TUI Airways carry-on size and personal item rules

TUI Airways carry-on allowance by fare

TUI Airways 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 TUI Airways carry-on rules

• From LGW, MAN, BHX, BRS and EMA, TUI Airways mainly connects United Kingdom with Spain, Portugal, Greece, Türkiye and Cape Verde.
• Among the 43 verified airlines from Europe, TUI Airways has the 25th largest cabin bag allowance; the strictest is Loganair (40×35×18 cm).
• In volume terms the TUI Airways cabin bag reaches about 44 L; 116 of the 170 airlines with published sides allow a bigger box.
• Among the 189 verified airlines that include a measured cabin bag, TUI Airways sits at rank 50; 19% of them allow a smaller total than its 115 cm (45.3 in).
• TUI Airways' cabin bag totals 115 cm (45.3 in), 1.7 cm (0.7 in) less than the average of the 43 verified airlines from Europe (116.7 cm (45.9 in)).
• On TUI Airways, a standard US carry-on of 22 × 14 × 9 in (55.9 × 35.6 × 22.9 cm) is 2.9 cm (1.1 in) too big on the depth (and 1 other limit); the limit is 55×40×20 cm.
• Tested against TUI Airways' 55×40×20 cm limit, a typical European cabin case of 55 × 40 × 20 cm (21.7 × 15.7 × 7.9 in) matches the limit exactly (0 cm margin).
• 10 kg (22 lb) for the cabin bag: 129 of the 177 airlines with a published limit are stricter than TUI Airways, 9 are more generous.
• Compared with TUI Airways' 115 cm (45.3 in): at LGW, British Airways allows 11 cm (4.3 in) more in total (126 cm (49.6 in)); at MAN, Jet2 allows 11 cm (4.3 in) more in total (126 cm (49.6 in)).

TUI Airways personal item: what fits under the seat

• TUI Airways' fare also includes a cabin bag, so the personal item comes on top of it.
• Filled as a box, TUI Airways' 40×30×20 cm personal item holds about 24 litres, above 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), TUI Airways allows 90 cm, more than 57% of them.
• By volume, the 40×30×20 cm personal item on TUI Airways is 55% of the 55×40×20 cm cabin bag: about 24 L against 44 L.
• A soft 40 × 30 × 20 cm (15.7 × 11.8 × 7.9 in) under-seat bag matches the limit exactly (0 cm margin) against TUI Airways' 40×30×20 cm personal item limit.
• With 90 cm in total, the TUI Airways personal item is bigger than 58 and smaller than 27 of the 108 verified airlines that publish a personal item size.
• Other personal item limits at the same airport: British Airways at LGW (40×30×15 cm), Jet2 at MAN (40×30×20 cm) and Virgin Atlantic at MAN (40×30×15 cm), against 40×30×20 cm on TUI Airways.

TUI Airways carry-on questions

Does TUI Airways have a weight limit for carry-on bags?

Yes. On every fare, TUI Airways sets 10 kg (22 lb) for the cabin bag. TUI Airways publishes no weight limit for its personal item, only a size.

Will a 55 × 40 × 20 cm carry-on fit TUI Airways' limit?

Yes: against TUI Airways' 55×40×20 cm limit, a hard 55 × 40 × 20 cm (21.7 × 15.7 × 7.9 in) case matches the limit exactly (0 cm margin).

How big can a personal item be on TUI Airways?

TUI Airways allows a personal item of 40 × 30 × 20 cm (15.7 × 11.8 × 7.9 in) on every fare, stowed under the seat in front.

Compare TUI Airways with

• TUI Airways vs Jet2 — carry-on rules next to Jet2

Airlines related to TUI Airways

• Jet2 carry-on size — also flies from MAN
• British Airways carry-on size — also flies from LGW
• Virgin Atlantic carry-on size — also flies from MAN
• Condor carry-on size — hybrid airline from Europe
• easyJet carry-on size — also based in the same country
• Loganair carry-on size — also based in the same country

Strictest carry-on airlines · All airlines

Official sources

• https://www.tui.co.uk/destinations/info/luggage-allowance — checked on 8 October 2026

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