Will your bag fly free? Check the real numbers.
Cabin baggage allowances for 20 major airlines — sizes, weights and personal items, verified against each airline's own baggage page in November 2026, not scraped from third-party charts (two of which we caught being wrong during verification).
Start here
One comparison table, 20 airline pages with verified dates and official source links, and two honest guides.
Cabin baggage size & weight: 20 airlines compared
Cathay to Qantas in one table — sizes, weight logic, personal items, and the fare traps.
Security rulesLiquids rule basics: 100 ml, LAGs and duty-free
The rule as TSA, HKIA and Changi actually state it — plus STEBs, exemptions and power banks.
GuidesWhat happens if your carry-on is too big at the gate
Sizers, gate checks and gate fees — what actually happens, without invented numbers.
AirlineCathay Pacific cabin baggage allowance
56 × 36 × 23 cm plus small item; weight by cabin and Marco Polo tier.
AirlineSingapore Airlines cabin baggage allowance
7 kg across one or two pieces plus a personal item — and the 80 cm rule.
AirlineScoot cabin baggage allowance (new rules)
10 kg Economy / 15 kg ScootPlus combined — the 2026 change most charts missed.
AirlineBritish Airways cabin baggage allowance
No carry-on weight limit — but there's a persistent myth saying otherwise.
AirlineQatar Airways cabin baggage allowance
The strictest sizer in our table: 50 × 37 × 25 cm in Economy.
How LuggageSpec is written
Three rules, no exceptions.
Verified or not published
Every airline page was checked against that airline's own baggage page this season. If we couldn't fetch the official page, the airline didn't make the table — which is why you'll find Air Canada here instead of three carriers whose sites we couldn't verify.
Allowances, not fee tables
Sizes, weights and concepts are stable enough to publish; fee tables churn monthly. We explain how each airline's fees work and link to the official page for the current figures — never republished third-party numbers.
Verify before flying
Every page carries its verification date and the airline's official link. Baggage rules change without notice — the last check is always yours.
All 20 airlines
Each page: cabin bag size, weight, personal item, checked concept, verified date, official source.