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List Of Airline Baggage Limits

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This table gives the free baggage limits for a standard economy passenger on these airlines. Note that for transpacific routes, the standard baggage allowance for most airlines increases from 20kg to 32kg.

Airline Carry-on baggage limits Hold baggage limits
Aer Lingus 56x45x25cm, 6kg 2 bags max 36kg total transatlantic, zero free allowance within Europe
Air Canada 55x40x23cm, 10kg, plus laptop etc 2x23kg
Air France 55x35x25cm, 12kg, plus 1 handbag/laptop 20kg but varies on some routes
Air New Zealand 115cm total, 7kg + thin laptop pouch 20kg or 2x23kg according to route
Alitalia 55x35x25cm, 5kg 20kg or 2x23kg according to route
Aurigny Air Services 43x30x18cm, 10kg (6kg some routes) 20kg
BMI 55x40x23cm plus a 'personal item'(handbag, laptop, etc) 20kg total
BMI baby 55x40x20cm, 10kg 0
British Airways 56x45x25cm 90x75x43cm, 23kg x 1 UK domestic/short-haul, 23kg x 2 long-haul
Continental Airlines 115cm total, 18kg, plus laptop/handbag 2x23kg or varies according to route
Easyjet 55x40x20cm 20kg total for up to 8 bags
Emirates 20kg, depends on destination
Finnair 56x45x25cm, 8kg 20kg, or 2x32kg to USA & Canada
Flybe 50x35x23cm, 10kg 20kg
Garuda Indonesia 56x36x23cm, 7kg plus laptop or beauty case
Iberia 55x40x20cm, 10kg 23kg, or 2x23kg for Americas, Africa & Middle East
Icelandair no limits listed 20kg
Iceland Express 55x35x25cm plus a laptop and duty free carrier bag, 10kg 20kg
Jet2 50x38x26cm, 10kg 0
KLM 55x35x25cm, 12kg 20kg or 2x32kg on some routes[1]
Lufthansa 55x40x20cm or foldable garment bag, 8kg 20kg (more on long haul)
Manx2 55x35x20cm, 10kg 0
Monarch 56x45x25cm, 10kg 0
Northwest Airlines 115cm total 2x23kg but varies
Norwegian 55x40x23cm, 10kg 2x20kg
Qantas 115cm (56x36x23cm), 7kg + laptop 23kg or varies with route
Qatar 50x37x25, 7kg 20kg or 2x23kg transatlantic
Ryanair 55x40x20cm, 10kg 0
SAS Scandinavian Airlines 55x40x23cm, 8kg 20kg (30 kg on business+long haul)
Singapore Airlines dimensions vary[2], 7kg 20kg or 2x23kg according to route
South African Airways 115cm total, 8kg 20kg
Thomas Cook Airlines 55x40x20cm, 10kg
Thomson Airways 55x40x20cm, 10kg 0
Virgin Atlantic Airways 56x36x23cm, 6kg 2 items, each max 23kg and 158cm max dimensions
IATA limit 56x45x18cm 158cm max total dimensions, 32kg per item

Airlines often operate the "Piece Concept" for flights to and from the USA and Canada. This generally allows passengers 2 pieces of checked baggage, each up to 23kg. Elsewhere in the world the same airlines will operate the "Weight Concept", ie often one bag of up to 20kg.

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