Cabin Luggage Size Guide: Every Airline's Allowance (2026)

Every airline plays by its own rules, and cabin luggage is where they differ the most. Get it wrong and you're paying a gate fee or checking a bag you'd planned to carry on. Below, you'll find the exact dimensions and weight limits for eighteen major airlines, so you can pack with confidence and skip the surprises at check-in.

Cabin Luggage Size Limits by Airline

Here's every airline's maximum cabin luggage dimensions and weight allowance, at a glance.

Cabin Luggage Rules by Airline

Air France

On Air France, your cabin bag can measure up to 55 × 35 × 25 cm, and you can bring a personal item up to 40 × 30 × 15 cm alongside it. The weight limit is 12 kg.

American Airlines

American Airlines sets no weight limit on cabin luggage, but your bag needs to fit within 56 × 36 × 23 cm. You can also bring one personal item.

British Airways

British Airways is one of the most generous on this list — your cabin bag can be as large as 56 × 45 × 25 cm and weigh up to 23 kg. A personal item up to 40 × 30 × 15 cm comes along for free, too.

Cathay Pacific

Flying with Cathay Pacific, your cabin bag can be up to 56 × 36 × 23 cm and no heavier than 7 kg. You're also allowed a personal item up to 15 × 30 × 40 cm.

Delta

Delta doesn't cap the weight of your cabin bag, but it does need to fit within 56 × 35 × 23 cm. One personal item is included, too.

EasyJet

EasyJet stands out here: there's no weight limit at all, as long as you can lift your bag into the overhead bin yourself. Book an Up Front or Extra Legroom seat and you can bring a bag up to 56 × 45 × 25 cm. Standard fares only include a smaller under-seat bag (45 × 36 × 20 cm).

Emirates

In Economy with Emirates, your cabin bag can measure up to 55 × 38 × 20 cm and weigh no more than 7 kg.

Eurowings

Book a Smart fare with Eurowings and you can bring a cabin bag up to 55 × 40 × 23 cm and 8 kg. Basic fares only include a personal item (40 × 30 × 25 cm).

Iberia

Iberia allows a cabin bag up to 56 × 40 × 25 cm and 10 kg, plus a personal item up to 40 × 30 × 15 cm.

KLM

With KLM, your cabin bag can be up to 55 × 35 × 25 cm and 12 kg, and you can bring a personal item up to 40 × 30 × 15 cm as well.

Lufthansa

Lufthansa allows cabin bags up to 55 × 40 × 23 cm and 8 kg, plus a personal item up to 40 × 30 × 10 cm.

Norwegian

Choose a LowFare+ ticket with Norwegian and you can bring a cabin bag up to 55 × 40 × 23 cm and 10 kg, plus a personal item (38 × 20 × 30 cm). Basic LowFare tickets include only the under-seat bag.

Ryanair

With Priority & 2 Cabin Bags on Ryanair, you can bring a 10 kg wheelie bag up to 55 × 40 × 20 cm plus a personal item (40 × 20 × 25 cm). Without Priority, only the personal item comes with you into the cabin.

Singapore Airlines

Singapore Airlines allows cabin bags up to 55 × 36 × 25 cm, weighing no more than 7 kg.

Turkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines allows one cabin bag up to 55 × 40 × 23 cm and 8 kg, plus a personal item.

United Airlines

United Airlines sets no weight limit, but your cabin bag needs to fit within 56 × 35 × 22 cm. One personal item is included, too.

Vueling

TimeFlex and Premium fares with Vueling include a cabin bag up to 55 × 40 × 20 cm and 10 kg. Basic fares only include a smaller bag (40 × 20 × 30 cm).

Wizz Air

Choose Wizz Priority on Wizz Air and you can bring a cabin bag up to 55 × 40 × 23 cm and 10 kg. Standard tickets only allow one small item (40 × 30 × 20 cm).

Maximum Cabin Luggage Weight Limits

Weight limits vary a lot between airlines, and even between fares on the same airline. Most European carriers — Lufthansa, Eurowings, and Turkish Airlines among them — cap cabin luggage at 8 kg. Norwegian, Ryanair, Wizz Air, and Vueling allow up to 10 kg, while Air France and KLM stretch to 12 kg. Emirates, Cathay Pacific, and Singapore Airlines are the strictest at 7 kg. British Airways leads the pack with a 23 kg allowance, and EasyJet, Delta, American Airlines, and United Airlines set no weight limit at all — as long as you can lift your bag into the overhead bin yourself. In Business Class, many airlines let you bring two cabin bags at 8 kg each.

A Frequent Flyer Tip

If your airline includes a personal item alongside your cabin bag, make the most of it. A Top Case keeps your passport, keys, and essentials in one place. Want more space and a hands-free trip through the airport? A travel backpack does the job. And if you're a tote person, the Horizn tote slides straight over your luggage handle thanks to a built-in strap — one less thing to carry through security.