Hong Kong Airlines carry-on size and personal item rules

Hong Kong Airlines carry-on allowance by fare

Hong Kong Airlines 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 Hong Kong Airlines carry-on rules

• Hong Kong Airlines is based in Hong Kong SAR China with its hub at HKG, and its main markets include China, Japan, South Korea, Thailand and Australia.
• Among the 31 verified airlines from East Asia, Hong Kong Airlines has the 2nd largest cabin bag allowance; the strictest is 9 Air (20×30×40 cm).
• As a box, Hong Kong Airlines' 56×36×23 cm limit holds about 46.4 litres, the 80th largest volume of the 170 airlines that publish three cabin bag sides.
• Among the 189 verified airlines that include a measured cabin bag, Hong Kong Airlines sits at rank 50; 19% of them allow a smaller total than its 115 cm (45.3 in).
• Compared with the 31 airlines from East Asia on this site, whose cabin bags average 112.9 cm (44.5 in) in total, Hong Kong Airlines allows 2.1 cm (0.8 in) more.
• 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 Hong Kong Airlines' 56×36×23 cm.
• Tested against Hong Kong Airlines' 56×36×23 cm limit, 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.
• Hong Kong Airlines publishes 2 different allowances: both include a cabin bag. Weight limits vary by fare: 7 kg and 15 kg.
• Hong Kong Airlines' 7 kg (15.4 lb) limit for both bags together is stricter than 93 of the 177 airlines that publish a cabin weight limit, and looser than 11 of them.
• On Hong Kong Airlines (the Economy class fare), 7 kg (15.4 lb) is a combined allowance: add the weight of the personal item to the cabin bag.
• Hong Kong Airlines' official text counts wheels and handles in the 56×36×23 cm cabin bag and personal item limits.

Hong Kong Airlines personal item: what fits under the seat

• Every one of the 2 Hong Kong Airlines fares listed here also includes a cabin bag, so the personal item always comes on top of it.
• Filled as a box, Hong Kong Airlines' 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 11 airlines from East Asia that publish a personal item size (average 87.3 cm in total), Hong Kong Airlines allows 85 cm, more than 20% of them.
• Hong Kong Airlines gives the personal item no weight of its own: it shares the 7 kg (15.4 lb) total with the cabin bag.
• Hong Kong Airlines' official text says wheels and handles count in the personal item size.
• Hong Kong Airlines' personal item (40×30×15 cm, about 18 L) holds 39% 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 5 cm (2 in) too big on the depth against Hong Kong Airlines' 40×30×15 cm personal item limit.
• With 85 cm in total, the Hong Kong Airlines 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: HK Express at HKG (40×25×20 cm), against 40×30×15 cm on Hong Kong Airlines.

Hong Kong Airlines carry-on questions

Does the Business Class fare of Hong Kong Airlines include a cabin bag?

Yes. Hong Kong Airlines' Business Class fare includes a cabin bag of 56 × 36 × 23 cm (22 × 14.2 × 9.1 in).

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

Yes. On its Economy class fare, Hong Kong Airlines sets 7 kg (15.4 lb) for both bags together.

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

No: against Hong Kong Airlines' 56×36×23 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 Hong Kong Airlines?

Hong Kong Airlines allows a personal item of 40 × 30 × 15 cm (15.7 × 11.8 × 5.9 in) on the Economy class fare, stowed under the seat in front.

Do wheels and handles count in Hong Kong Airlines' carry-on size?

Yes. Hong Kong Airlines' official page says the 56×36×23 cm limit includes wheels and handles.

Airlines related to Hong Kong Airlines

• Greater Bay Airlines carry-on size — also flies from HKG
• HK Express carry-on size — also flies from HKG
• Air China carry-on size — full-service airline from East Asia
• ANA (All Nippon Airways) carry-on size — full-service airline from East Asia
• China Airlines carry-on size — full-service airline from East Asia
• China Eastern Airlines carry-on size — full-service airline from East Asia

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Official sources

• https://www.hongkongairlines.com/en_HK/fly-with-us/baggage/handcarry — checked on 8 October 2026

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