AirAsia carry-on size and personal item rules

Check your bag against AirAsia

AirAsia carry-on allowance by fare

What to know about AirAsia carry-on rules

• AirAsia is based in Malaysia with its hub at KUL, and its main markets include Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, India and Vietnam.
• Among the 6 verified airlines from Southeast Asia, AirAsia has the largest cabin bag allowance; AirAsia itself is the strictest.
• As a box, AirAsia's 56×23×36 cm limit holds about 46.4 litres, the 38th largest volume of the 60 airlines that publish three cabin bag sides.
• Among the 66 verified airlines that include a measured cabin bag, AirAsia sits at rank 28; 14% of them allow a smaller total than its 115 cm (45.3 in).
• AirAsia's 115 cm (45.3 in) total is right on the average of the 6 airlines from Southeast Asia we track (115 cm (45.3 in)).
• A standard US carry-on of 22 × 14 × 9 in (55.9 × 35.6 × 22.9 cm) fits, but with only 0.1 cm (0 in) to spare on the length when measured against AirAsia's 56×23×36 cm.
• A typical European cabin case of 55 × 40 × 20 cm (21.7 × 15.7 × 7.9 in) is 4 cm (1.6 in) too big on the width when measured against AirAsia's 56×23×36 cm.
• 7 kg (15.4 lb) for both bags together: 0 of the 57 airlines with a published limit are stricter than AirAsia, 34 are more generous.
• On AirAsia (the Free cabin allowance fare), 7 kg (15.4 lb) is a combined allowance: add the weight of the personal item to the cabin bag.
• Exceptions noted on the official AirAsia page: “Add an extra 7kg with Xtra Carry-On or Fast Pass”

AirAsia personal item: what fits under the seat

• AirAsia's fare also includes a cabin bag, so the personal item comes on top of it.
• Filled as a box, AirAsia's 40×30×10 cm personal item holds about 12 litres, below the median of 18 L across the 56 airlines that publish three personal item sides.
• Against the 5 airlines from Southeast Asia that publish a personal item size (average 80.2 cm in total), AirAsia allows 80 cm, more than 25% of them.
• AirAsia gives the personal item no weight of its own: it shares the 7 kg (15.4 lb) total with the cabin bag.
• AirAsia's personal item (40×30×10 cm, about 12 L) holds 26% of the volume of its cabin bag (about 46.4 L).
• A soft 40 × 30 × 20 cm (15.7 × 11.8 × 7.9 in) under-seat bag is 10 cm (3.9 in) too big on the depth against AirAsia's 40×30×10 cm personal item limit.
• With 80 cm in total, the AirAsia personal item is bigger than 4 and smaller than 48 of the 57 verified airlines that publish a personal item size.
• Other personal item limits at the same airport: Malaysia Airlines at KUL (25×36×25 cm), against 40×30×10 cm on AirAsia.

AirAsia carry-on questions

Does AirAsia have a weight limit for carry-on bags?

Yes. On the Free cabin allowance fare, AirAsia publishes 7 kg (15.4 lb) for both bags together.

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

No: against AirAsia's 56×23×36 cm limit, a hard 55 × 40 × 20 cm (21.7 × 15.7 × 7.9 in) case is 4 cm (1.6 in) too big on the width.

How big can a personal item be on AirAsia?

AirAsia allows a personal item of 40 × 30 × 10 cm (15.7 × 11.8 × 3.9 in) on the Free cabin allowance fare, stowed under the seat in front.

Airlines related to AirAsia

• Malaysia Airlines carry-on size — also flies from KUL
• Cebu Pacific carry-on size — low-cost airline from Southeast Asia
• Scoot carry-on size — low-cost airline from Southeast Asia

Strictest carry-on airlines · All airlines

Official sources

• https://www.airasia.com/aa/inflight-comforts/en/gb/baggage.html — checked on 28 September 2026

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