What baggage allowance does Ural Airlines offer its customers? What is this airline famous for? You will find answers to these and other questions in the article. Ural Airlines is a Russian passenger air company that deals with systematic and charter transnational and domestic flights. The headquarters is located in Yekaterinburg.
Airline
Ural Airlines' fleet of aircraft consists of aircraft of the Airbus family of the A320 family. The company owns hubs in the Moscow Domodedovo air harbor and the Yekaterinburg Koltsovo airport, as well as aircraft maintenance centers at the Koltsovo (Yekaterinburg), Balandino (Chelyabinsk), Kurumoch (Samara) and Domodedovo (Moscow) airports. The airline is actively developing flights from the Zhukovsky terminal.
Ural Airlines is not a member of the airline alliance. However, it has more than 50 interline agreements with foreign and Russian air companies. Among them are Air Berlin (Germany), Emirates (UAE), Czech Airlines (Czech Republic), Air China (China) and others. The company also flies on the requirements of the fifth freedom of heaven from heaven to Thailand and China.
The airline is a party to the multilateral interline agreement (MITA), as well as a member of the IATA Clearing House (ICH). She developed the “Wings” bonus project for frequent travelers (“Corporate Client” - for legal entities), publishes the on-board full-color magazine UAM (Ural Ailines Magazine).
At the end of 2016, 6467 million travelers used the services of the airline. The geography of flights consists of more than 250 lines. The company is among the five most prominent passenger airlines in the Russian Federation.
Luggage
Do you use the services of Ural Airlines? Do you know the baggage allowance? Baggage is the personal belongings of a traveler transported by plane under an agreement with the charterer. The word "baggage" means both unchecked baggage and registered.
We continue to study Ural Airlines and the baggage allowance established by this airline. The dimensions of each place of the issued luggage should not exceed the parameters of 50x50x100 cm, in the aggregate of three measurements - no more than 203 cm.
It should be noted that if the flight is operated by a code-sharer by a partner of OJSC Ural Airlines, then the conditions and rules for using the tariffs of the current carrier (that is, the airline that actually carries passengers) work.
Ural Airlines offers its customers the following classes of service: comfort, business, economic and economy plus. As mentioned above, for regular customers there is a bonus project “Wings”.
Baggage weight for Wings participants
So, let’s consider the Ural Airlines baggage allowance for those who are members of the Wings bonus scheme. The permissible weight of luggage in an airplane in this case is as follows:
- Customers with premium-economy / economy / promo category discharge tickets using silver-class cards are given a 50% discount on airfares for paying heavy, excess, oversized baggage.
- Travelers with tickets of the category of promo-economy / economy tariffs on gold series cards are given one additional luggage seat and a 50% discount on airfares for paying for heavy, excess, oversized baggage.
- Those who have business light / business fare category tickets on gold and silver level cards are given a 50% discount on airfares for calculating oversized baggage.
Crew baggage
For crew members, Ural Airlines has also established baggage rules. They are valid for crew members of sea, air and river liners flying privately on the routes Dubai-Mineralnye Vody, Mineralnye Vody-Dubai, Krasnodar-Dubai and Dubai-Krasnodar.
In economy class, employees can carry no more than 30 kg of luggage, in business class - not more than 40 kg. These rules apply in the case of using tariffs published for the SKA travelers category (SCA, SEA) - crew members of a river, air and sea vessel, flying personally on the basis of one of these documents:
- certified ship role;
- sailor's passport;
- shipowner's letter to purchase a ticket;
- certificate of a sailor.
Free baggage allowance
Ural Airlines, the baggage rules, established very loyal. So, the norms of free transportation of luggage in comfort or business class are as follows:
- for a simple traveler - 30 kg;
- for the project participant “Wings”, silver series - 40 kg;
- for the participant of the project “Wings”, gold series - 45 kg;
- for a member of an air or river crew - 40 kg.
In economy class, the following baggage allowance applies:
- for a member of an air or river crew - 30 kg;
- for a regular traveler - 20 kg;
- for the project participant “Wings”, gold series - 35 kg;
- for the participant of the “Wings” scheme, silver series - 30 kg.
Dimensions
So, you are flying an airplane of Ural Airlines. What baggage should you have? In economy, business and comfort classes, the dimensions of the free luggage should not exceed 50 cm in height, 100 cm in length, or 50 cm in width. In addition, all three measurements in total cannot be more than 203 cm.
It should be noted that in the directions of Rimini, Yekaterinburg, Sharm, Hurghada and vice versa, the free baggage allowance is 15 kg. A baby up to two years old, traveling in the arms of mom and dad, can carry a luggage weighing up to 10 kg and a pram.
Carry-on baggage
Ural Airlines Airline permits carry-on baggage to be transported to passengers in comfort or business class this way:
- total weight - 12 kg;
- number of places for hand luggage - two places.
In the economy class, the following rules apply:
- total weight - 5 kg;
- number of places for hand luggage - one place.
In all three classes (business, economy, comfort), the maximum size of one piece of hand luggage should not exceed 40 cm in height, 20 cm in length, and 55 cm in width. Moreover, the sum of these measurements cannot be more than 115 cm.
Hand Luggage
Little is known how Ural Airlines carries hand luggage. The weight of hand luggage is not included in the free baggage allowance. Cribs and prams are transported free of charge. Additionally, you can take the airliner with you to the cabin and not pay for the transportation of such things:
- a camera;
- computer;
- video cameras;
- outerwear;
- canes;
- pacemaker;
- auditory device;
- an umbrella;
- a magazine;
- books
- wedding dress or suit in a case;
- baby food;
- a bouquet of flowers;
- a stretcher;
- crutches.
