Last updated: 31 October 2026.
What Air France owes you is set by its Conditions of Carriage and the Montreal Convention. Amounts are in Special Drawing Rights (SDR).
1,519 SDRlimit per passenger for checked or unchecked baggage
6,303 SDRlimit per passenger for delay
7 daysto complain in writing about damaged baggage
21 daysto complain about delayed baggage
Limits
- Death or bodily injury
- Not limited. Above 151,880 SDR per passenger the airline can defend itself by showing it was not at fault or that a third party alone caused the damage. Advance payment of at least 16,000 SDR on death, within 15 days.
- Passenger delay
- 6,303 SDR per passenger
- Delayed checked baggage
- 1,519 SDR per passenger
- Checked baggage destroyed, lost or damaged
- 1,519 SDR per passenger, or the higher value you declared
- Unchecked baggage
- Only if the airline or its staff is at fault; up to 1,519 SDR
- A special declaration of interest, with a surcharge, raises the limit for checked bags.
- No particular liability is accepted for breakable or valuable articles, or poorly packed ones, unless you made that declaration. It is not liable for inherent defects of the bag, and you must compensate it if your belongings cause damage.
Time limits
- Report missing bags the moment the flight lands; later reports may not count. Receiving a bag with no complaint is presumed to mean good condition.
- Written complaint: within 7 days for damage or destruction and within 21 days for delay, from the day the bag was made available.
- Court action: within two years of arrival, or of the date the aircraft should have arrived.
Questions travellers ask us
What is the baggage limit?
1,519 SDR per passenger.
When must I complain?
7 days for damage and 21 days for delay, in writing.
Is there a limit for injury?
No limit on compensable damage.
Baggage Allowance is an independent information site and is not part of Air France. Check the airline's own pages before you travel.
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