Carry-on guides by route

Each guide is written by hand for one corridor, then checked against the official rules of every airline it covers.

• How to measure a carry-on bag before you fly

  Measure a cabin bag the way the gate sizer does: wheels and handles included, packed not empty, longest side against longest limit, and weighed on its own.

• Carry-on between India, Pakistan and the Gulf: 7 kg almost everywhere, sizes that differ

  Seventeen airlines between India, Pakistan and the Gulf compared: the 7 kg rule, the narrow and short cabin bags, and the one bag that fits them all.

• Carry-on rules in Latin America: LATAM, Avianca, Copa, Azul, GOL, Volaris, Viva Aerobus and Wingo

  Eight Latin American airlines compared: which ones include a cabin bag, the 35 cm width shared by four of them, how much weight each one allows, and the one bag that fits all eight.

• Carry-on rules between Morocco and Europe: RAM, Air Arabia, Ryanair, Transavia and more

  Which airlines between Morocco and Europe include a cabin bag, the strictest size and weight on the route, and the one bag that fits all eleven.

• Carry-on for Umrah from Morocco: Saudia, flynas, flyadeal and connecting airlines

  The cabin bag rules of eight airlines that list both Morocco and Saudi Arabia among their markets: 7 kg on the Saudi airlines, what goes on top, and the bag that fits all eight.

• Carry-on from the USA to Europe: why a 22 × 14 × 9 in bag can be too big

  The standard US carry-on is 22 × 14 × 9 in. Which European airlines accept it, which ones are 0.9 cm short, and the bag that fits all fifteen.