Cabin baggage guidelines

Free Cabin Baggage allowances

Customers travelling with British Airways, need to ensure that they are aware of the restrictions on their hand baggage, including:

• the maximum allowable size of their bag
• the restrictions on carrying liquids
• the restrictions on carrying duty-free liquids and when they might be purchased
• the list of banned and restricted items in their baggage

Customers free size allowances:

The standard-sized bag is no more than 56cm x 45cm x 25cm (22ins x 18ins x 10ins), including the handle, pockets and wheels and for the second piece of laptop-sized bag – 45cm x 36cm x 20cm (18ins x 14ins x 8ins), including the handle, pockets and wheels. 

The standard-sized bag must be able to be:

• fitted into the gauge available in the check-in area
• lifted into the aircraft's overhead lockers unaided (although cabin crew will assist customer if they have additional needs)

The laptop-sized bag must fit under the seat in front of you.

Maximum number of hand baggage items:

Hand baggage allowances
Passenger	Type of baggage allowed
Adults and children (aged 2 and over)	One standard sized bag (56cm x 45cm x 25cm) and One laptop-sized bag, handbag or briefcase (45cm x 36cm x 20cm)
Infants (under 2 years)	One standard sized bag (56cm x 45cm x 25cm) (for items your infant may require during the flight)

If you journey involves another airline, you should check the hand baggage allowance with that airline before travelling.
If you are travelling with one of our oneworld alliance partners, the hand baggage allowance may differ and you should also check this before travelling.

Allowance for franchise airlines

Franchise airlines operate certain routes on behalf of British Airways, and baggage allowances vary when you travel with these other airlines.

On some routes these airlines operate small aircraft types which have limited cabin storage space, so you cannot always expect the same allowances as on larger aircraft.

Standard allowances

Carrier	Flight numbers	Aircraft	Class of travel	Cabin baggage allowance (max.)
Comair	BA6200 - 6449	All	All	7kg (15lbs)
Sunair of Scandinavia	BA8200 - 8299	All		6kg (13lbs)

If you are travelling from or transferring through an airport in and outside the EU, Albania, Kosovo, Iceland you may carry some liquids in your hand baggage, although restrictions apply. More details can be found here for

• Customers departing any EU airport  and transferring through the UK.
• Customers departing non EU airports .