Pack smart, fly worry-free
Nothing is more annoying than standing at the airport and having to pay extra because your suitcase is just too heavy or too big. The rules differ enormously per airline and even per ticket type.
💡 Expert tip:
Measure your suitcase including wheels and handles. The "sizing bins" at the airport are unforgiving!
1. Hand Luggage (Cabin Bag)
This is what you take into the cabin. These days airlines distinguish between:
- Personal item: A handbag or laptop bag that must fit under the seat in front of you. This is often free.
- Large hand luggage: A trolley that goes in the overhead bin. With low-cost carriers you often have to pay extra for this.
2. Hold Luggage (Check-in)
Suitcases that go into the cargo hold. You drop these off at the check-in desk.
- Weight usually varies between 15kg, 20kg or 23kg.
- Never put valuables, medicines or power banks in here (power banks must go in hand luggage!).
Check your airline
Click the airline name to go directly to their official baggage page for the most up-to-date info.
| Airline | Free Hand Luggage (Under seat) | Large Hand Luggage (Overhead) |
|---|---|---|
| Air France | 1 personal item 40x30x15 cm |
1 suitcase (incl. item) max 12kg 55x35x25 cm |
| Transavia | 1 personal item 40x30x20 cm |
Often subject to payment 55x40x25 cm (max 10kg) |
| KLM | 1 personal item 40x30x15 cm |
1 suitcase (incl. item) max 12kg 55x35x25 cm |
| Ryanair | 1 small personal item 40x20x25 cm |
Only with 'Priority' 55x40x20 cm (max 10kg) |
| easyJet | 1 personal item 45x36x20 cm |
Subject to payment / Up front 56x45x25 cm (max 15kg) |
| TUI Fly | 1 personal item 30x30x15 cm |
1 piece of hand luggage 55x40x20 cm (max 10kg) |
| Corendon | 1 personal item 40x30x20 cm (max 3kg) |
Subject to payment 55x40x25 cm (max 10kg) |
| Vueling | 1 personal item 40x30x20 cm |
Subject to payment 55x40x20 cm (max 10kg) |
| Lufthansa | 1 personal item 30x40x10 cm |
1 piece of hand luggage 55x40x23 cm (max 8kg) |
| British Airways | 1 personal item 40x30x15 cm (max 23kg) |
1 piece of hand luggage 56x45x25 cm (max 23kg) |
| Turkish Airlines | 1 personal item 40x30x15 cm (max 4kg) |
1 piece of hand luggage 55x40x23 cm (max 8kg) |
| Emirates | - | 1 piece of hand luggage 55x38x20 cm (max 7kg) |
| Aegean Airlines | 1 personal item 40x30x15 cm |
1 piece of hand luggage 56x45x25 cm (max 8kg) |
| Aer Lingus | 1 personal item 33x25x20 cm |
1 piece of hand luggage 55x40x24 cm (max 10kg) |
| Austrian Airlines | 1 personal item 40x30x10 cm |
1 piece of hand luggage 55x40x23 cm (max 8kg) |
| Brussels Airlines | 1 personal item 40x30x10 cm |
1 piece of hand luggage 55x40x23 cm (max 8kg) |
| Condor | 1 personal item 40x30x10 cm |
1 piece of hand luggage 55x40x20 cm (max 8kg) |
| Eurowings | 1 personal item 40x30x25 cm |
Subject to payment (BASIC) 55x40x23 cm (max 8kg) |
| Finnair | 1 personal item 40x30x15 cm |
1 piece of hand luggage 55x40x23 cm (max 8kg) |
| Iberia | 1 personal item 40x30x15 cm |
1 piece of hand luggage 56x40x25 cm (max 10kg) |
| Icelandair | 1 personal item 40x30x15 cm |
1 piece of hand luggage 55x40x20 cm (max 10kg) |
| Jet2 | 1 personal item 40x30x20 cm |
1 piece of hand luggage 56x45x25 cm (max 10kg) |
| LOT Polish Airlines | 1 personal item 40x35x12 cm (max 2kg) |
1 piece of hand luggage 55x40x23 cm (max 8kg) |
| Norwegian | 1 personal item 30x20x38 cm |
Only LowFare+ / Flex 55x40x23 cm (max 10kg) |
