Airline Overview
A UK-based charter airline with flights from Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, East Midlands, Exeter, Glasgow, Gatwick, Luton, Stansted, Manchester and Newcastle to popular holiday destinations including resorts in Greece, Spain, Turkey, Portugal, Switzerland, Croatia and Italy.
Carry-on: One item weighing a maximum of 11lbs (5 kg).
Checked: Maximum varies by tour operator, so check for each individual booking. Average is 44lbs (20 kg) for short-haul and 66 lbs (30 kg) for long-haul flights.
Excess: $10 (£5) per kg short-haul and $16 (£8) per kg long-haul.
Oversize sporting equipment can be carried for a handling charge, but must be booked onto the flight before travel, either online or at the call center, at least three days before departure.
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Names can be changed by sending Excel Airways an email with all of the details of the change. The cost is $40 (£20) if changed 42 days before departure, $80 (£40) after 42 days before departure. If you change your flight less than a week before travel an extra $20 (£10) charge will also be made.
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Yes. For a seven- or fourteen-night ticket only, children have a discount of $40 (£20) less than the adult fare.
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Pets are not permitted to travel on any routes with XL.
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Standard baggage allowances apply. A separate seat may be purchased to carry a large or fragile instrument instead of checking it.
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For all flights designated low-cost (the flight number ends with the letter "V") no complimentary meals are available. A selection of snacks is available to purchase, such as paninis, crisps and hot and cold drinks. For all short- and long-haul flights without a letter "V", a hot in-flight meal is available. For long-haul "Excel One" flights, a three course meal is available, with wine, chocolate and tea or coffee. Breakfast is served on morning flights.
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There’s nothing like heading up in the skies to work up an appetite. Check out the airline’s menu before you fly so you can decide if you need to bring any extras. See photographs taken by fellow flyers of meals they’ve been served and read reviews at AirlineMeals.net.
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Moby Dick, War and Peace, Leaves of Grass… Do you need to pack a weighty tome or will the in-flight magazine keep you happily occupied for the duration of the flight? XL Airway’s magazine, Altitude, is published monthly. Read the latest edition online.
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