Tunisair vs Nouvelair carry-on size
Standard economy fare · checked 9 October 2026
Tunisair and Nouvelair trade off size and weight on the standard economy fare: neither is more generous on every point. Tunisair includes a 55×40×20 cm, 8 kg cabin bag, while Nouvelair includes a 55×35×25 cm, 8 kg cabin bag and a 40×20×15 cm, 2 kg personal item. Tunisair and Nouvelair were last checked against their official pages on 9 October 2026.
Side by side
| Rule | Tunisair | Nouvelair |
|---|---|---|
| Standard fare | Economy (Light, Classic, Flex, Flex +) | All fares |
| Cabin bag | Included: 55×40×20 cm, 8 kg | Included: 55×35×25 cm, 8 kg |
| Personal item | Not published | Included: 40×20×15 cm, 2 kg |
| Weight limits | cabin bag 8 kg | cabin bag 8 kg; personal item 2 kg |
| Last checked | 28 September 2026 | 9 October 2026 |
What is different
- Tunisair's cabin bag limit allows 5 cm more on the width than Nouvelair's: 40 cm against 35 cm.
- Nouvelair's cabin bag limit allows 5 cm more on the depth than Tunisair's: 25 cm against 20 cm.
- On the standard fare, Tunisair publishes no rule for a personal item, while Nouvelair includes one.
- Against the cabin bag limit, a 22 × 14 × 9 in (55.9 × 35.6 × 22.9 cm) bag is 2.9 cm (1.1 in) too big on the depth (and 1 other limit) at Tunisair, and is 0.9 cm (0.3 in) too big on the length (and 1 other limit) at Nouvelair.
- Against the cabin bag limit, a 55 × 40 × 20 cm (21.7 × 15.7 × 7.9 in) bag matches the limit exactly (0 cm margin) at Tunisair, and is 5 cm (2 in) too big on the width at Nouvelair.
- Tunisair and Nouvelair both list Tunisia, France, Germany, Italy, Belgium and Morocco among their main markets, so on routes to these countries the two sets of rules can be compared directly.
- Tunisair includes the cabin bag on all 2 of its published fares; Nouvelair publishes one fare for cabin baggage, with the cabin bag included.
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 Tunisair and Nouvelair.
- Keep it to 8 kg (17.6 lb), the lower weight limit, set by Tunisair.
Personal item
- A personal item of up to 40 × 20 × 15 cm (15.7 × 7.8 × 5.9 in) is within the size limits of both Tunisair and Nouvelair.
- Keep it to 2 kg (4.4 lb), the weight limit, set by Nouvelair.
- Tunisair publishes no size for this bag.
Every fare
Both airlines publish other fares with different bags. See every Tunisair fare and every Nouvelair fare.
Tunisair vs Nouvelair: questions
- Is the Tunisair cabin bag allowance bigger than Nouvelair's?
- Not on every point. Tunisair's cabin bag limit allows 5 cm more on the width than Nouvelair's: 40 cm against 35 cm. Nouvelair's cabin bag limit allows 5 cm more on the depth than Tunisair's: 25 cm against 20 cm.
- Which bag fits both Tunisair and Nouvelair?
- A cabin bag of up to 55 × 35 × 20 cm (21.6 × 13.7 × 7.8 in) is within the size limits of both Tunisair and Nouvelair. Our checker turns your own bag in every direction and tests it on Tunisair and Nouvelair at once in trip mode.
Official sources
Tunisair
- https://www.tunisair.com/en/economy-class — checked on 28 September 2026
- https://www.tunisair.com/en/tunisair-business-class — checked on 28 September 2026
Nouvelair
- https://www.nouvelair.com/fr/bagage — checked on 9 October 2026