Here's all the info you need on cabin luggage sizes and weight allowances on major European airlines for short-haul flights to Europe with major airlines including BA, Ryanair, EasyJet, and Lufthansa.
According to our recent survey*, 82% of UK air passengers want all airlines to have the same cabin bag allowance. But the size and weight restrictions on hand luggage often vary between airlines, despite attempts to standardize cabin bag requirements by the International Air Transportation Association (IATA). That's not to mention the question of whether your handbag or laptop case counts as extra! So, how big is too big?
Compare cabin baggage restrictions with our table below, and save yourself a whole lot of baggage stress when boarding!
|
Airline |
Allowance |
Max.Dimensions |
Max.Weight |
|
Aer Lingus |
1 cabin bag + 1 personal item |
Overall dimension 115cm |
10kg |
|
Aeroflot |
1 cabin bag |
55cm x 40cm x 24cm |
10kg |
|
Air Asia |
1 cabin bag + 1 personal item |
cabin bag:personal item: 55cm x 35cm x 25cm 40cm x 35cm x 15cm |
12kg |
|
British Airways |
1 cabin bag + 1 handbag/laptop bag |
cabin bag:handbag/laptop bag:55cm x 35cm x 25cm 40cm x 30cm x 15cm |
12kg |
|
Lufthansa |
1 cabin bag |
55cm x 40cm x 23cm |
8kg |
|
Norwegian |
1 cabin bag + 1 personal item |
55cm x 40cm x 23cm |
10kg |
|
Qatar Airways |
1 cabin bag + 1 personal item |
50cm x 37cm x 25cm |
7kg |
|
Ryanair |
1 cabin bag + 1 smaller bag |
cabin bag:smaller bag: 55cm x 40cm x 20cm 35cm x 20cm x 20cm |
10kg for cabin bag |
|
Wizz Air |
1 cabin bag |
42cm x 32cm x 25cm |
10kg |
From 15th January 2018, Ryanair customers will only be able to bring their smaller bag into the cabin unless they purchase priority boarding. Their larger bag will be taken at the boarding gate to be put into the hold, at no extra charge. If you purchase priority boarding you will be allowed to take both bags into the cabin with you.
UPDATE:
Hand luggage restrictions on electronic devices have changed following the UK Government's recent ban on laptops and tablets in cabins, on direct flights to the UK from Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Tunisia and Saudi Arabia.
(Article originally published by Skyscanner)
