Which airlines charge for a carry-on bag?
On 10 of the 39 airlines we track, the cheapest fare includes only a small under-seat bag. On 12 more, the carry-on depends on the fare or comes with a weight catch.
Carry-on is a paid extra on the cheapest fare
- Allegiant Air (United States): full-size carry-on is a paid extra
- Breeze Airways (United States): full-size carry-on is a paid extra
- Frontier Airlines (United States): full-size carry-on is a paid extra
- Wizz Air (Hungary): Trolley bag needs WIZZ Priority
- Ryanair (Ireland): Needs Priority & 2 Cabin Bags
- easyJet (United Kingdom): Large cabin bag is a paid extra
- Jetstar (Australia): Overhead bag needs Priority Carry-on or a bundle. 7 kg total
- LATAM Airlines (Chile): Not on the Basic fare
- Avianca (Colombia): Basic fare: buy it separately
- Volaris (Mexico): Zero and Basic fares: personal item only
Included on most fares, with exceptions
- Air Canada (Canada): Economy Basic: personal item only on many routes
- Porter Airlines (Canada): Basic fare: personal item only
- United Airlines (United States): Not included in Basic Economy on most routes
- Air France (France): Economy: 0 or 1 cabin bag depending on fare. 12 kg total with the small bag
- Lufthansa (Germany): Not on Economy Basic (short and medium haul)
- Aer Lingus (Ireland): Not included in Saver fares
- KLM (Netherlands): Not on Economy Basic. 12 kg total with the small bag
- Vueling (Spain): Depends on the bundle you book
- ANA (All Nippon Airways) (Japan): 10 kg total for both bags
- Japan Airlines (JAL) (Japan): 10 kg total for both bags
- AirAsia (Malaysia): 7 kg total for both bags
- Vietjet Air (Vietnam): 7 kg total for both bags. Depends on fare and route
Everywhere else in our list, a carry-on is included. The free personal item is included on every airline we track.