| Pegasus Airlines | 1 personal item 40x30x15 cm |
Depending on fare 55x40x20 cm (max 8kg) |
| SAS | 1 personal item 40x30x15 cm |
1 piece of hand luggage 55x40x23 cm (max 8kg) |
| SunExpress | 1 personal item 40x30x15 cm |
1 piece of hand luggage 55x35x25 cm (max 12kg total) |
| Swiss | 1 personal item 40x30x10 cm |
1 piece of hand luggage 55x40x23 cm (max 8kg) |
| TAP Air Portugal | 1 personal item 40x30x15 cm (max 2kg) |
1 piece of hand luggage 55x40x25 cm (max 10kg) |
| Volotea | 1 personal item 40x30x20 cm |
Only with Priority 55x40x20 cm (max 10kg) |
| Wizz Air | 1 personal item 40x30x20 cm (max 10kg) |
Only with Wizz Priority 55x40x23 cm (max 10kg) |
| Air Canada | 1 personal item 33x43x16 cm |
1 piece of hand luggage 55x40x23 cm (no weight limit) |
| Alaska Airlines | 1 personal item Fits under seat |
1 piece of hand luggage 56x36x23 cm (no weight limit) |
| American Airlines | 1 personal item 45x35x20 cm |
1 piece of hand luggage 56x36x23 cm (no weight limit) |
| Delta Air Lines | 1 personal item Fits under seat |
1 piece of hand luggage 56x36x23 cm (no weight limit) |
| Frontier Airlines | 1 personal item (free) 45x35x20 cm |
Subject to payment 61x41x25 cm |
| Hawaiian Airlines | 1 personal item Fits under seat |
1 piece of hand luggage 56x36x23 cm (max 11kg) |
| JetBlue | 1 personal item 43x33x20 cm |
1 piece of hand luggage 56x36x23 cm (no weight limit) |
| Southwest Airlines | 1 personal item Fits under seat |
1 piece of hand luggage 61x41x25 cm (no weight limit) |
| Spirit Airlines | 1 personal item (free) 45x35x20 cm |
Subject to payment ($35-$99) 56x46x25 cm |
| United Airlines | 1 personal item Fits under seat |
1 piece of hand luggage 56x36x23 cm (no weight limit) |
| WestJet | 1 personal item 41x33x14 cm |
1 piece of hand luggage 56x36x23 cm (no weight limit) |
| Air Arabia | 1 personal item 25x33x20 cm (max 3kg) |
1 piece of hand luggage 55x40x20 cm (max 7kg) |
| Etihad Airways | 1 personal item Fits under seat |
1 piece of hand luggage 56x36x23 cm (max 7kg) |
| FlyDubai | 1 personal item Fits under seat |
1 piece of hand luggage 55x38x20 cm (max 7kg) |
| Gulf Air | 1 personal item Fits under seat |
1 piece of hand luggage 45x40x30 cm (max 6kg) |
| Jazeera Airways | 1 personal item Fits under seat |
1 piece of hand luggage 55x40x20 cm (max 7kg) |
| Oman Air | 1 personal item Fits under seat |
1 piece of hand luggage Total max 115 cm (max 7kg) |
| Qatar Airways | 1 personal item Laptop/handbag |
1 piece of hand luggage 50x37x25 cm (max 7kg) |
| Saudia | 1 personal item Laptop/handbag (not counted) |
1 piece of hand luggage 56x36x23 cm (max 7kg) |
| Air China | 1 personal item Fits under seat |
1 piece of hand luggage 55x40x20 cm (max 5kg) |
| Air India | 1 personal item Fits under seat |
1 piece of hand luggage 55x35x25 cm (max 8kg) |
| AirAsia | 1 personal item 40x30x10 cm |
Total max 7kg (both items) 56x36x23 cm |
| ANA (All Nippon Airways) | 1 personal item Fits under seat |
Total max 10kg (both items) 55x40x25 cm |
| Asiana Airlines | 1 personal item 30x28x15 cm |
1 piece of hand luggage 55x40x20 cm (max 10kg) |
| Bangkok Airways | 1 personal item Fits under seat |
1 piece of hand luggage 56x36x23 cm (max 5kg) |
| Cathay Pacific | 1 personal item 40x30x15 cm |
1 piece of hand luggage 56x36x23 cm (max 7kg) |
| Cebu Pacific | 1 personal item Fits under seat |
