Middle East Airlines baggage guide
Flights wholly on MEA, from or to Beirut, on one ticket. Checked baggage only; cabin baggage not yet retrieved.
Decision summary
- MEA mostly uses a piece allowance; a weight allowance applies only to Abidjan, Accra and Lagos.
- Economy gets one 23 kg piece on Europe/Jeddah routes, one 30 kg piece on Gulf/Levant routes and two 23 kg pieces on Cairo/Canada/Kuwait/Tunis/Riyadh routes.
- Business gets two 30 kg pieces on piece routes.
Who this guide helps
Travellers comparing Middle East Airlines quotes who need to know what baggage a fare includes before adding extras to a comparison.
Verify before purchase: the operating airline on every flight, whether the whole trip is on one ticket, the exact fare name and the baggage allowance printed on the booking.
Cabin and checked baggage
- Abidjan, Accra, Lagos: Economy up to 30 kg, Business up to 60 kg (weight system).
- Europe group and Jeddah: Economy 1 piece up to 23 kg; Business 2 pieces up to 30 kg.
- Gulf/Levant group (Abu Dhabi, Amman, Antalya, Baghdad, Basra, Doha, Dubai, Larnaca, Muscat, Yerevan, Istanbul, Erbil, Dammam, Madinah): Economy 1 piece up to 30 kg; Business 2 pieces up to 30 kg.
- Cairo, Calgary, Kuwait, Montreal, Ottawa, Tunis, Toronto, Riyadh: Economy 2 pieces up to 23 kg; Business 2 pieces up to 30 kg.
- Al Najaf: Economy 1 piece (30 kg or 23 kg depending on ticket issue date); Business 3 pieces up to 30 kg.
Source: [1]
Each checked bag up to 158 cm (70 x 50 x 38 cm) including pockets, wheels and handles. Infant allowance 10 kg. [1]
Unresolved: Cabin baggage allowance could not be retrieved (HTTP 403/404); not covered.
Open the baggage check preset to MEA Economy on a Gulf/Levant route
Connections and codeshares
If any flight is operated by another airline, or the trip is split across tickets, the allowance can differ. Use the allowance printed on your booking; Flyfee does not guess.
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Sources, exceptions and review
Official Middle East Airlines pages checked on 10 October 2026 (UTC). Reviewed and approved by Editorial Team on 2026-10-12 (UTC).
- Middle East Airlines: MEA - Middle East Airlines | Free Baggage Allowance for MEA passengers
Checked 10 Oct 2026 (UTC) · retrieval: ok · MEA free checked baggage, travel wholly on MEA, from and to Beirut
Open issues
- Cabin baggage not retrieved.
- Allowances for connections beyond Beirut are not covered.
- Child allowances are not stated separately.
Drafted with AI assistance from the official pages listed; reviewed and approved by Editorial Team on 2026-10-12 (UTC).
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