Maximum free cabin luggage dimensions for standard passengers

Get it wrong and you could face punitive costs in order to take your luggage with you. And even if you do comply with the regulations and avoid the fees, you can still face situations where your hand luggage ends up being put in the main hold (for example, if all passengers take their maximum allowance, resulting in overfilled overhead lockers). On the upside, travelling with only hand luggage can result in an altogether much more pleasant flying experience, with a simpler checking-in and no waiting around at baggage carousels at the final destination.

So the idea of a globally standard hand luggage size seems an attractive one, and is one that IATA are looking to push forward. They are recommending an optimum size for cabin luggage of 55 x 35 x 20 cm (21.5 x 13.5 x 7.5 inches) and the thinking behind this is that it should allow everyone to store their carry-on bags on board the aircraft so long as it has 120 seats or more (so it’d be good for standard Boeing 737s and Airbus A320s). One of the downsides is that this is smaller than many of the airlines already permit, albeit not my much in many cases.

The other drawback is that this is an entirely voluntary stipulation on the part of IATA. The airlines do not have to comply with this recommendation, and it remains to be seen whether they do.

Maximum free cabin luggage dimensions for standard passengers
IATA recommendation	55 x 35 x 20cm
BA	56 x 45 x 25cm
Easyjet	56 x 45 x 25cm
Ryanair	55 x 40 x 20cm
Thomas Cook	55 x 40 x 20cm
Virgin Atlantic	56 x 36 x 23cm
Lufthansa	55 x 40 x 23cm (57 x 54 x 15cm for foldable garment bags)
American Airlines	56 x 36 x 23cm
United Airlines	56 x 35 x 22cm
Delta Airlines	56 x 35 x 23cm
Air France	55 x 35 x 25cm
Emirates	55 x 38 x 20cm
Wizz Air	42 x 32 x 25cm
Germanwings	55 x 40 x 23cm
Flybe	55 x 40 x 23cm
US Federal Aviation Authority “standard” bag	55.8 x 36.8 x 22.9cm

Source: luxuryTravel blog

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