Edelweiss Air carry-on size and personal item rules

Edelweiss Air carry-on allowance by fare

Edelweiss Air checked baggage by fare

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

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What to know about Edelweiss Air carry-on rules

• From ZRH, Edelweiss Air mainly connects Switzerland with United States, Canada, Spain, Greece and Italy.
• Among the 43 verified airlines from Europe, Edelweiss Air has the 8th largest cabin bag allowance; the strictest is Loganair (40×35×18 cm).
• In its standard fare, Edelweiss Air applies exactly the same cabin bag, personal item and weight figures as Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Lufthansa, SAS Scandinavian Airlines and SKY express and 1 more, so a bag packed for one of them also passes on Edelweiss Air.
• As a box, Edelweiss Air's 55×40×23 cm limit holds about 50.6 litres, the 31st largest volume of the 170 airlines that publish three cabin bag sides.
• Edelweiss Air ranks 24th of 189 verified airlines by cabin bag size in the standard fare: its 118 cm (46.5 in) total is bigger than 76% of them.
• Edelweiss Air's cabin bag totals 118 cm (46.5 in), 1.3 cm (0.5 in) more than the average of the 43 verified airlines from Europe (116.7 cm (45.9 in)).
• On Edelweiss Air, a standard US carry-on of 22 × 14 × 9 in (55.9 × 35.6 × 22.9 cm) is 0.9 cm (0.3 in) too big on the length; the limit is 55×40×23 cm.
• A typical European cabin case of 55 × 40 × 20 cm (21.7 × 15.7 × 7.9 in) matches the limit exactly (0 cm margin) on 2 sides when measured against Edelweiss Air's 55×40×23 cm.
• Edelweiss Air's 8 kg (17.6 lb) limit for the cabin bag is stricter than 53 of the 177 airlines that publish a cabin weight limit, and looser than 84 of them.
• Exceptions noted on the official Edelweiss Air page: “Business Class Economy Class / Premium Economy Quantity of baggage items 2 1”
• Compared with Edelweiss Air's 118 cm (46.5 in): at ZRH, Chair Airlines allows 3 cm (1.2 in) less in total (115 cm (45.3 in)).

Edelweiss Air personal item: what fits under the seat

• Edelweiss Air's fare also includes a cabin bag, so the personal item comes on top of it.
• Filled as a box, Edelweiss Air's 40×30×15 cm personal item holds about 18 litres, right at the median of 18 L across the 105 airlines that publish three personal item sides.
• Against the 48 airlines from Europe that publish a personal item size (average 87.2 cm in total), Edelweiss Air allows 85 cm, more than 4% of them.
• Edelweiss Air's personal item (40×30×15 cm, about 18 L) holds 36% of the volume of its cabin bag (about 50.6 L).
• A soft 40 × 30 × 20 cm (15.7 × 11.8 × 7.9 in) under-seat bag is 5 cm (2 in) too big on the depth against Edelweiss Air's 40×30×15 cm personal item limit.
• With 85 cm in total, the Edelweiss Air personal item is bigger than 17 and smaller than 54 of the 108 verified airlines that publish a personal item size.
• Other personal item limits at the same airport: SWISS at ZRH (40×30×15 cm), against 40×30×15 cm on Edelweiss Air.

Edelweiss Air carry-on questions

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

Yes. On its Economy Class / Premium Economy fare, Edelweiss Air sets 8 kg (17.6 lb) for the cabin bag. Edelweiss Air publishes no weight limit for its personal item, only a size.

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

Yes: against Edelweiss Air's 55×40×23 cm limit, a hard 55 × 40 × 20 cm (21.7 × 15.7 × 7.9 in) case matches the limit exactly (0 cm margin) on 2 sides.

How big can a personal item be on Edelweiss Air?

Edelweiss Air allows a personal item of 40 × 30 × 15 cm (15.7 × 11.8 × 5.9 in) on the standard fare, stowed under the seat in front.

Airlines related to Edelweiss Air

• SWISS carry-on size — also flies from ZRH
• Chair Airlines carry-on size — also flies from ZRH
• Condor carry-on size — hybrid airline from Europe

Strictest carry-on airlines · All airlines

Official sources

• https://www.flyedelweiss.com/us/en/prepare/baggage/free-baggage/hand-baggage.html — checked on 9 October 2026

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