• Hand Luggage Guidelines For All Airlines

    hand luggage guidlines

    If you are planning on travelling with just a hand luggage suitcase but don’t know the allowances for a particular airline, these hand luggage guidelines will help you. Most airlines are pretty good when it comes to the allowance they give you when booking your flight but others not so much. You have to be careful that you do not get caught out with an airline being stingy.

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    I have travelled with quite a few airlines in my time of travelling but not all of them have I just taken a hand luggage case so this guide will help me as well. I have compiled together all of the individual airlines allowances below to help you understand it more before you travel.

    HAND LUGGAGE GUIDELINES FOR ALL AIRLINES

    AirlineAllowanceMax DimensionsMax Weight
    Aer Lingus1 cabin bag + 1 personal item55x40x24cm10kg
    ———
    Aeroflot1 cabin bag55x40x25cm10kg (15kg for business class travellers
    ———
    Air Asia1 cabin bag +
    1 small bag    		56x36x23cm 
    40x30x10cm    		7kg combined weight
    ———
    Air France1 cabin bag +
    1 personal item    		55x35x25cm
    40x30x15cm    		12-18kg combined weight depending on ticket type
    ———
    British Airways1 cabin bag +
    1 laptop/handbag    		56x45x25cm
    40x30x15cm    		23kg combined weight
    ———
    Delta1 cabin bag +
    1 personal item    		56x35x23cm
    		No weight restrictions*
    ———
    easyJet1 cabin bag 56x45x25cmNo weight restrictions
    ———
    Emirates1 cabin bag55x38x20cm7kg
    ———
    Etihad Airways1 cabin bag +
    1 personal item    		50x40x25cm, 40x30x15 for personal item
    		7kg for cabin bag + 5kg for personal item
    ———
    Flybe1 cabin bag + 
    1 laptop/handbag    		55x35x20cm10kg combined weight
    ———
    Jet21 cabin bag +
    1 laptop/handbag    		56x45x25cm10kg combined weight

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    KLM1 cabin bag + 
    1 small bag    		55x35x25cm
    40x30x15cm    		12kg combined weight
    ———
    Lufthansa1 cabin bag +
    1 foldable
    garment bag    		55x40x23cm, 57x54x15cm for garment bag
    		8kg
    ———
    Norwegian1 cabin bag + 
    1 personal item    		55x40x23cm
    25x33x20cm    		10kg combined weight
    ———
    Qatar Airways1 cabin bag +
    1 personal item    		50x37x25cm7kg combined weight
    ———
    Ryanair1 small bag40x20x25cmNo weight restriction
    ———
    Thomas Cook Airlines1 cabin bag +
    1 personal item    		55x40x20cm8kg
    ———
    TUI Airways1 cabin bag55x40x20cm5kg-7kg depending on destination
    ———
    Turkish Airlines1 cabin bag55x40x23cm8kg
    ———
    Virgin Atlantic1 cabin bag +
    1 personal item    		23x36x56cm10kg
    ———
    Vueling Airlines1 cabin bag +
    1 small bag    		55x40x20cm
    35x20x20cm    		10kg combined weight
    ———
    Wizz Air1 cabin bag40x30x20cm10kg

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