Hand luggage sizes for Jet2, Ryanair, EasyJet and more - full list

From EasyJet and Ryanair to Jet2 and British Airways, each airline has a slightly different take on what counts as hand luggage and how heavy your bags can be. 

After months without flights and travel due to Covid-19, it is easy to get caught out by newly-introduced charges or updated luggage sizes. 

The size of bag you once took on holiday might not be eligible as hand luggage now. 

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Here's a guide to hand luggage sizes in 2022. 

EasyJet hand luggage size

EasyJet allows passengers to bring a 45cm x 36cm x 20cm (including any handles or wheels) sized suitcase or bag on board as hand luggage. 

When flying with EasyJet, the hand luggage needs to fit under the seat in front of you.

Jet2 hand luggage size

For Jet2 flights, hand luggage must be no more than 10kg and no larger than 56cm x 45cm x 25cm. You can also bring a small, personal item on board.

British Airways hand luggage size

All British Airways customers are allowed one piece of hand luggage at 56cm x 45cm x 25cm and one small item (handbag, laptop) on board.

The small item must be no bigger than 40cm x 30cm x 15cm. Both items can weight up to 23kg each.

Ryanair hand luggage size

If you are flying with Ryanair, priority passengers are allowed one small bag (40cm x 20cm x 25cm) plus a larger cabin bag (55cm x 40cm x 20cm) with a maximum weight allowance of 10kg.

Non-priority customers can only bring one small bag (40cm x 20cm x 25cm) - though they can pay a fee to bring a second larger cabin bag, no more than 55cm x 40cm x 20cm. 

TUI hand luggage size

When flying with TUI, customers are allowed one piece of hand luggage no bigger than 55cm x 40cm x 20 cm as well as a maximum weight of 10 kg.

Virgin Atlantic hand luggage size

Virgin Atlantic allows passengers to take hand luggage sized at 23cm x 36cm x 56cm with a weight limit of 10kg on flights.

For upper class flights with Virgin Atlantic, the hand luggage size limit stays the same except passengers are allowed a maximum weight of 12kg.

Flybe hand luggage size

Flybe passengers can take one standard cabin bag no more than 55cm x 35cm x 20cm including wheels and handles. You can also take a smaller under-seat item such as a laptop or a handbag.

Aer Lingus hand luggage limit

Aer Lingus allows one piece of hand luggage with a weight limit of 10kg and maximum dimensions of 55 x 40 x 24 cm as well as a smaller bag.

The second, smaller piece of hand luggage - such as a laptop - is limited to 25cm x 33cm x 20cm.

Both hand luggage items must weigh no more than 10kg combined.

Emirates hand luggage limit

For economy flights with Emirates, customers are allowed one piece of carry-on baggage - either a handbag or laptop bag - that may not exceed 55cm x 38cm x 20cm and 7kg in weight.

For first class and business class flights, customers are allowed two pieces of carry-on baggage - one suitcase plus either one handbag or one garment bag.

The luggage case may not exceed 45cm x 35cm x 20cm while the handbag may not exceed 55cm x 38cm x 20cm. Garment bags should be no more than 20cm thick when folded, Emirates said, while the weight of each piece must not exceed 7kg.