easyJet Baggage Rules
easyJet's free under-seat bag is larger than most US carriers' personal item. That single figure changes how you should pack for it.
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easyJet publishes a free under-seat bag of 45 × 36 × 20 cm — about 17.7 × 14.2 × 7.9 in, which is larger than most US carriers’ personal item — plus a paid overhead cabin bag of 56 × 45 × 25 cm up to 15 kg.
Figures from easyJet’s own published cabin bag and hold luggage page, checked 3 September 2026. Inch figures are conversions of the published centimeter values.
| # | Product | Published box | Fits | Score | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Osprey Daylite Plus 20L BackpackA personal item that is also the daypack for the whole trip | 19 × 11 × 9.5 in | 0 carriers | 6.8 | Check price on Amazon#ad How we earn |
| 2 | American Tourister Airconic Carry-On SpinnerHawaiian's 25 lb carry-on cap, and anyone lifting a bag overhead unaided | 21.7 × 15.8 × 7.9 in | 4 of 11WN F9 G4 SY | 3.8 | Check price on Amazon#ad How we earn |
| 3 | Delsey Paris Helium Aero Carry-On Spinner (21 in)Nothing in this ledger — see the alternatives above it | 22.5 × 15.25 × 10 in | 3 of 11WN F9 SY | 3.3 | Check price on Amazon#ad How we earn |
| 4 | Narwey Foldable Personal Item Bag (18 × 14 × 8 in)Frontier and Allegiant flyers refusing to pay for an overhead bag | 18 × 14 × 8 in | 3 of 11AA F9 G4 | 2.1 | Check price on Amazon#ad How we earn |
| 5 | MATEIN Professional Travel Laptop BackpackWorking travelers whose personal item has to be the laptop bag | 18 × 14 × 8 in | 3 of 11AA F9 G4 | 2.1 | Check price on Amazon#ad How we earn |
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The published limits
| Allowance | easyJet publishes (cm) | Converted (in) | Included? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under-seat bag | 45 × 36 × 20 cm | 17.7 × 14.2 × 7.9 in | Free on every fare |
| Overhead cabin bag | 56 × 45 × 25 cm | 22 × 17.7 × 9.8 in | Paid, up to 15 kg |
The free bag is the story
Compare easyJet’s free under-seat allowance against the published personal-item boxes of US carriers and it wins most of them.
| Carrier | Free under-seat bag | Cubic inches | vs easyJet |
|---|---|---|---|
| easyJet | 17.7 × 14.2 × 7.9 in | 1,986 | — |
| American, Frontier, Allegiant | 18 × 14 × 8 in | 2,016 | +2% |
| JetBlue, Breeze | 17 × 13 × 8 in | 1,768 | −11% |
| United | 17 × 10 × 9 in | 1,530 | −23% |
That is a genuinely unusual position for a low-cost carrier: the free allowance is essentially equal to the best US personal item, and 30% larger than United’s. Ryanair’s free Basic bag, by contrast, is 40 × 30 × 20 cm — about 1,470 cubic inches, a quarter smaller. The Ryanair comparison.
The practical read: on easyJet, a well-chosen under-seat bag genuinely covers a short trip without paying for the bin at all. Bags built for that box.
The depth limit is still 20 centimeters
The free bag is generous on footprint and tight on depth: 20 cm, which is 7.9 in. That is the same depth cap Ryanair applies, and it is an inch under the US standard.
So a US personal-item bag sized 18 × 14 × 8 in is over on depth by a tenth of an inch, and over on height by a third of an inch — marginal on both, which on a soft bag is usually survivable and on a rigid one is not.
Depth is where under-seat bags fail generally, because a rigid water bottle or a padded laptop sleeve pushes a bag past its stated depth even when the footprint is fine. A 3.5 in bottle is a third of that depth.
The paid bag, and the 15 kg cap
The overhead cabin bag is 56 × 45 × 25 cm — identical to British Airways’ box — with a 15 kg cap. It is a paid add-on.
15 kg is 33.1 lb: half again as generous as Ryanair’s 10 kg and well under BA’s 23 kg. It is loose enough for most packing and tight enough that a heavy case matters.
| Empty case | Published weight | Share of 15 kg | Payload left |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Tourister Airconic | 4.43 lb | 13% | 28.7 lb |
| Delsey Helium Aero 21 in | 8.4 lb | 25% | 24.7 lb |
What to do for easyJet
- Short trip → free bag only. At 1,986 cubic inches it is within 2% of the most generous US personal item, and it costs nothing.
- Buy for depth, not footprint. 20 cm is the binding dimension on the free bag, exactly as it is on Ryanair.
- Prefer a soft bag. Marginal on a stated dimension is survivable in fabric and not in a rigid shell.
