Avianca Baggage Fees & Tips To Cover the Expenses

Hi Marisol – we cannot directly answer your questions as we aren’t Avianca Airline. Upgraded Points is a website dedicated to publishing information related to points, miles, and general travel tips. That being said, we can tell you we did not come across specific information related to checking “boxes” when we compiled this article.

We recommend contacting Avianca directly either by phone or via their online chat option.

If you’re in the US, their call center phone number is 1-800-284-2622. If you’re outside of the US, you can find their other contact phone numbers here.

If you’d like to utilize their online chat option, you can do so here.

We hope you find the information you’re looking for!

It seems you’ve given two conflicting pieces of information on checked baggage between South Colombia and Europe.

In one section you say only one piece of checked baggage is allowed, in another you say two checked pieces are allowed. Could you please clarify

Lost too much money on Economy tickets with Covid Problems. I fly only XXL Premier with Avianca now. The two free 70 lb checked bags, Refundable/Changeable tickets and more generous and pleasant seats have my paying only about $40 over Economy. In the past two years I have had a collection of 11 or 12 Economy tickets go bad. About $4000 worth. Avianca makes the upgrades very affordable. And I don’t have inconsiderate seat recliners and seat kickers bothering me.

Does anyone know if they have curbside baggage check at Mexico City Juarez Airport? That would really make things good.

Hi Roxana,

Just to make you aware, we are not Avianca – we are Upgraded Points, so the information we advise is based on what we have sourced from Avianca’s baggage fee page.

Excess charges are route dependent and you can view these fees in the table above in the last column. Oversized checked baggage is anything measuring a linear total of 158cm – 230cm.

I will be flying from LAX to El Salvador and I’m trying to figure out how many bags I am allowed to bring. I know that I have a personal item bag and a carry on bag. Does it also include a 50lb bag? I’m not sure what fare type I purchased but in my email, it says coach – medium, I don’t know if that helps!

Hello Fredy. Yes, you can travel with air rifles but there are special conditions. https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/whatcanibring/items/compressed-air-guns

Hi Johnny, can you tell us which fare type you purchased? (Economy, business, etc)

Hi Danny,

According to Avianca’s baggage policy an umbrella stroller or fully collapsible stroller, weighing less than 20 lbs. / 9 kg is exempt from baggage charges. Any strollers 20 lbs./9 kg up to 50 lbs./ 23 kg and/or with total dimensions exceeding 158 cm/62 linear inches up to 230 cm/90 inches may be subject to oversized charges.

Hi Claudia,

Avianca’s maximum size for a piece of checked luggage is 158cm (max linear dimensions). To calculate this, add the length + width + depth of your bag.

Hi Judy!

Yes, you may bring both a personal item and a carry-on for your flight.

Thanks for reading!

Hi Miguel,

For this route, you should only be able to bring 1 checked bag weighing up to 23kgs.

Thanks for reading!

Your third piece of luggage will cost $175. Be sure to confirm with Avianca Vuela directly. Thanks for reading!

Hi Angie,

Yes, your son would have a checked bag included with his ticket.

Hi Hector,

If your backpack can fit underneath the seat in front of you then it will count as a personal item. If it is larger than that then they will likely count it as a carry-on.

Hi Jacky,

Yes, Avianca allows passengers to bring a piece of standard carry-on and a personal item.

Hi Daniel,

Where are you flying from and to?

Hi Rebecca,

If you’re flying from the U.S. then yes you should also be able to bring a checked bag with you weighing up to 50 lbs.

Thanks for reading!

Hey Jessica, all Avianca flights to the U.S. include a free checked bag at this time.

Hi Jo,

Keep in mind that we are not Avianca Airlines, we are Upgraded Points. According to the Avianca website, they will only accept credit cards or debit cards as a method of payment – not cash.

Hi Reza,

For this route, the cost should be $100 for an extra bag.

Hi Jason,

I recommend you call the Avianca customer service line directly and they should be able to give you a straight answer, the number is 1-(800)-284-2622.

Hi Tania,

For this route, your first checked bag should be free! Safe travels!

Hi Jen,

Yes, you should be allowed to bring your stroller. Safe travels!

Hi Anna,

The fee for this should be $40. Safe travels!

Hi Mike,

Star Alliance Gold allows an additional 20 kg (44 pounds) where the weight concept applies, or one additional piece of luggage where the piece concept applies.