Carry-On Sized

By Airline & Size Rules

Matching bags to specific airline and international carry-on size and weight allowances, from US majors to budget and IATA-standard carriers.

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9/23/2026

Does My Checked Bag Fit Southwest? The Box, the Weight, and What It Now Costs

Southwest publishes 62 inches with wheels and handles included, 50 pounds per bag, and the sentence Checked baggage fees apply. Its own charges page carries two schedules side by side, split at April 9, 2026 - and free bags still exist, attached to a fare or a status.

9/22/2026

The 62-Linear-Inch Checked-Bag Limit, Read From the Airlines' Own Pages

Sixty-two linear inches is a sum of a bag's exterior sides, wheels and handle included. What Southwest, American and Frontier publish, what the bands above the line cost, and a checked spinner whose own maker prints a total that breaks the limit it quotes.

9/22/2026

Airline Sizer Bins: What Gate Agents Actually Measure

A gate sizer is a rigid box, not a number: it measures the bag as packed, on three axes at once, with wheels and handles inside. What the published limit constrains, what it does not, and which manufacturers publish a figure you can trust.

9/22/2026

Carry-On Weight Limits on International Airlines, Read in September 2026

Lufthansa publishes 8 kg, Iberia 10 kg and easyJet 15kg, each read on the carrier's own page on 22 September 2026. British Airways would not serve us a readable page, so no BA cabin weight appears here. Most US carriers publish no cabin weight at all.

Updated 2d ago

United Carry-On vs Personal Item: Which Box Your Bag Has To Fit

United publishes two numeric boxes and attaches the wheels-and-handles instruction to only one of them. Read on united.com on 22 September 2026, with the Basic Economy rule, the free-extras list, and what actually lands inside the under-seat box.

9/21/2026

Ryanair and easyJet Cabin Sizes for US Travelers: What Actually Fits Free

easyJet's free cabin bag is 45 x 36 x 20 cm including handles and wheels — within a centimetre of American's personal item, not its carry-on. The paid European bag is bigger than a US carry-on. And why no Ryanair figure appears here.

Updated 1w ago

Frontier Personal Item Size Limit (2026): What Actually Fits

Frontier's free personal item allowance is 14x18x8 inches, handles and straps included — here's the dimension table, the fare-by-fare breakdown, and the gate-fee math if your bag doesn't clear the sizer.

9/15/2026

United Personal Item Size Limit: 17 x 10 x 9 and What Fits

United publishes the tightest personal-item box of the US big four at 17 x 10 x 9 inches, and it's the number that decides what Basic Economy flyers can actually carry on board. Here's the exact limit, how it compares to Delta, American, and Southwest, and which bag shapes clear it.

Updated 1w ago

How to Choose a Carry-On That Fits International 55cm Size Limits

The 55 x 40 x 20 cm cabin-bag box is Ryanair's limit, not an IATA standard (IATA's guidance is 56 x 45 x 25 cm including wheels and handles), and real-world allowances vary by airline. This guide explains how to pick a carry-on whose exterior dimensions clear the most common international boxes.

Updated 1w ago

Carry-On Size Limits by Airline in 2026: The Verified Table

Carry-on and personal item limits for eleven airlines, ten of them re-read on the carrier's own baggage page in September 2026, with the date checked on every row and the one row we could not verify marked as such.

Updated 2d ago

Frontier Personal Item Bags After Spirit Shut Down: What Fits Free in 2026

Spirit Airlines ceased operations on 2 May 2026. Here is what replaced it: Frontier's free 18 x 14 x 8 in personal item at up to 35 lb, its 24 x 16 x 10 in paid carry-on, and three bags with published exterior dimensions that clear both.

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