»»Airline Carry-On Baggage Policies Comparison
In times where airlines are continuously introducing new fees to offset fuel costs, getting informed on the carry-on baggage policy could be helpful to avoid unexpected expenses when checking-in.
RickSeaney.com published a chart comparing carry-on baggage policies — max dimensions, weight etc…. for most of the popular airlines in the world.
Here below is the chart.
|
Airline |
Number of Carry-On Bags |
Number of Personal Items |
Maximum Dimensions Linear1 Inches |
Template Size |
Max Weight (carry-on) |
|
Aer Lingus |
1 |
1 |
50 |
22″ L x 18″ W x 10″ W |
13 lbs. |
|
Aero Mexico |
1 |
not specified |
45 |
21 L x 15 W x 9 H |
22 lbs. |
Aeroflot |
1 |
not specified |
staff inspection |
not specified |
22 lbs. |
|
Air Canada |
1 |
1 |
46 |
21 L x 15 W x 9 H |
22 lbs. |
|
Air China |
1 |
not specified |
43 |
21″ L x 15″ W x 7″ H |
11 lbs. |
|
Air France |
1 |
1 |
43 |
21″ L x 13″ W x 9″ H |
26 lbs. |
|
Air India |
1 |
not specified |
45 |
22″ L x 15″ W x 8″ H |
17.6 lbs. |
|
Air New Zealand |
1 |
1 |
45 |
n/a |
15 lbs. |
|
Air Pacific |
1 |
not specified |
39 |
n/a |
11 lbs. |
|
Air Tahiti Nui |
1 |
1 |
45 |
n/a |
22 lbs. |
AirTran |
1 |
1 |
55 |
not specified |
not specified |
Alaska Airlines |
1 |
1 |
51 |
24 L x 17 W x 10 H |
not specified |
|
Alitalia |
1 |
not specified |
45 |
22″ L x 15″ W x 8″ H |
11 lbs. |
|
All Nippon (ANA) |
1 |
1 |
45 |
22″ L x 15″ W x 8″ H |
22 lbs. |
Allegiant Air |
1 |
1 |
44 |
19 L x 16 W x 9 H |
not specified |
American Airlines |
1 |
1 |
45 |
Gate Decision |
40 lbs |
|
Asiana |
1 |
1 |
45 |
22″ L x 14″ W x 9″ H |
22 lbs. |
|
Austrian Air |
1 |
not specified |
46 |
21 L x 16 W x 9 H |
17.6 |
|
Avianca |
1 |
1 |
45 |
not specified |
22 lbs. |
|
British Airways |
1 |
1 |
49 |
22″ L x 17″ W x 10″ H |
51 lbs. |
|
Cathay |
1 |
1 |
45 |
22″ L x 14″ W x 9″ H |
15 lbs. |
|
China Airlines |
1 |
1 |
45 |
22″ L x 14″ W x 9″ H |
15 lbs. |
|
China Eastern |
1 |
not specified |
45 |
22″ L x 15″ W x 8″ H |
15 lbs. |
Continental Airlines |
1 |
1 |
51 |
not specified |
40 lbs |
Copa |
1 |
not specified |
46 |
not specified |
22 lbs. |
|
Czech |
1 |
1 |
45 |
not specified |
26 lbs. |
Delta Air Lines |
1 |
1 |
45 |
22 L x 14 W x 9 H |
40 lbs. |
|
El Al |
1 |
not specified |
50 |
22″ L x 18″ W x 10″ H |
17 lbs. |
|
Emirates |
1 |
not specified |
45 |
22″ L x 15″ W x 8″ H |
15 lbs. |
|
Eurofly |
1 |
not specified |
45 |
not specified |
11 lbs. |
|
Eva |
1 |
1 |
45 |
22″ L x 14″ W x 9″ H |
15 lbs. |
ExpressJet |
1 |
1 |
51 |
18 L x 16 W x 10 H 3 |
40 lbs. |
|
