Cabin allowance
Joy of Clothes uses the BAA standard cabin allowance guideline for hand luggage, which is 56cm x 45cm x 25cm. This is used by leading airlines such as American Airlines, Iberia and BMI. Budget airlines such as easyJet, First Choice and Ryanair often use a smaller cabin allowance of 55cm x 40cm x 20cm. So, it is best to check with your airline for hand luggage cabin allowances.
The information below is to be used as a guide only!
| HAND LUGGAGE H cm | W cm | D cm | W kg | CHECKED IN W kg | EXTRA CABIN PIECES* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAA Standard | 56 | 45 | 25 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Aer Arann | 43 | 28 | 20 | 7 | 15 | No |
| Aer Lingus | 56 | 45 | 25 | 6 | 20/18* | No |
| Air Berlin | 55 | 40 | 20 | 6 | 20/18* | No |
| Air France | 55 | 35 | 25 | 12 | 20/23* | Yes |
| Air New Zealand | 55 | 35 | 25 | 7 | 20/23* | Yes |
| Air Southwest | 53 | 34 | 22 | 7 | 20 | No |
| Air Transat | 51 | 40 | 23 | 5 | 20 | Yes |
| Alitalia | 55 | 35 | 25 | 5 | 20 | No |
| American Airlines | 56 | 45 | 25 | 18 | 23* | Yes |
| BMI | 55 | 40 | 23 | UNLTD | 20/23* | Yes |
| BMIBaby | 55 | 40 | 20 | 10 | 20 | No |
| British Airways | 56 | 45 | 25 | 23 | 23/23* | Yes |
| Cathy Pacific | 56 | 36 | 23 | 7 | 20 | Yes |
| Central wings | 55 | 40 | 20 | 5 | 20 | Yes |
| Cityjet | 55 | 40 | 20 | 7 | 20 | Yes |
| Continental Airlines | 56 | 45 | 25 | 18 | 23 | Yes |
| CSA | 56 | 45 | 25 | 12 | 23 | Yes |
| Delta Airlines | 56 | 23 | 36 | 18 | 22.5* | Yes |
| Eastern Airways | 55 | 40 | 20 | 10 | 15 | Yes |
| Easyjet | 55 | 40 | 20 | WTH | 20 | No |
| Emirates | 55 | 38 | 20 | 7 | 20 | Yes |
| Finnair | 56 | 45 | 25 | 8 | 20 | Yes |
| First Choice Airways | 45 | 35 | 20 | 5 | 20 | No |
| Flybe | 50 | 35 | 23 | 10 | 20 | No |
| Flyglobespan | 55 | 45 | 20 | 20 | 20/25* | No |
| German Wings | 55 | 40 | 20 | 8 | 23 | Yes |
| Iberia | 55 | 40 | 20 | 10 | 23 | Yes |
| Jet2 | 46 | 30 | 23 | 10 | 17 | No |
| KLM | 55 | 35 | 25 | 12 | 20 | Yes |
| Lufthansa | 55 | 40 | 20 | 8 | 20 | Yes |
| Luxair | 55 | 35 | 16 | 7 | 20 | Yes |
| Manx | 55 | 35 | 20 | 10 | 10 | No |
| Monarch | 56 | 45 | 25 | 10 | 20 | No |
| Northwest | 56 | 36 | 23 | WTH | 23 | Yes |
| Qantas | 56 | 36 | 23 | 7 | 20 | Yes |
| Ryanair | 55 | 40 | 20 | 10 | 15 | No |
| SAS | 55 | 40 | 23 | 8 | 20 | No |
| Scot Airways/Blue Islands | 40 | 30 | 20 | 6 | 14 | No |
| Sky Europe | 55 | 40 | 20 | WTH | 20 | Yes |
| Spanair | 50 | 40 | 25 | 6 | 20 | No |
| Swiss Airlines | 55 | 40 | 20 | 8 | 20 | Yes |
| TAP Air Portugal | 55 | 40 | 20 | 10 | 20 | Yes |
| Thai Airlines | 50 | 40 | 25 | 7 | 20 | Yes |
| ThomasCook Airlines | 43 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 15 | No |
| Thomson Fly | 55 | 40 | 20 | 10 | 20 | No |
| United Airlines | 55 | 35 | 22 | WTH | 23 | Yes |
| Virgin Atlantic | 56 | 36 | 23 | 6 | 23/23* | Yes |
| VLM | 47.5 | 35 | 20 | 5 | 20 | No |
| Whoosh | 40 | 30 | 20 | 6 | 15 | No |
| Wizzair | 55 | 40 | 20 | 10 | 20 | Yes |
| XL | 56 | 45 | 25 | 5 | 20 | No |
| Zoom | 51 | 41 | 23 | 5 | 20 | No |
* indicate US weight allowance. You can take 2 pieces
WTH = Size restriction, no weight limit within reason
UNLTD = As heavy as you want, size still applies
Extra pieces in cabin consist of overcoat, umbrella, handbag, laptop bag etc
