Cabin luggage

As the holiday season is fast approaching, I thought I'd post this list I found of what size & weight case, individual airlines allow on board. They don't really vary that much but if you happen to be flying with an airline where the size/weight is at the small/light end and your case fits the larger/heavier profile, you could be in for a hefty payment when it's put into the hold!

The general guidance is that cabin baggage should have a maximum length of 56 cm, width of 45 cm and depth of 25 cm. These dimensions include wheels, handles, side pockets, etc. Please check current in force restrictions with your airline prior to travel.

MAXIMUM EXTERNAL DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT ALLOWED IN ECONOMY CLASS
AIRLINE                                  MAX. DIMENSIONS                   MAX. WEIGHT
Aegean Airlines                       56 x 45 x 25 cm                            8 kg
Aer Lingus                               55 x 40 x 24 cm                           10 kg
Air Canada                              55 x 40 x 23 cm                           10 kg
Air France                                55 x 35 x 25 cm                          12 kg
Air India                                   55 x 40 x 20 cm                            8 kg
Air New Zealand                      (max. 118 cm)                              7 kg
Air Transat                               51 x 40 x 23 cm                          10 kg
Alitalia                                     55 x 35 x 25 cm                             8 kg
American Airlines                    56 x 36 x 23 cm (max. 115 cm)           
Austrian Airlines                       55 x 40 x 23 cm                            8 kg
BMI                                          55 x 40 x 23 cm                          12 kg
British Airways                          56 x 45 x 25 cm                         23 kg
Cathay Pacific                         56 x 36 x 23 cm                            7 kg
Delta Airlines                           56 x 35 x 23 cm (max. 114 cm)           
easyJet                                     56 x 45 x 25 cm           
 El Al                                         56 x 45 x 25 cm (max. 115 cm)    8 kg
Emirates                                   55 x 38 x 20 cm                            7 kg
Etihad Airways                         50 x 40 x 21 cm (max. 115 cm)     7 kg
Eurowings                                55 x 40 x 23 cm                            8 kg
Finnair                                     56 x 45 x 25 cm                             8 kg
Flybe                                        55 x 35 x 20 cm                          10 kg
Iberia                                       56 x 45 x 25 cm                           10 kg
Jet2                                          56 x 45 x 25 cm                          10 kg
KLM                                         55 x 35 x 25 cm (max. 115 cm)   12 kg
Lufthansa                                 55 x 40 x 23 cm                            8 kg
Monarch                                  56 x 40 x 25 cm                           10 kg
Qantas                                     56 x 36 x 23 cm (max. 115 cm)     7 kg
Qatar Airways                           50 x 37 x 25 cm                            7 kg
Ryanair                                    55 x 40 x 20 cm                           10 kg
Scandinavian Airlines              55 x 40 x 23 cm                             8 kg
Singapore Airlines                   (max. 115 cm)                                7 kg
South African Airways              56 x 36 x 23 cm                            8 kg
Swiss                                        55 x 40 x 23 cm                            8 kg
Tap Air Portugal                      55 x 40 x 20 cm (max. 115 cm)      8 kg
Thai Airways                            56 x 45 x 25 cm                            7 kg
Thomas Cook                           55 x 40 x 20 cm                           6 kg
Thomson                                  55 x 40 x 20 cm                           5 kg
United Airlines                         56 x 35 x 22 cm (max. 114 cm)           
US Airways                               56 x 36 x 23 cm (max. 115 cm)           
Virgin Atlantic                          56 x 36 x 23 cm                           10 kg 

 Looks as if you want the best cabin allowance BA has it. I did double check on their website as I thought it looked as if it might to be mistake but it isn't. The only other thing that their website stated was " you must be able to lift it into the overhead locker by yourself." 

Happy travels