SriLankan Airlines carry-on size and personal item rules

SriLankan Airlines carry-on allowance by fare

SriLankan Airlines checked baggage by fare

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

What to know about SriLankan Airlines carry-on rules

• SriLankan Airlines (Sri Lanka) flies mostly out of CMB; India, Maldives, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and United Kingdom are among its key markets.
• Among the 13 verified airlines from South Asia, SriLankan Airlines has the largest cabin bag allowance; the strictest is NOVOAIR (22×35×15 cm).
• In its standard fare, SriLankan Airlines applies exactly the same cabin bag, personal item and weight figures as Air Botswana, Air Chathams, Air Mauritius, Akasa Air and Greater Bay Airlines and 2 more, so a bag packed for one of them also passes on SriLankan Airlines.
• Among the 189 verified airlines that include a measured cabin bag, SriLankan Airlines sits at rank 50; 19% of them allow a smaller total than its 115 cm (45.3 in).
• The average cabin bag of the 13 verified carriers from South Asia adds up to 108.2 cm (42.6 in); SriLankan Airlines' limit is 6.8 cm (2.7 in) more than that.
• Within oneworld, SriLankan Airlines has the 5th largest cabin bag of the 12 members we track, between Qatar Airways (112 cm (44.1 in) in total) and British Airways (126 cm (49.6 in)).
• Tested against SriLankan Airlines' 115 cm total limit, a standard US carry-on of 22 × 14 × 9 in (55.9 × 35.6 × 22.9 cm) fits, but with only 0.7 cm (0.3 in) to spare on the total size.
• On SriLankan Airlines, a typical European cabin case of 55 × 40 × 20 cm (21.7 × 15.7 × 7.9 in) fits exactly at the limit on the total size; the limit is 115 cm total.
• SriLankan Airlines' 7 kg (15.4 lb) limit for the cabin bag is stricter than 93 of the 177 airlines that publish a cabin weight limit, and looser than 11 of them.
• Instead of three maximum sides, SriLankan Airlines sets a single 115 cm limit on the sum of the cabin bag's length, width and height.

Our notes on SriLankan Airlines

SriLankan Airlines applies one hand baggage rule to all destinations: each piece may weigh up to 7 kg and measure no more than 115 cm when length, height and width are added together. There is no fixed limit for each side, so the shape of the bag is up to you within that total.

The number of pieces depends on the cabin. Economy Class passengers may take one piece of hand baggage; Business Class passengers may take two, each also limited to 7 kg. The 7 kg is per piece, not a shared total. On flights from Colombo, a soft bag that adds up to 115 cm is the simplest way to stay within the rule.

SriLankan Airlines carry-on questions

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

Yes. On its Economy Class fare, SriLankan Airlines sets 7 kg (15.4 lb) for the cabin bag. SriLankan Airlines publishes no weight limit for its personal item, only a size.

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

Yes: against SriLankan Airlines' 115 cm total limit, a hard 55 × 40 × 20 cm (21.7 × 15.7 × 7.9 in) case fits exactly at the limit on the total size.

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Official sources

• https://www.srilankan.com/en_uk/plan-and-book/luggage — checked on 9 October 2026

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