Baggage allowance guide: Luggage limits for British Airways, Ryanair, easyJet and more in 2025
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Wondering how much you can cram into your hand luggage on your next trip? Here’s what the world's major airlines allow. It’s the time of year to bag a bargain for UK summer holidays, and with that comes millions of Brits dreaming of jetting off to Europe and beyond.
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When planning your holiday, it’s vital to be clear about the baggage allowance you’re entitled to. This ensures you can pack efficiently and avoid hefty charges when you arrive at the airport. There's little worse than thinking you've bagged yourself a bargain break only to be stuck with an eye-watering bill while checking in because your luggage doesn't fit under your seat.
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To avoid sacrificing your new summer threads and reading material, here is what you're entitled to when flying with the world's most popular airlines, from carry-on allowances to the price of checking in bags, as well as gate fees for excess luggage. Read more: Explained: The best airline frequent flyer schemes in 2025.
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The fee for additional bags includes an original fee for the first 20kg (see above) and then a fee of €10 (£8.40) per kilogram of extra weight. Excess baggage – for all bags weighing 23kg to 32kg – costs £68. For bags up to 23kg, the fee is $35 for the first bag, $45 for the second bag and $150 for each additional bag thereafter.
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Most economy flights include one piece of check-in luggage not exceeding 23kg. You can only take more baggage when you pay using airmiles from the ANA Mileage Club. If your baggage is over the size or weight limit, the fee is either $60 if it’s under 32kg or $200 if it is either oversized or up to 45kg (oversized counts as anything over 158cm in linear dimensions; in other words, the total measurements cannot exceed 158cm). Anything over 45kg will be refused.
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