French bee carry-on size and personal item rules

French bee carry-on allowance by fare

French bee checked baggage by fare

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

Checked bag fees (we never show prices, they change by route and date): see the official page

What to know about French bee carry-on rules

• French bee is based in France with its hub at ORY, and its main markets include French Polynesia, Réunion and United States.
• Among the 43 verified airlines from Europe, French bee has the 41st largest cabin bag allowance; the strictest is Loganair (40×35×18 cm).
• In volume terms the French bee cabin bag reaches about 48.1 L; 76 of the 170 airlines with published sides allow a bigger box.
• With a total size of 114.3 cm (45 in), the French bee cabin bag is larger than 13% of the 189 verified airlines that include a measured cabin bag in their standard fare (rank 155 of 189, largest first).
• The average cabin bag of the 43 verified carriers from Europe adds up to 116.7 cm (45.9 in); French bee's limit is 2.4 cm (0.9 in) less than that.
• On French bee, a standard US carry-on of 22 × 14 × 9 in (55.9 × 35.6 × 22.9 cm) is 0.8 cm (0.3 in) too big on the length (and 1 other limit); the limit is 21.7×13.8×9.8 in.
• Tested against French bee's 21.7×13.8×9.8 in limit, a typical European cabin case of 55 × 40 × 20 cm (21.7 × 15.7 × 7.9 in) is 4.9 cm (1.9 in) too big on the width (and 1 other limit).
• French bee's 12 kg (26.5 lb) limit for both bags together is stricter than 1 of the 177 airlines that publish a cabin weight limit, and looser than 168 of them.
• On French bee (every fare), 12 kg (26.5 lb) is a combined allowance: add the weight of the personal item to the cabin bag.
• Besides the 21.7×13.8×9.8 in sides, French bee caps the sum of length, width and height at 45 in.
• Compared with French bee's 114.3 cm (45 in): at ORY, Air France allows 0.7 cm (0.3 in) more in total (115 cm (45.3 in)); at ORY, Corsair allows 0.7 cm (0.3 in) more in total (115 cm (45.3 in)).

French bee personal item: what fits under the seat

• French bee's fare also includes a cabin bag, so the personal item comes on top of it.
• Filled as a box, French bee'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), French bee allows 85 cm, more than 4% of them.
• French bee gives the personal item no weight of its own: it shares the 12 kg (26.5 lb) total with the cabin bag.
• By volume, the 40×30×15 cm personal item on French bee is 37% of the 21.7×13.8×9.8 in cabin bag: about 18 L against 48.1 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 French bee's 40×30×15 cm personal item limit.
• With 85 cm in total, the French bee 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: Air France at ORY (40×30×15 cm) and Corsair at ORY (25×20×33 cm), against 40×30×15 cm on French bee.

French bee carry-on questions

Does French bee have a weight limit for carry-on bags?

Yes. On every fare, French bee sets 12 kg (26.5 lb) for both bags together.

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

No: against French bee's 21.7×13.8×9.8 in limit, a hard 55 × 40 × 20 cm (21.7 × 15.7 × 7.9 in) case is 4.9 cm (1.9 in) too big on the width (and 1 other limit).

How big can a personal item be on French bee?

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

Airlines related to French bee

• Air France carry-on size — also flies from ORY
• Corsair carry-on size — also flies from ORY
• Air Corsica carry-on size — also based in the same country
• Twin Jet carry-on size — also based in the same country

Strictest carry-on airlines · All airlines

Official sources

• https://us.frenchbee.com/en/services-fares/our-services/carry-on-baggage — checked on 9 October 2026

Report an error on this page