Airline cabin baggage 2026 - what is actually standard?
PreflightMate compared representative verified baggage rules from 14 airlines. Rather than reducing each carrier to one universal limit, the report preserves fare and bag-type scope.
Key numbers
40 × 30 × 15 cm is more common than 40 × 30 × 20 cm
Among the 13 airlines with published personal-item dimensions in the public index, the most common example is 40 × 30 × 15 cm - appearing 8 times. The 40 × 30 × 20 cm format matters for Ryanair, Wizz Air and Norwegian, but it is not a universal European standard.
A 40 × 30 × 20 cm bag is within 4 of the 13 known examples when dimensions are compared in the published order.
55 × 40 × 23 cm is the strongest common cabin-bag pattern
The most common representative cabin-bag limit is 55 × 40 × 23 cm - 8 of 14 airlines. A 55 × 40 × 23 cm bag is within 11 of the 14 analysed examples, but it still does not fit every carrier's published limit.
Comparison of 14 airlines
These are representative fare-specific rules from the public PreflightMate index, not a simplified “one limit per airline”.
| Airline | Personal item - example | Cabin bag - example |
|---|---|---|
| British Airways | Economy 40 × 30 × 15 cm · - | Economy 56 × 45 × 25 cm · - |
| easyJet | Standard 45 × 36 × 20 cm · 15 kg | Large cabin bag / Inclusive Plus 56 × 45 × 25 cm · 15 kg |
| Enter Air | Standard 40 × 30 × 15 cm · - | Standard 55 × 40 × 25 cm · 5 kg |
| Finnair | Economy Light / Classic / Flex 40 × 30 × 15 cm · - | Economy Light / Classic / Flex 55 × 40 × 23 cm · - |
| flydubai | Economy 33 × 25 × 20 cm · - | Economy 55 × 38 × 20 cm · 7 kg |
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | Economy 40 × 30 × 15 cm · - | Economy 55 × 35 × 25 cm · - |
| LOT Polish Airlines | Economy - · 2 kg | Economy 55 × 40 × 23 cm · 8 kg |
| Lufthansa | Economy Basic 40 × 30 × 15 cm · - | Economy Light / Comfort / Flex 55 × 40 × 23 cm · 8 kg |
| Norwegian Air Shuttle | Flex 40 × 30 × 20 cm · - | Flex 55 × 40 × 23 cm · - |
| Ryanair | Basic 40 × 30 × 20 cm · - | Priority 55 × 40 × 20 cm · 10 kg |
| SAS | Economy Light 40 × 30 × 15 cm · - | Economy Standard / Flex 55 × 40 × 23 cm · 8 kg |
| SWISS | Economy Basic 40 × 30 × 15 cm · - | Economy Light / Comfort / Flex 55 × 40 × 23 cm · 8 kg |
| Turkish Airlines | Economy 40 × 30 × 15 cm · 4 kg | Economy 55 × 40 × 23 cm · 8 kg |
| Wizz Air | Standard 40 × 30 × 20 cm · 10 kg | WIZZ Priority 55 × 40 × 23 cm · 10 kg |
Methodology
The report is calculated automatically from the public PreflightMate cabin-baggage index. Fare name, bag type, dimensions and weight are preserved when the airline publishes them. Missing values are not replaced with estimates.
Dataset snapshot: 2026-08-21. Report publication date: 2026-08-23.
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Sources
Each airline in the report is linked to an official carrier source. Fare-specific context remains available on the airline page and in the data index.