AirAsia carry-on allowance
Are you a certified light packer? Don’t have a ton of baggage for your upcoming AirAsia flight? Then, make sure to take advantage of AirAsia’s carry-on baggage allowance. For a low-budget carrier, AirAsia is quite generous with their cabin baggage allowance. With AirAsia, every guest is allowed to carry a bag as well as a personal item for free.
To enjoy this feature, though, your carry-on bag must fit in front of you or in the overhead bin. In addition, it should adhere to these requirements:
- Maximum weight of your carry-on baggage: 7 kilograms/15 pounds (including your personal item).
- Maximum dimensions of your carry-on luggage: 56 centimeters (height) x 36 centimeters (length) x 23 centimeters (depth).
Other important notes:
- The max dimensions of your carry-on include your bag’s side pockets, wheels and handles.
- Your small personal item/small bag must not exceed 40 centimeters (height) x 30 centimeters (length) and 10 centimeters (depth).
- Multiple items that are wrapped, tied or strapped together won’t be counted as one piece of cabin luggage.
- Children below 2 years old are not allocated any carry-on baggage allowance. Kids age 2 years and above, however, will have the same cabin luggage allowance as adults.
- For those who are traveling with infants, buggies, strollers and prams are not allowed on board. But, you can check-in these items for every Juan’s favorite price of zero pesos.
Carriage of LAG (liquid, aerosols and gels) on international flights:
To ensure the safety of your AirAsia flight, the following rules are prescribed for taking LAGs in your carry-on baggage.
- LAG items like toothpaste, gels, sprays, perfumes, creams and drinks must be stored in containers with a max capacity of 100 mg/ml.
- Every LAG container must comfortably fit in a re-sealable transparent plastic bag.
- Every guest is limited to only one re-sealable transparent plastic bag with a maximum dimension of 20 centimeters x 20 centimeters and a volume of 1 liter or less.
- LAG items that don’t meet the requirements will be disposed.
Other items that can be included in your carry-on baggage:
- Frozen/fresh meat or seafood – Must be properly packed.
- Non-liquid cosmetics – Powder foundation, lipstick and solid deodorants.
- Medicines
AirAsia checked baggage policy
Your checked baggage is not included in the base fare of your AirAsia flight. If you’re traveling with a lot of stuff for your trip, we suggest that you pre-book your checked baggage online. Not only is it so much more convenient, but you can save up 50 percent, as compared to the airport check-in charges.
AirAsia checked baggage options:
- Supersize Regular: 15 kilograms
- Supersize Medium: 20 kilograms
- Supersize Large: 25 kilograms
- Supersize Extra Large: 30 kilograms
Fees for check-in baggage vary, depending on the airport of destination and departure. Check https://www.airasia.com/my/en/our-fares/fees-and-charges.page, for more information.
Checked baggage requirements:
- Quantity limit – You may bring as many bags as you want, as long as their combined weight is within your purchased AirAsia baggage allowance.
- Size limit – Must have maximum dimensions of 119 centimeters (height) x 119 centimeters (length) x 81 centimeters (depth) for each bag.
Other important notes:
- There will be additional fees for guests with more bags than the permitted allowance or bags that exceed the linear or weight restrictions.
- Though it’s a more expensive option, you may still purchase AirAsia checked baggage allowance at the airport check-in counters.
- Mobility devices, wheelchairs, prams, buggies, walking frames, crutches and baby strollers can be carried for free, as checked baggage. But, you can only use this free service, if you’re traveling with a disabled person, elderly, child or infant.
Items that are prohibited from being carried in your baggage:
As stated by the International Travel Standards, you are not allowed to carry the following items in your baggage:
- Sharp objects/weapons – Arrows, darts, axes, speaks, meat cleavers, knives, scalpers, scissors with blades, ice picks, blades and razors.
- Toxic and chemical substances – Acids and bleaching substances.
- Flammable substances and explosives – Fuel, grenades, blasting caps, ethanol, aerosol spray paint, alcoholic beverages and paint thinner.
- Firearms – Stun guns, component parts of firearms and even replica firearms.
- Blunt instruments – Clubs, knuckle dusters batons, cricket bats, and baseball bats.
Sports equipment policy
There’s a “Sports Equipment Fee” applicable to the items listed below. All other types of sport equipment will be accepted by AirAsia as part of the checked baggage allowance. The airline’s sport equipment fee can be either purchased at a standard rate at the airport check-in counters or pre-booked online at a discounted rate.
Diving:
- One empty cylinder tank
- Weight belt
- Snorkel
- Buoyancy control device
- Bottle
- Dive vest/suit
- A pair of fins
- Face mask
- Tank pressure gauge
- Tank hardness
- Scuba regulator
Golf:
- Golf shoes
- Umbrella
- A dozen of golf balls
- A golf bag with maximum of 14 clubs
Other sports equipment:
- Surfboard – Must not exceed 109 inches or 277 centimeters in length.
- Bicycle – Must be packed properly in a protective bag/plastic wrap or a recognized bicycle bag.
- Ski and snowboard
Sports items that are accepted as checked baggage:
- Windsurfing equipment
- Water skiing equipment
- Badminton/tennis
- Ten pin bowling
- Lacrosse
- Hockey
- Cricket
- Archery
- Fishing/angling
Sports items that are not accepted by AirAsia:
- Javelins
- Pole vaults
- Oars, canoes and kayaks
- Sails
- Hang gliders
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