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RyanAir Baggage checker (Peter Moore)

The ultimate budget airline cabin baggage guide

Popping off for a cheeky city break over the New Year? Don't get caught out by excessive cabin baggage fees!

With news that Ryanair are paying staff bonuses for catching out  passengers with oversized and overweight hand luggage, we've compiled this handy guide for checking the limits set by all of the leading budget airlines.

Just because BA let you on with your bag doesn't mean Ryanair will. Each airline set their own rules and will gleefully charge you extra if your cabin baggage doesn't conform. Some of these charges will effectively double or triple your fare. All of a sudden that bargain city break becomes decidedly more expensive.

We've also included a direct link to each airlines baggage page just in case they sneakily change things again!

Airline

Dimensions

Weight

Consequences

Website

Air Asia

56 x 36 x 23 cm

7 kg

See website

Air Asia website

Air Berlin

55 x 40 x 20 cm

10 kg

Put in hold*

Air Berlin website

Air France

55 x 35 x 25 cm

12 kg

Put in hold*

Air France website

Air Lingus

55 x 40 x 20 cm

10 kg

€30-40 at airport

Air Lingus website

BA

56 x 45 x 25 cm + Laptop/handbag

Lift unaided

Put in hold*

BA website

BMI

55 x 40 x 23 cm + one small personal item

10 kg

Lift unaided

BMI website

BMIbaby

55 x 40 x 20 cm

10 kg

£12 per kilo at boarding gate

BMIbaby website

Brussels Airlines

55 x 40 x 23 cm

10 kg

Put in hold*

Brussels Airlines website

easyJet

56 x 45 x 25 cm

Lift unaided

£40 at boarding gate

easyJet website

Flybe

50 x 35 x 23 cm

10 kg

£40 at boarding gate

Flybe website

GermanWings

55 x 40 x 20 cm

8 kg

£18 at boarding gate

GermanWings website

Iberia

56 x 35 x 23 cm + small personal item

Lift unaided

Put in hold*

Iberia website

Icelandair

55 x 35 x 25 cm

6 kg

Put in hold*

Icelandair website

Iceland Express

55 x 35 x 25 cm + laptop, camera or duty free

10 kg

£40 at boarding gate

Iceland Express website

KLM

55 x 35 x 25

12 kg

Put in hold*

KLM website

Lufthansa

55 x 40 x 20 cm

8 kg

Put in hold*

Lufthansa website

Norwegian

55 x 40 x 23 cm

10 kg

Up to €20 at boarding gate

Norwegian website

RyanAir

55 x 40 x 20 cm

10 kg

£40 at boarding gate

RyanAir website

SAS

55 x 40 x 23 cm

8 kg

Put in hold

SAS website

WizzAir

55 x 40 x 20 cm

10 kg

£52 at boarding gate

WizzAir website

* Subject to checked baggage limits, usually 23 kg. (20 kg with Air Berlin)

NB: Always check your airline's website for any last minute changes to their terms and conditions.

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2 comments

  • 14th December by KiwiJonesy

    Fantastic guide!


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  • 15th December by Liz Cleere

    Yep, useful stuff, but because I'm carrying stuff back and forth all the time, I always check just before I fly. They move the rules overnight, at the drop of a hat, and when the wind changes. Nice touch having links to their websites.

    Could the list be a little longer, though? Air India, Emirates, Singapore. Qantas etc etc


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