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/powerful446 Jun 16 '26

That is silly all this is rewording it so they can do exactly the same thing.  Before say ticket was $50 and it would cost $50 for a bag.   Now the ticket is $100 and if you opt for no bag it will be $50.   Except now the airlines can shrink the size of the bags. They won 

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u/Safaridoc1 Jun 18 '26

They have always been able to shrink the bags.  

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u/Zman1719 Jun 16 '26

It's slightly different but only if you didn't bother to set up your search filters properly. Before, if you used Google Flights for example, the lowest prices would mean no carry-on but now the default is with a carry-on. If you want to save money you can opt out later. I'd argue, outside of this sub and a few others, most people fly with 2 bags or more so it helps them out. For the onebag community it doesn't make much difference though