IndiGo vs Air India carry-on size
Standard economy fare · checked 10 October 2026
IndiGo and Air India trade off size and weight on the standard economy fare: neither is more generous on every point. IndiGo includes a 55×35×25 cm, 7 kg cabin bag, while Air India includes a 55×40×20 cm, 7 kg cabin bag and a 40×30×20 cm, 3 kg personal item. IndiGo and Air India were last checked against their official pages on 10 October 2026.
Side by side
What is different
- Air India's cabin bag limit allows 5 cm more on the width than IndiGo's: 40 cm against 35 cm.
- IndiGo's cabin bag limit allows 5 cm more on the depth than Air India's: 25 cm against 20 cm.
- On the standard fare, IndiGo publishes no rule for a personal item, while Air India includes one.
- Against the cabin bag limit, a 22 × 14 × 9 in (55.9 × 35.6 × 22.9 cm) bag is 0.9 cm (0.3 in) too big on the length (and 1 other limit) at IndiGo, and is 2.9 cm (1.1 in) too big on the depth (and 1 other limit) at Air India.
- Against the cabin bag limit, a 55 × 40 × 20 cm (21.7 × 15.7 × 7.9 in) bag is 5 cm (2 in) too big on the width at IndiGo, and matches the limit exactly (0 cm margin) at Air India.
- IndiGo and Air India both list India, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Singapore and United Kingdom among their main markets, so on routes to these countries the two sets of rules can be compared directly.
- IndiGo publishes one fare for cabin baggage, with the cabin bag included; Air India includes the cabin bag on all 4 of its published fares.
One bag for both
Cabin bag
- A cabin bag of up to 55 × 35 × 20 cm (21.6 × 13.7 × 7.8 in) is within the size limits of both IndiGo and Air India.
- Its three sides must not add up to more than 115 cm, the total set by IndiGo.
- Keep it to 7 kg (15.4 lb), the lower weight limit, set by IndiGo.
Personal item
- A personal item of up to 40 × 30 × 20 cm (15.7 × 11.8 × 7.8 in) is within the size limits of both IndiGo and Air India.
- Keep it to 3 kg (6.6 lb), the weight limit, set by Air India.
- IndiGo publishes no size for this bag.
Every fare
Both airlines publish other fares with different bags. See every IndiGo fare and every Air India fare.
IndiGo vs Air India: questions
- Is the IndiGo cabin bag allowance bigger than Air India's?
- Not on every point. Air India's cabin bag limit allows 5 cm more on the width than IndiGo's: 40 cm against 35 cm. IndiGo's cabin bag limit allows 5 cm more on the depth than Air India's: 25 cm against 20 cm.
- Which bag fits both IndiGo and Air India?
- A cabin bag of up to 55 × 35 × 20 cm (21.6 × 13.7 × 7.8 in) is within the size limits of both IndiGo and Air India. Our checker turns your own bag in every direction and tests it on IndiGo and Air India at once in trip mode.
Official sources
IndiGo
- https://www.goindigo.in/baggage/cabin-baggage.html — checked on 10 October 2026
Air India
- https://www.airindia.com/in/en/travel-information/baggage-guidelines/cabin-baggage.html — checked on 28 September 2026