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Excess Baggage

You can use your LifeMiles to check one extra piece of luggage, additional to the permitted pieces. You can also choose to carry one overweight or one oversized piece of your permitted luggage, at no additional cost when you travel with tickets purchased at any published fare on flights operated exclusively by TACA. The excess baggage awards are redeemed per way of the trip (each way).

This reward can only be requested at TACA Centers when traveling with TACA Airlines. There is no minimum time limit to request the reward.

Awards LifeMiles required
1 additional piece to your baggage allowance that may not exceed 50 pounds and should be less than 62 linear inches. 8,000
1 oversize piece from your baggage allowance (more than 62 linear inches) 8,000
1 overweight piece from you baggage allowance (more than 50 pounds) 8,000

General terms and conditions

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