- If you buy the bin, buy a light case — 15 kg is real, and you are paying for the allowance the case is eating.
Bags that fit easyJet's free under-seat box
Checked against easyJet's published 45 x 36 x 20 cm limit, converted to inches, on all three sides. This is the allowance included on every fare.
Nothing in our ledger publishes dimensions inside this box on all three sides. That is a finding rather than an omission — it means the limit is tighter than the bags this market actually sells.
Every pick, with the working
Each entry below shows the published inputs, the four axis scores they produce, and what you give up. The order is the computed order, not a commercial one.
1 · A personal item that is also the daypack for the whole trip
Osprey Daylite Plus 20L Backpack
The only personal-item bag here with a published weight, a published price and a warranty that names no end date — $4 per covered year is the cheapest figure on this site.
- Published size
- 19 × 11 × 9.5 in
- Weight
- 1.31 lb
- Capacity
- 20 L
- Weight per liter
- 0.07 lb/L
- Cost per covered year
- $4/yr
- Published list price
- $80
Warranty All Mighty Guarantee — any reason, any product, any era
Fits No US carrier in our table publishes a limit these dimensions satisfy. See the limits.
What it does well
- $4.00 per covered year is the lowest cost-per-year figure in this ledger
- 1.31 lb for 20 L, and it is the bag you then use every day at the destination
- 19 × 11 × 9.5 in fits the published personal-item box at American, Southwest, Frontier and Allegiant
What you give up
- Over United's published 17 × 10 × 9 in limit on all three dimensions
- 20 L is genuinely small — this is a day bag, not a week's clothes
- No lockable zippers
The arithmetic behind the score
- Value 8.3/10 — $80 ÷ 20 yr = $4/yr; $80 ÷ 20 L = $4/L
- Airline-fit breadth 0.0/10 — Fits the published personal-item limit at 0 of 8 US carriers
- Carry efficiency 9.4/10 — 1.31 lb ÷ 20 L = 0.066 lb/L
- Warranty & support 10.0/10 — no stated end date (6 of 6); repair published (+2); covers airline damage (+2)
Weights and breakpoints are published on how we rank. Where an input is not published, that axis is dropped and the remaining weights are re-normalized.
Specs: Osprey published specifications and price, compiled 3 September 2026.
2 · Hawaiian's 25 lb carry-on cap, and anyone lifting a bag overhead unaided
American Tourister Airconic Carry-On Spinner
At 4.43 lb it is the lightest hardside carry-on in this ledger by nearly a pound, which matters most on the carriers that publish a weight cap.
- Published size
- 21.7 × 15.8 × 7.9 in
- Weight
- 4.43 lb
- Capacity
- Not published
- Weight per liter
- Not published
- Cost per covered year
- Not published
- Published list price
- Not published
Warranty Limited 10 year global warranty
Fits 4 of 11 US carriers: WN, F9, G4, SY. See the limits.
What it does well
- 4.43 lb empty leaves over 20 lb of payload inside Hawaiian's 25 lb published cap
- Polypropylene flexes and returns where ABS cracks
- 7.9 in depth is the slimmest here, which is what actually decides a tight bin
What you give up
- 15.8 in width fails the 14 in limit at six US carriers
- No published price, so we cannot compute cost per covered year
- Light shells transmit more impact to what is inside them
The arithmetic behind the score
- Value not scored — No manufacturer-published price, so this axis is not scored.
- Airline-fit breadth 3.6/10 — Fits the published carry-on limit at 4 of 11 US carriers: WN, F9, G4, SY
- Carry efficiency not scored — No published capacity, so weight per liter cannot be computed.
- Warranty & support 4.0/10 — 10 yr (4 of 6); no published repair route (+0); airline damage not covered (+0)
Weights and breakpoints are published on how we rank. Where an input is not published, that axis is dropped and the remaining weights are re-normalized.
Specs: American Tourister published specifications, compiled 3 September 2026. American Tourister lists the Airconic on its own store but did not publish a price we could read on 3 September 2026, so the Value axis is not scored for this bag.
3 · Nothing in this ledger — see the alternatives above it
Delsey Paris Helium Aero Carry-On Spinner (21 in)
Skip this one. Skip it against a 15 kg cap. At a published 8.4 lb it is the heaviest carry-on in this ledger, spending 25% of easyJet's cabin allowance empty - and you would be paying for the bin to carry it. On a carrier with a free bag this large, buying the paid one for a heavy case is the wrong trade twice.
Skip this one. At 8.4 lb it is the heaviest carry-on in this ledger, and its published 22.5 × 15.25 × 10 in box misses the standard limit on all three dimensions.
