subject to compliance with our:
Note that even if your baggage meets the above requirements, we may refuse to carry it if it's not properly and securely packed. Finally, remember that no single item of checked baggage can exceed 32kg and all cabin baggage must fit under the seat in front of you or in an overhead locker, including musical instruments.
Seafood/meat/frozen products can be accepted as checked baggage when packed in the following way:
Note:
Live seafood cannot be carried as checked baggage. Contact Cargo if you wish to transport live seafood.
Commencing 15th October 2020, high-risk plant products will not be permitted entry into Australia. This means you may no longer pack these goods in your luggage when travelling to Australia. Instead, we encourage you to buy these goods from Australian suppliers who have either sourced their goods locally or imported them through commercial channels. Failure to comply with these requirements will result in the destruction of the goods upon arrival in Australia.
This includes: Rice, Chickpeas, Cucurbit seed, Cumin seed, Safflower seed, Bean seed, Soybean, Mung beans, cowpeas, Lentils, Wheat, Coriander seed, Celery seed, Peanuts, Dried chillies/capsicum, Faba bean, Pigeon Pea, Pea seed, Fennel seed. Click here for further details