Chair Airlines carry-on size and personal item rules

Chair Airlines carry-on allowance by fare

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

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What to know about Chair Airlines carry-on rules

• From ZRH, Chair Airlines mainly connects Switzerland with Greece, Spain, Portugal, Egypt and Türkiye.
• Among the 43 verified airlines from Europe, Chair Airlines has the 25th largest cabin bag allowance; the strictest is Loganair (40×35×18 cm).
• In its standard fare, Chair Airlines applies exactly the same cabin bag, personal item and weight figures as China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Tunisair and Xiamen Airlines, so a bag packed for one of them also passes on Chair Airlines.
• In volume terms the Chair Airlines cabin bag reaches about 44 L; 116 of the 170 airlines with published sides allow a bigger box.
• Among the 189 verified airlines that include a measured cabin bag, Chair Airlines sits at rank 50; 19% of them allow a smaller total than its 115 cm (45.3 in).
• The average cabin bag of the 43 verified carriers from Europe adds up to 116.7 cm (45.9 in); Chair Airlines' limit is 1.7 cm (0.7 in) less than that.
• Tested against Chair Airlines' 55×40×20 cm limit, a standard US carry-on of 22 × 14 × 9 in (55.9 × 35.6 × 22.9 cm) is 2.9 cm (1.1 in) too big on the depth (and 1 other limit).
• On Chair Airlines, a typical European cabin case of 55 × 40 × 20 cm (21.7 × 15.7 × 7.9 in) matches the limit exactly (0 cm margin); the limit is 55×40×20 cm.
• Of 177 verified airlines with a published cabin weight limit, 53 allow more than Chair Airlines' 8 kg (17.6 lb) for the cabin bag and 84 allow less.
• Compared with Chair Airlines' 115 cm (45.3 in): at ZRH, Edelweiss Air allows 3 cm (1.2 in) more in total (118 cm (46.5 in)); at ZRH, SWISS allows 3 cm (1.2 in) more in total (118 cm (46.5 in)).

Chair Airlines personal item: what fits under the seat

• Chair Airlines' fare also includes a cabin bag, so the personal item comes on top of it.
• Chair Airlines sets a separate 3 kg (6.6 lb) limit for the personal item; only 31 of the 220 verified airlines publish a weight for this bag.

Our notes on Chair Airlines

Chair Airlines gives two separate weight limits in the cabin. The main piece of carry-on luggage may weigh up to 8 kg and measure 55 × 40 × 20 cm. A small personal bag or laptop bag is allowed on top, up to 3 kg.

The rule is the same for all fare packages. Because the weights are separate, an 8 kg cabin case and a 3 kg laptop bag together are within the allowance, but a 9 kg case is not, even if the second bag is empty. On holiday flights from Zurich, the 20 cm depth is the dimension to check on soft bags that bulge when full.

Chair Airlines carry-on questions

Does Chair Airlines have a weight limit for carry-on bags?

Yes. On every fare, Chair Airlines sets 8 kg (17.6 lb) for the cabin bag and 3 kg (6.6 lb) for the personal item.

Will a 55 × 40 × 20 cm carry-on fit Chair Airlines' limit?

Yes: against Chair Airlines' 55×40×20 cm limit, a hard 55 × 40 × 20 cm (21.7 × 15.7 × 7.9 in) case matches the limit exactly (0 cm margin).

Airlines related to Chair Airlines

• SWISS carry-on size — also flies from ZRH
• Edelweiss Air carry-on size — also flies from ZRH
• Eurowings carry-on size — low-cost airline from Europe
• Jet2 carry-on size — low-cost airline from Europe
• Transavia carry-on size — low-cost airline from Europe

Strictest carry-on airlines · All airlines

Official sources

• https://www.chair.ch/en/prepare-en/ngbaggage — checked on 8 October 2026

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