1 piece of hand luggage 56x36x23 cm (max 7kg) |
| China Airlines | 1 personal item 40x30x15 cm |
1 piece of hand luggage 56x36x23 cm (max 7kg) |
| China Eastern Airlines | 1 personal item Laptop/handbag |
1 piece of hand luggage 55x40x20 cm (max 7kg) |
| China Southern Airlines | 1 personal item Fits under seat |
1 piece of hand luggage 55x40x20 cm (max 8kg) |
| EVA Air | 1 personal item 40x30x10 cm |
1 piece of hand luggage 56x36x23 cm (max 7kg) |
| Garuda Indonesia | 1 personal item Fits under seat |
1 piece of hand luggage 56x36x23 cm (max 7kg) |
| Hainan Airlines | 1 personal item Fits under seat |
1 piece of hand luggage 55x40x20 cm (max 5kg) |
| IndiGo | 1 personal item Fits under seat |
1 piece of hand luggage 55x35x25 cm (max 7kg) |
| JAL (Japan Airlines) | 1 personal item Fits under seat |
Total max 10kg (both items) 55x40x25 cm |
| Korean Air | 1 personal item Fits under seat |
1 piece of hand luggage 55x40x20 cm (max 10kg) |
| Lion Air | 1 personal item Fits under seat |
1 piece of hand luggage 56x36x23 cm (max 7kg) |
| Malaysia Airlines | 1 personal item Laptop/handbag |
1 piece of hand luggage 56x36x23 cm (max 7kg) |
| Philippine Airlines | 1 personal item 45x35x20 cm |
Total max 7kg (both items) 56x36x23 cm |
| Scoot | 1 personal item 40x30x10 cm |
Total max 10kg (both items) 54x38x23 cm |
| Singapore Airlines | 1 personal item Fits under seat |
1 piece of hand luggage 55x40x20 cm (max 7kg) |
| SpiceJet | 1 personal item Fits under seat |
1 piece of hand luggage 55x35x25 cm (max 7kg) |
| Thai Airways | 1 personal item 37.5x25x12.5 cm (max 1.5kg) |
1 piece of hand luggage 56x45x25 cm (max 7kg) |
| Vietnam Airlines | 1 personal item 40x30x15 cm |
Total max 12kg (both items) 56x36x23 cm |
| Vietjet Air | 1 personal item Small handbag |
Total max 7kg (both items) 56x36x23 cm |
| Air New Zealand | 1 personal item Fits under seat |
1 piece of hand luggage Max total 118 cm (max 7kg) |
| Jetstar | 1 personal item Fits under seat |
Total max 7kg (both items) 56x36x23 cm |
| Qantas | 1 personal item Fits under seat |
1 piece of hand luggage 56x36x23 cm (max 10kg) |
| Virgin Australia | 1 personal item 45x33x20 cm |
1 piece of hand luggage 56x36x23 cm (max 8kg) |
| EgyptAir | 1 personal item Fits under seat |
1 piece of hand luggage 55x40x23 cm (max 8kg) |
| Ethiopian Airlines | 1 personal item Fits under seat |
1 piece of hand luggage 55x40x23 cm (max 7kg) |
| Kenya Airways | 1 personal item Laptop/camera/handbag |
1 piece of hand luggage 55x25x35 cm (max 12kg) |
| Royal Air Maroc | 1 personal item Fits under seat |
1 piece of hand luggage 55x40x25 cm (max 10kg) |
| South African Airways | 1 personal item Fits under seat |
1 piece of hand luggage 56x36x23 cm (max 8kg) |
| Aeromexico | 1 personal item Fits under seat |
1 piece of hand luggage 56x36x25 cm (max 10kg) |
| Avianca | 1 personal item Fits under seat |
1 piece of hand luggage 55x35x25 cm (max 10kg) |
| Azul Brazilian Airlines | 1 personal item Fits under seat |
1 piece of hand luggage Max total 115 cm (max 10kg) |
| Copa Airlines | 1 personal item Fits under seat |
1 piece of hand luggage 56x36x26 cm (max 10kg) |
| Gol | 1 personal item Fits under seat |
1 piece of hand luggage 55x35x25 cm (max 10kg) |
| LATAM Airlines | 1 personal item Fits under seat |
1 piece of hand luggage 55x35x25 cm (max 10kg) |
* Rules may change. Always click the airline's link for the latest updates.