Nouvelair carry-on size and personal item rules

Nouvelair carry-on allowance by fare

Nouvelair 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 Nouvelair carry-on rules

• From MIR and NBE, Nouvelair mainly connects Tunisia with France, Germany, Belgium, Italy and Switzerland.
• Among the 9 verified airlines from North Africa, Nouvelair has the 4th largest cabin bag allowance; the strictest is Nesma Airlines (45×35×15 cm).
• In volume terms the Nouvelair cabin bag reaches about 48.1 L; 55 of the 170 airlines with published sides allow a bigger box.
• Among the 189 verified airlines that include a measured cabin bag, Nouvelair sits at rank 50; 19% of them allow a smaller total than its 115 cm (45.3 in).
• Nouvelair's cabin bag totals 115 cm (45.3 in), 1 cm (0.4 in) more than the average of the 9 verified airlines from North Africa (114 cm (44.9 in)).
• On Nouvelair, 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 (and 1 other limit); the limit is 55×35×25 cm.
• On Nouvelair, a typical European cabin case of 55 × 40 × 20 cm (21.7 × 15.7 × 7.9 in) is 5 cm (2 in) too big on the width; the limit is 55×35×25 cm.
• Nouvelair'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 Nouvelair page: On Nouvelair, the 2 kg accessory cannot be added to the 8 kg cabin bag: you travel with one or the other. (official text: “Le bagage cabine et l'accessoire ne peuvent pas être cumulés.”)

Nouvelair personal item: what fits under the seat

• Nouvelair's fare also includes a cabin bag, so the personal item comes on top of it.
• Filled as a box, Nouvelair's 40×20×15 cm personal item holds about 12 litres, below the median of 18 L across the 105 airlines that publish three personal item sides.
• Nouvelair sets a separate 2 kg (4.4 lb) limit for the personal item; only 31 of the 220 verified airlines publish a weight for this bag.
• By volume, the 40×20×15 cm personal item on Nouvelair is 25% of the 55×35×25 cm cabin bag: about 12 L against 48.1 L.
• A soft 40 × 30 × 20 cm (15.7 × 11.8 × 7.9 in) under-seat bag is 10 cm (3.9 in) too big on the width (and 1 other limit) against Nouvelair's 40×20×15 cm personal item limit.
• With 75 cm in total, the Nouvelair personal item is bigger than 0 and smaller than 102 of the 108 verified airlines that publish a personal item size.

Nouvelair carry-on questions

Does Nouvelair have a weight limit for carry-on bags?

Yes. On every fare, Nouvelair sets 8 kg (17.6 lb) for the cabin bag and 2 kg (4.4 lb) for the personal item.

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

No: against Nouvelair's 55×35×25 cm limit, a hard 55 × 40 × 20 cm (21.7 × 15.7 × 7.9 in) case is 5 cm (2 in) too big on the width.

How big can a personal item be on Nouvelair?

Nouvelair allows a personal item of 40 × 20 × 15 cm (15.7 × 7.9 × 5.9 in), up to 2 kg (4.4 lb) on every fare, stowed under the seat in front.

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Official sources

• https://www.nouvelair.com/fr/bagage — checked on 9 October 2026

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