Skip to main content

Carry On Baggage

Carry On Baggage allowances vary by fare category, some categories do not include Cabin Baggage. For each passenger’s entitlements, please refer to the details below:

Ultra Lite & Essential

One cabin baggage in the shared overhead compartment

1x Small Personal Item

Such as small handbag, laptop bag, small backpack and camera bag

  • Must fit under seat in front
  • Cannot exceed 40 (L) x 25 (W) x 20 (H) cm (15.7 x 10” x 8”) and 7kg

Lite & Max

Total weight is up to 7kg

1x Cabin Baggage
  • Must fit in the shared overhead compartment 
  • Cannot exceed 56 (L) x 36 (W) x 23 (H) cm (22” x 14” x 9”) 

 

1x Small Personal Item

Such as small handbag, laptop bag, small backpack and camera bag

  • Must fit under seat in front
  • Cannot exceed 40 (L) x 25 (W) x 20 (H) cm (15.7 x 10” x 8”) and 7kg

 

All purchases made in the airport’s restricted area will count towards your Carry On Baggage allowance

Gate Baggage Fees will apply to excess Cabin Baggage and Small Personal Item, with a fee of HKD800/pc*.

*Excess Cabin Baggage and Small Personal Item must be checked in. All Gate Baggage must be within Checked Baggage size and weigh no more than 32kg. Remaining checked baggage allowance cannot be used to offset baggage fee. Retrieval of checked baggage at the boarding gate will not be accommodated.

 

  • If your booking was made before 8 May, 2024, you can still enjoy the entitlements of your original fare category. Click here for details.
  • Due to limited space in the overhead compartments, you may still be required to check in your approved Carry On Baggage at the boarding gate without any fees. Please line up for boarding earlier, as overhead compartments are filled on a first-come-first-served basis.

Many countries have strict restrictions on the carriage of liquids, aerosols and gels in the cabin. These restrictions include:

  • Liquids, gels and aerosols must be in containers with capacity of 100ml or less.
  • Containers must be presented at security in a transparent, re-sealable plastic bag with maximum capacity not to exceed 1L.
  • The plastic bag must be presented to security separately from other cabin baggage for examination at the security check point.

To ensure the safety of all passengers onboard, the use of inflight comfort devices or accessories, including but not limited to inflatable seat extenders, JetKids Bedbox, leg hammocks, and baby hammocks are prohibited on our aircrafts.

For information regarding carriage of lithium batteries, please click here.

Apple has recently initiated a battery recall programme for MacBook Pro Retina, 15-inch units that were sold between Sep 2015 and Feb 2017 due to the batteries’ potential overheating and fire safety risk. This recall programme applies to selected serial numbers only which can be verified on Apple Inc’s website. As such, Customers are advised not to bring said devices which contain lithium batteries identified under the above-mentioned recall programme on board an aircraft, until they have been repaired or replaced as per the manufacturer’s advice.