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Luggage and airline size charts

Updated 2026-09-24. Researched from airline pages and published specifications.

Limits change; confirm with your airline before you fly. Every figure here links to the airline page it came from.

• Carry-on size by airlineCarry-on size and weight limits for 29 airlines in one chart, inches and centimetres, each linked to the airline page it was read from.
• Personal item size by airlineMaximum personal item (under-seat bag) dimensions by airline in inches and centimetres, including which major airlines publish no size at all.
• Checked bag weight and size limits by airlineStandard checked bag weight (lb and kg) and linear size limits by airline, with the premium cabin allowance and the airline page each figure came from.
• Carry-on weight limits by airlineWhich airlines cap carry-on weight and at what figure, from 7 kg in Economy on Emirates and Qatar to no stated limit on most US airlines.
• European carry-on size chartCarry-on and under-seat bag limits for European airlines in centimetres, with weight caps, which fares include the overhead bag, and what a US-size bag does there.
• Luggage size chart: what a 20, 22, 24, 26, 28 and 30 inch suitcase really measuresReal outside dimensions of 20 to 30 inch suitcases, from listings that state wheels-included sizes, with linear inches and which are carry-on or checked.
• Linear inches chart for checked luggageLinear inches (length + width + height) of real checked suitcases from their wheels-included listings, against the 62 inch standard checked bag limit.
• Which carry-ons actually fit 22 x 14 x 9 inches?Every carry-on in our catalog whose listing states a wheels-included size, checked against the 22 x 14 x 9 inch limit most US airlines publish. Most do not fit.
• Which carry-ons fit 55 x 40 x 23 cm?Carry-ons with wheels-included listing sizes checked in centimetres against the 55 x 40 x 23 cm limit Lufthansa, SWISS and Turkish publish, and 55 x 35 x 25 cm at Air France and KLM.
• How much does a carry-on weigh empty?Listed empty weights of carry-on suitcases from their product listings, lightest to heaviest, against the 7 to 10 kg carry-on caps some airlines apply.
• Which airlines charge for a carry-on bag?Airlines whose own pages make the overhead carry-on a paid add-on on the cheapest fare, with the free personal item size you get instead.