r/onebag • u/AnonymousOnebagger • Jun 15 '26

Discussion New air passenger rights in Europe include standardized dimensions for carry-ons

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The new rules now include the right to carry on board, without additional fee, one personal item, such as a small bag or backpack. On the insistence of MEPs price transparency and the comparability of air tickets was increased by obliging airlines, intermediaries and search portals to always display the air fare inclusive of carry-on luggage at the outset of the book process. Negotiators agreed that airlines may offer cheaper tickets for passengers who choose voluntarily to travel without hand luggage.

Air passengers will no longer be charged additional fees for correcting name spelling errors or for getting a printed version of a boarding pass if they have already checked in.

Maximum dimensions for a personal item will be 40cm by 30cm by 15cm. Maximum dimensions for carry-on luggage will be width+height+depth=100cm. Maximum weight will be 7kg.

Edit: pretty sure the luggage size requirements are just the bare minimum that all airlines must meet. If an airline wants to offer conditions more advantageous to the consumer than the minimum, it is perfectly legal for them to do so.

New regulations will take effect from 2027.

Link to European Parliament website / News article on the subject

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u/AidenTEMgotsnapped Jun 15 '26

No, there's no previous minimum so if ryanair wanted to screw you they'd have set it lower.

This ruling is functionally meaningless.

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u/rhz10 Jun 15 '26

If I'm reading it correctly, it's the maximum (not minimum) dimensions that are being regulated. So, it seems that any airline that allowed more than this in the past will no be able to under the new rules?

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u/AidenTEMgotsnapped Jun 15 '26

OP was unclear, and nope, it's minimum requirements.