A Sampling of Major Airline Carry-on Baggage Regulations


Caution

The purpose of this table is to give you a feel for the carry-on baggage regulations. This document represents a snap-shot of them as of October 1, 2007. These regulations change frequently. Please do not use this document as your sole source of information. If you are planning a trip you are advised to call each of the airlines you will be flying to be certain you have the latest information.

Airline

Airline

Maximum

Maximum

Maximum

Maximum

Maximum

Maximum

 

 

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Size (Inches)

L + W + D (inches)

Weight (lbs)

Size (cm)

L + W + D (cm)

Weight (kg)

 

 

~North America~

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Air Canada

21.5 x 15.5 x 9

 

23

55 x 40 x 23

 

10

 

 

Alaska Airlines

24 x 17 x 10

 

 

61 x 43.2 x 25.4

 

 

 

 

American Airlines

See Overall--->>

45

40

See Overall--->>

114

18

 

 

Continental

See Overall--->>

51

40

See Overall--->>

130

18

 

 

Delta

22 x 14 x 9

 

40

56 x 35.6 x 22.9

 

18

 

 

Frontier Airlines

See Overall--->>

49

35

See Overall--->>

125

18

 

 

Northwest

22 x 14 x 9

 

 

56 x 35.6 x 22.9

 

 

 

 

Southwest

24 x 16 x 10

 

 

61 x 40.6 x 25.4

 

 

 

 

United

22 x 17.7 x 10

 

 

56 x 45 x 25.4

 

 

 

 

United flights to the UK

22 x 17.7 x 10

 

 

56 x 45 x 25.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

~Europe~

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aeroflot

See Overall--->>

61

23

See Overall--->>

155

10

 

 

British Airways (BA)

22 x 17.7 x 9.8

 

 

56 x 45 x 25

 

 

 

 

KLM

22 x 13.8 x 9.8

 

26.5

55 x 35 x 25

 

12

 

 

Lufthansa

22 x 17.7 x 7.9

 

 

55 x 45 x 20

 

 

 

 

SAS

22 x 15.7 x 9.1

 

17.6

55 x 40 x 23

 

8

 

 

Virgin Atlantic

22 x 14.2 x 9.1

 

13.2

56 x 36 x 23

 

6

 

 

~Asia Pacific

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Air China

22 x 15.7 x 7.9

 

11

55 x 40 x 20

 

5

 

 

Cathay Pacific

22 x 14.2 x 9.1

 

15.4

55 x 36 x 23

 

7

 

 

Japan Airlines (JAL)

22 x 15.7 x 9.8

 

22

55 x 40 x 25

 

10

 

 

Korean Airlines (KAL)

See Overall--->>

45

 

See Overall--->>

115

 

 

 

Quantas

See Overall--->>

45

15.4

See Overall--->>

115

7

 

 

~Middle East

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

El Al Airline

22 x 17.7 x 9.8

 

17.6

56 x 45 x 25

 

8

 

 

Middle East Airlines (MEA)

22 x 19.3 x 7.9

 

17.6

55 x 49 x 20

 

8

 

 

Royal Jordanian

See Overall--->>

45

11

See Overall--->>

115

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