These things are not marked with tags, are not issued and are not weighed.
Sports goods
We continue to consider the carriage of baggage on an airplane by Ural Airlines. You can transport one golf equipment for free if the free baggage allowance is not exceeded. A bicycle is also included in this norm if its dimensions when folded and packaged (with pedals disconnected and the steering wheel fixed) do not exceed 203 cm. Before checking in, you will have to lower the wheels so that they do not burst if the luggage compartment is depressurized.
The hockey kit and ski equipment for surfing are transported free of charge if the total weight of one type of equipment with equipment and luggage of a traveler does not exceed 40 kg. If the mass exceeds this indicator, then payment is made at the rates for excess baggage.
Transportation of oversized, excess baggage must be agreed with the airline 24 hours before departure and is allowed if there is free space in the cargo compartment.
In addition, it is not possible to register the luggage of several travelers on one ticket. Baggage weighing more than 50 kg and parameters for the sum of three measurements of more than 203 cm is transported only as cargo.
Other rules
Many people like how work is organized at the Ural Airlines airline. The weight of the baggage that it allows travelers to carry is already known. Do you have benefits? Do not forget to bring with you documents proving your right (students, refugees moving to permanent residence, airline crew members and other special categories of travelers).
Documents, money, business and securities, jewelry and fragile items are recommended to be transported only in hand luggage. Baggage with additional items must be submitted for inspection through the scanner.
Liquid transport
Are you delighted with the well-established work of Ural Airlines? Are you satisfied with the weight of baggage that can be transported by this carrier? We now consider the rules for transporting liquid in hand luggage. It should be packed in such containers:
- when flying to Canada, USA - one unit with a volume of not more than 90 ml;
- when flying to Europe, the CIS, Russia - one unit with a volume of not more than 100 ml.
One person can carry only one liter of liquid. All vessels must be packed in one fastening plastic transparent bag and presented for inspection. Liquids include:
- pastes;
- any drinks;
- oil;
- perfumery;
- syrups;
- cottage cheese;
- Sprays
- gels;
- ball deodorants.
The only exceptions are diet and baby food, acquisitions at Duty Free, medicines needed during the trip. Duty Free products must be in a sealed transparent bag. The receipt certifying the purchase must be kept until arrival at the destination.
Renouncement
How Ural Airlines takes baggage costs into account, we will find out later, and now consider some important rules. The airline may refuse to transport baggage if the safety of the flight is violated or there is a threat to the health of travelers, the crew of the board. Luggage is subject to payment and is not included in the norms of gratuitous transportation, regardless of the absence or presence of other baggage with the traveler:
- equipment for water sports (except for surfboard);
- baggage weighing more than 32 kg;
- boats, cars, motorcycles, mopeds and spare parts for them;
- baggage with a total of three measurements more than 203 cm or a length of one side more than 100 cm;
- special correspondence;
- pets, except guide dogs;
- household video, audio equipment weighing more than 10 kg;
- flowers, food greens, plants weighing more than 5 kg.
Payment is calculated at the rate applicable on the day the service is paid. You can deposit funds by credit card, using virtual cards and electronic cash, through Euroset salons, Gazprombank ATMs, Ural Airlines online cash desks.
It is forbidden to carry in baggage:
- flammable liquids (ether, acetone) and solid substances;
- experimental animals, livestock;
- explosive substances (sparklers, cartridges, smoke bombs);
- caustic, oxidizing, toxic, poisonous, toxic substances;
- vegetables, living plants, fruits without accompanying documents of an interethnic pattern on the phytosanitary harmlessness of these items.
Animals and birds
So, we already know that Ural Airlines has established an acceptable baggage rate. Birds and animals can only be transported here accompanied by a traveler and if there is a certificate of breeding value and an interethnic veterinary certificate. Representatives of the fauna are not included in the norms of gratuitous freight luggage. Their transportation is paid for by the actual weight of the animal along with the weight of the container to move at the cost of excess luggage.
The price of baggage in excess of the established standards depends on the class of service and direction of flight. You can specify the tariff on the official website of the company, when booking or in the help desk.
Only the passenger is responsible for the condition of the transported animal. Two hours before departure, the pet needs to be drunk and fed. If the animal during the trip will be in the cargo compartment, this must be warned stewardess. Then the specialists will check the heating and the temperature of the cargo compartment.
In the cabin of the airliner, pets can be transported only in economy class. This is prohibited in business class. The beast should be placed in a container with parameters 25x35x45 cm. The weight of the container with the pet should not exceed 8 kg. You need to remember these rules:
- transportation of animals must be agreed with the air carrier and confirmed in writing;
- it is forbidden to transport a cat and a dog in one salon;
- the number of dogs transported in the cabin should not be more than two.
Cultural values
For the export and import of cultural treasures, you need to submit an application to Rossvyazokhrankultura with copies of all the necessary papers. Next, you will need to undergo a paid examination and obtain permission to export cultural pearls. If you import such values, you need to have papers confirming their origin and value.
I would like to add that all unclaimed trunks are free of charge saved for 48 hours at the airport of arrival. Registration, reservation and purchase are carried out using the Amadeus-Altea platform. Flight weather to you, dear travelers!