- Published size
- 22.5 × 15.25 × 10 in
- Weight
- 8.4 lb
- Capacity
- Not published
- Weight per liter
- Not published
- Cost per covered year
- Not published
- Published list price
- Not published
Warranty 10 year limited warranty
Fits 3 of 11 US carriers: WN, F9, SY. See the limits.
What it does well
- Two-compartment layout with a lined divider and tie-down straps
- TSA-approved combination lock as standard
What you give up
- 8.4 lb empty is a third of Hawaiian's entire published 25 lb allowance
- Over the limit on all three dimensions at six US carriers
- No manufacturer-published price, so its value cannot be checked either
The arithmetic behind the score
- Value not scored — No manufacturer-published price, so this axis is not scored.
- Airline-fit breadth 2.7/10 — Fits the published carry-on limit at 3 of 11 US carriers: WN, F9, SY
- Carry efficiency not scored — No published capacity, so weight per liter cannot be computed.
- Warranty & support 4.0/10 — 10 yr (4 of 6); no published repair route (+0); airline damage not covered (+0)
Weights and breakpoints are published on how we rank. Where an input is not published, that axis is dropped and the remaining weights are re-normalized.
Specs: Delsey published specifications, compiled 3 September 2026. No manufacturer-published US price was readable on 3 September 2026. The Value axis is not scored for this bag.
4 · Frontier and Allegiant flyers refusing to pay for an overhead bag
Narwey Foldable Personal Item Bag (18 × 14 × 8 in)
Built to exactly the 18 × 14 × 8 in personal-item box that American, Frontier and Allegiant publish, which is the entire point of it.
- Published size
- 18 × 14 × 8 in
- Weight
- Not published
- Capacity
- 30 L
- Weight per liter
- Not published
- Cost per covered year
- Not published
- Published list price
- Not published
Warranty No warranty term published
Fits 3 of 11 US carriers: AA, F9, G4. See the limits.
What it does well
- 18 × 14 × 8 in matches the published personal-item limit at American, Frontier and Allegiant exactly
- 30 L in a bag that folds flat when it is not the bag you need
- Sleeve strap that drops over a suitcase handle
What you give up
- Too big for United's published 17 × 10 × 9 in personal-item box
- No published weight, warranty term or price
- A soft duffel packed to 30 L stops being 8 in deep
The arithmetic behind the score
- Value not scored — No manufacturer-published price, so this axis is not scored.
- Airline-fit breadth 3.8/10 — Fits the published personal-item limit at 3 of 8 US carriers: AA, F9, G4
- Carry efficiency not scored — No published weight, so weight per liter cannot be computed.
- Warranty & support 0.0/10 — no published term (0 of 6); no published repair route (+0); airline damage not covered (+0)
Weights and breakpoints are published on how we rank. Where an input is not published, that axis is dropped and the remaining weights are re-normalized.
Specs: Narwey published product specifications, compiled 3 September 2026. Sold through retail rather than a manufacturer store with a published list price. Check the live price before buying.
5 · Working travelers whose personal item has to be the laptop bag
MATEIN Professional Travel Laptop Backpack
The same 18 × 14 × 8 in box as the Narwey, worn on your back and built around a 17.3 in laptop instead of clothes.
- Published size
- 18 × 14 × 8 in
- Weight
- Not published
- Capacity
- Not published
- Weight per liter
- Not published
- Cost per covered year
- Not published
- Published list price
- Not published
Warranty Warranty against defects in materials and craftsmanship for as long as you own it — no term published
Fits 3 of 11 US carriers: AA, F9, G4. See the limits.
What it does well
- 18 × 14 × 8 in matches the published personal-item limit at American, Frontier and Allegiant
- Takes a 17.3 in laptop, which most personal-item bags will not
- Ownership-length defect warranty, published without a stated end date
What you give up
- Over United's published 17 × 10 × 9 in personal-item box on all three dimensions
- No published weight or capacity, so neither carry efficiency nor cost per liter can be computed
- Warranty covers defects, not the wear that actually kills a bag
The arithmetic behind the score
- Value not scored — No manufacturer-published price, so this axis is not scored.
- Airline-fit breadth 3.8/10 — Fits the published personal-item limit at 3 of 8 US carriers: AA, F9, G4
- Carry efficiency not scored — No published capacity, so weight per liter cannot be computed.
- Warranty & support 0.0/10 — no published term (0 of 6); no published repair route (+0); airline damage not covered (+0)
Weights and breakpoints are published on how we rank. Where an input is not published, that axis is dropped and the remaining weights are re-normalized.
Specs: MATEIN published product specifications, compiled 3 September 2026. No manufacturer-published list price readable on 3 September 2026.
No live price is currently verified, so every button here reads Check price on Amazon rather than a number we cannot stand behind. See how we handle prices.