Special baggage

For your security, screening devices are used at German airports as recommended by the Federal Ministry of the Interior; these can damage photographic and film equipment. We therefore recommend carrying photo and film equipment in your carry-on baggage. This applies also to departures from North American airports.

Items that are not suitable for carriage in the hold (e.g. delicate musical instruments) will be accepted for carriage in the cabin only if they have been registered with us and accepted by us in advance. This special baggage is subject to a charge.

Condor is helping to combat the unsustainable and illegal trade in wild animals. There are no exceptions when it comes to refusing to transport endangered and threatened species, hunting trophies or other products associated with illegal wildlife activities. We use trained personnel to ensure that all documents and transport containers are carefully checked.

Prams, pushchairs, strollers, cots, child carriers and car seats are carried in the hold at no additional charge. A maximum of two of these items can be taken per child.

You do not need to register these in advance. This excludes prams or strollers with special features, such as jogging strollers, bicycle trailers or fold-up wagons.

Please note: Not all airports allow prams, pushchairs and buggies stowed in the hold to be returned immediately on disembarkation. Alternatively, these can be hired at some airports. You can find out which airport offers this service on the airport website.

Check out our information on traveling with children to ensure you are well prepared.

According to an EU regulation, infants under the age of 2 must be secured on board aircraft either by a loop belt or child seat.

Condor recommends the use of an approved car seat 43 cm (16.9 in) during the flight. If using a car seat, you must purchase a seat on the aircraft for the infant as a full-paying child (2 to 11 years).

To ensure that you sit together as a family, we recommend reserving seats for all travelers. Car seats are permitted in all window seats, with the exception of the emergency exit rows and the row in front of and behind the emergency exit row. If you are traveling with two infants, you can also book a window seat and a middle seat for your car seats.

Our crew reserves the right to refuse car seats that do not meet the requirements or if the assigned seat is not suitable for the use of a car seat. In that case, we will stow the car seat in the aircraft hold for you free of charge.

In this case, infants must be secured by a harness or by being held on the adult’s lap. We cannot refund the fare paid for the infant's seat.

The car seat must have one of the following certifications:

• Certification by an authority of an EU member state, the FAA (aviation authority of the USA) or Transport Canada (on the basis of a national technical standard) for exclusive use in aircraft.
• Certification according to UN standard ECE R44.03 or a newer version for use in motor vehicles.
• Certification in accordance with Canadian standard CMVSS 213/213.1 for use in aircraft and motor vehicles.
• Certification in accordance with US standard FMVSS no. 213 for use in motor vehicles or aircraft manufactured on or after 26 February 1985 in accordance with the standard. The child seat must bear one of the following stickers:
  1) "THIS CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM CONFORMS TO ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS" or
  2) "THIS RESTRAINT IS CERTIFIED FOR USE IN MOTOR VEHICLES AND AIRCRAFT"

Not all sports equipment is the same. Depending on the type of sports equipment and sport in question, we differentiate between which types of sports equipment require registration and which don't. If the piece of baggage exceeds the maximum weight of 30 kg (66.1 lb) and the maximum dimensions of length 200 cm × width 40 cm × height 100 cm (78.7 x 15.7 x 39.3 in) or length 300 cm × width 40 cm × height 60 cm (118.1 x 15.7 x 23.6 in), it cannot be transported.

For more information, you can visit the sports equipment page.

Christmas trees with a maximum height of 100 cm (3.2 ft) are carried free of charge. Excess baggage charges apply only to Christmas trees over 101 cm (3.3 ft). In addition, the tree must meet these criteria for carriage:

• The tree may not exceed 180 cm (5.9 ft) in height.
• You must be able to carry it; it must not have any decorations attached to it; and it must be packed in a net.
• It requires a health certificate (depending on the destination), which can be obtained from the local plant protection service.
• It must be registered with customer service in advance.

Please also note the local import regulations of your destination country.