Max Air carry-on size and personal item rules

Max Air carry-on allowance by fare

Max 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 Max Air carry-on rules

• Among the 24 verified airlines from sub-Saharan Africa, Max Air has the largest cabin bag allowance; the strictest is Proflight Zambia (30×25×15 cm).
• In its standard fare, Max Air applies exactly the same cabin bag, personal item and weight figures as Aegean Airlines and Air Astana, so a bag packed for one of them also passes on Max Air.
• In volume terms the Max Air cabin bag reaches about 63 L; 5 of the 170 airlines with published sides allow a bigger box.
• Among the 189 verified airlines that include a measured cabin bag, Max Air sits at rank 6; 94% of them allow a smaller total than its 126 cm (49.6 in).
• Compared with the 24 airlines from sub-Saharan Africa on this site, whose cabin bags average 113.8 cm (44.8 in) in total, Max Air allows 12.2 cm (4.8 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 Max Air's 56×45×25 cm.
• Tested against Max Air's 56×45×25 cm limit, a typical European cabin case of 55 × 40 × 20 cm (21.7 × 15.7 × 7.9 in) fits, but with only 1 cm (0.4 in) to spare on the length.
• Max Air publishes 2 different allowances: both include a cabin bag. Weight limits vary by fare: 8 kg and 10 kg.
• Max 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.
• Compared with Max Air's 126 cm (49.6 in): at ABV, Air Peace allows 28 cm (11 in) less in total (98 cm (38.6 in)).

Our notes on Max Air

Max Air allows every passenger one piece of hand baggage, and the weight depends on the route: up to 10 kg on international flights and 8 kg on domestic flights. The airline's FAQ stresses the word ONLY for the 10 kg, so the higher limit does not apply inside Nigeria.

The size is the same everywhere: 56 × 45 × 25 cm. That is wider and deeper than the common 55 × 40 × 20 cm cabin case, so the size is rarely the problem. On a domestic hop from Kano or Abuja, the 8 kg is what to check; on an international flight, you gain 2 kg.

Max Air carry-on questions

Does the International flights fare of Max Air include a cabin bag?

Yes. Max Air's International flights fare includes a cabin bag of 56 × 45 × 25 cm (22 × 17.7 × 9.8 in) and 10 kg (22 lb).

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

Yes. On its Domestic flights fare, Max Air sets 8 kg (17.6 lb) for the cabin bag.

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

Yes: against Max Air's 56×45×25 cm limit, a hard 55 × 40 × 20 cm (21.7 × 15.7 × 7.9 in) case fits, but with only 1 cm (0.4 in) to spare on the length.

Airlines related to Max Air

• Air Peace carry-on size — also flies from ABV
• Ibom Air carry-on size — also flies from ABV
• Overland Airways carry-on size — also flies from ABV

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Official sources

• https://www.maxair.com.ng/information/FAQ — checked on 8 October 2026

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