Finnair |
1 |
not specified |
50 |
22″ L x 18″ W x 10″ H |
17.5 lbs. |
Frontier Airlines |
1 |
1 |
49 |
not specified |
35 lbs. |
Go Airlines |
1 |
1 |
45 |
19 L x 15 W x 11 H |
not specified |
Hawaiian Airlines |
1 |
1 |
45 |
22 L x 14 W x 9 H |
25 lbs. |
|
Iberia |
1 |
not specified |
45 |
22″ L x 15″ W x 8″ H |
22 lbs. |
|
Iceland Air |
1 |
1 |
45 |
not specified |
13 lbs. |
|
Japan Airline (JAL) |
1 |
1 |
45 |
21 L x 15 W x 9 H |
22 lbs. |
JetBlue |
1 |
1 |
50-56 2 |
26 L x 18 W x 12 H |
not specified |
|
KLM |
1 |
1 |
45 |
22″ L x 15″ W x 8″ H |
26 lbs. |
|
Korean Air |
1 |
1 |
45 |
22″ L x 15″ W x 8″ H |
25 lbs. |
|
Kuwait Air |
1 |
1 |
45 |
22″ L x 15″ W x 8″ H |
11 lbs. |
|
Lan |
1 |
1 |
45 |
22 L x 14 W x 9 H |
17.6 lbs. |
|
LOT Polish |
1 |
1 |
46 |
18″ L x 14″ W x 8″ H |
13 lbs. |
|
Lufthansa |
1 |
1 |
45 |
22″ L x 15″ W x 8″ H |
17.6 lbs. |
|
Malaysian |
1 |
1 |
41 |
n/a |
11 lbs. |
|
Malev |
1 |
not specified |
45 |
22″ L x 15″ W x 8″ H |
22 lbs. |
Mexicana |
1 |
not specified |
45 |
not specified |
22 lbs. |
Midwest Airlines |
1 |
space avail |
45 |
21 L x 15 W x 9 H |
50 lbs. |
Northwest Airlines |
1 |
1 |
45 |
22 L x 14 W x 9 H |
not specified |
| Olympic |
1 |
not specified |
45 |
22″ L x 14″ W x 9″ H |
17.6 lbs. |
|
Phillipine Air |
1 |
not specified |
45 |
n/a |
15 lbs. |
|
Qantas |
1 |
1 |
45 |
22″ L x 14″ W x 9″ H |
15 lbs. |
|
Royal Jordanian |
1 |
1 |
45 |
not specified |
11 lbs. |
|
Saudi Air |
1 |
1 |
45 |
not specified |
15 lbs. |
|
Singapore |
1 |
1 |
45 |
not specified |
15 lbs. |
|
South African |
1 |
not specified |
45 |
not specified |
17.6 lbs. |
Southwest Airlines |
1 |
1 |
50 |
24 L x 16 W x 10 H |
not specified |
Spirit Airlines |
1 |
1 |
45 |
22 L x 13 W x 10 H |
not specified |
Sun Country |
1 |
1 |
48 |
not specified |
35 lbs. |
|
Swiss Air |
1 |
1 |
45 |
22″ L x 15″ W x 8″ H |
17.6 lbs. |
|
Taca |
1 |
not specified |
45 |
not specified |
22 lbs. |
Thai Airways |
1 |
1 |
45 |
22″ L x 14″ W x 9″ H |
15 lbs. |
|
Turkish Air |
1 |
not specified |
45 |
9 x 16 x 20 |
18 lbs. |
United Airlines |
1 |
1 |
45 |
22 L x 14 W x 9 H |
not specified |
US Airways |
1 |
1 |
51 |
26 L x 14 W x 11 H |
not specified |
Virgin America |
1 |
1 |
50 |
24 L x 16 W x 10 H |
16 lbs. |
|
Virgin Atlantic |
1 |
1 |
45 |
22″ L x 15″ W x 8″ H |
13 lbs. |
|
WestJet |
1 |
1 |
46 |
21 L x 15 W x 9 H |
22 lbs. |
1
Linear Inches - Length + Width + Height
2 Varies on aircraft
size
3 Maximum Bin Size
4 Smaller required
for Allegiant, Midwest, Express Jet
(source)
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