Air Botswana carry-on size and personal item rules

Air Botswana carry-on allowance by fare

Air Botswana checked baggage by fare

Checked baggage verified 11 October 2026. Your booking confirmation shows the exact allowance for your trip.

What to know about Air Botswana carry-on rules

• From GBE, Air Botswana mainly connects Botswana with South Africa, Zimbabwe and Zambia.
• Among the 24 verified airlines from sub-Saharan Africa, Air Botswana has the 6th largest cabin bag allowance; the strictest is Proflight Zambia (30×25×15 cm).
• In its standard fare, Air Botswana applies exactly the same cabin bag, personal item and weight figures as Air Chathams, Air Mauritius, Akasa Air, Greater Bay Airlines and Malawi Airlines and 2 more, so a bag packed for one of them also passes on Air Botswana.
• Among the 189 verified airlines that include a measured cabin bag, Air Botswana sits at rank 50; 19% of them allow a smaller total than its 115 cm (45.3 in).
• Compared with the 24 airlines from sub-Saharan Africa on this site, whose cabin bags average 113.8 cm (44.8 in) in total, Air Botswana allows 1.2 cm (0.5 in) more.
• Tested against Air Botswana's 115 cm total limit, a standard US carry-on of 22 × 14 × 9 in (55.9 × 35.6 × 22.9 cm) fits, but with only 0.7 cm (0.3 in) to spare on the total size.
• On Air Botswana, a typical European cabin case of 55 × 40 × 20 cm (21.7 × 15.7 × 7.9 in) fits exactly at the limit on the total size; the limit is 115 cm total.
• Air Botswana's 7 kg (15.4 lb) limit for the cabin bag is stricter than 93 of the 177 airlines that publish a cabin weight limit, and looser than 11 of them.
• Air Botswana publishes only a total for the cabin bag: length + width + height up to 115 cm, so the proportions of the bag are free.

Our notes on Air Botswana

Air Botswana states its Economy class carry-on rule as one bag of up to 7 kg whose three sides add up to no more than 115 cm (45 in). It does not set a separate maximum for length, width or height, so the shape of the bag is up to you as long as the total stays within 115 cm.

The check-in policy adds one practical condition: the bag must fit in the overhead lockers. The page lists no personal item and no Business class figure. For comparison, the same page gives 23 kg of checked baggage on both domestic and international flights, so anything heavier than 7 kg belongs in the hold rather than the cabin.

Air Botswana carry-on questions

Does Air Botswana have a weight limit for carry-on bags?

Yes. On its Economy class fare, Air Botswana sets 7 kg (15.4 lb) for the cabin bag.

Will a 55 × 40 × 20 cm carry-on fit Air Botswana's limit?

Yes: against Air Botswana's 115 cm total limit, a hard 55 × 40 × 20 cm (21.7 × 15.7 × 7.9 in) case fits exactly at the limit on the total size.

Airlines related to Air Botswana

• South African Airways carry-on size — full-service airline from sub-Saharan Africa

Strictest carry-on airlines · All airlines

Official sources

• https://www.airbotswana.co.bw/check-policy — checked on 8 October 2026

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