The board

Eighteen cabin frames, side by side

The board below is the reference the whole shop is built on. Six carriers give a ten-kilo cabin allowance; the rest stop at seven or eight. The frames differ by centimetres that decide whether a bag boards or is charged.

Code	Airline	Overhead frame	Cabin kg	Personal item	Pieces
5J	Cebu Pacific	56 × 36 × 23 cm	10 kg	35 × 20 × 20 cm	2
DG	Cebgo	56 × 36 × 23 cm	7 kg	35 × 20 × 20 cm	2
PR	Philippine Airlines	56 × 36 × 23 cm	7 kg	45 × 35 × 20 cm	2
Z2	AirAsia Philippines	56 × 36 × 23 cm	7 kg	40 × 30 × 10 cm	2
T6	AirSWIFT	56 × 35 × 20 cm	7 kg	not published	2
2R	Sunlight Air	53 × 40 × 20 cm	7 kg	not published	2
TR	Scoot	54 × 38 × 23 cm	10 kg	not published	2
3K	Jetstar Asia	56 × 36 × 23 cm	7 kg	not published	2
SQ	Singapore Airlines	56 × 36 × 23 cm	7 kg	40 × 30 × 10 cm	2
CX	Cathay Pacific	56 × 36 × 23 cm	7 kg	40 × 30 × 15 cm	2
EK	Emirates	55 × 38 × 22 cm	7 kg	not published	1
QR	Qatar Airways	50 × 37 × 25 cm	7 kg	not published	1
TK	Turkish Airlines	55 × 40 × 23 cm	8 kg	not published	1
MH	Malaysia Airlines	56 × 36 × 23 cm	7 kg	not published	1
VN	Vietnam Airlines	56 × 36 × 23 cm	10 kg	40 × 30 × 15 cm	2
VJ	VietJet Air	56 × 36 × 23 cm	7 kg	40 × 30 × 20 cm	2
KE	Korean Air	55 × 40 × 20 cm	10 kg	40 × 30 × 15 cm	2
NH	ANA	55 × 40 × 25 cm	10 kg	40 × 30 × 20 cm	2

Frames include wheels, handles and side pockets. Where a carrier lists two items, the weight column is the combined cabin allowance.

The ten-kilo group

Six carriers give you 10 kg or more

Cebu Pacific moved from 7 kg to 10 kg on 15 September 2026. Cebgo, its turboprop sister, stayed at 7 kg on the same routes map, which catches people who book both in one trip.

5J · PH

Cebu Pacific

Frame: 56 × 36 × 23 cm
Cabin weight: 10 kg

The 10 kg limit applies to every 5J flight from 15 September 2026. Two pieces: one in the bin, one under the seat.

TR · Asia

Scoot

Frame: 54 × 38 × 23 cm
Cabin weight: 10 kg

Two pieces, 10 kg together. The main bag frame is 54 x 38 x 23 cm.

VN · Asia

Vietnam Airlines

Frame: 56 × 36 × 23 cm
Cabin weight: 10 kg

10 kg plus one accessory on most routes. Tickets to Europe, Oceania and the Americas get 12 kg.

KE · Asia

Korean Air

Frame: 55 × 40 × 20 cm
Cabin weight: 10 kg

55 x 40 x 20 cm and 10 kg for the bag and the personal item together. Depth is the tight side here.

NH · Long-haul

ANA

Frame: 55 × 40 × 25 cm
Cabin weight: 10 kg

10 kg combined. The personal item limit tightened to 40 x 30 x 20 cm for flights boarding from 1 July 2026.

Philippine carriers

6 on this part of the board

Cebu Pacific

Overhead: 56 × 36 × 23 cm
Cabin kg: 10
Personal item: 35 × 20 × 20 cm

The 10 kg limit applies to every 5J flight from 15 September 2026. Two pieces: one in the bin, one under the seat.

Cebgo

Overhead: 56 × 36 × 23 cm
Cabin kg: 7
Personal item: 35 × 20 × 20 cm

Cebgo kept 7 kg when its sister airline moved to 10 kg. Turboprop routes, same two frames.

Philippine Airlines

Overhead: 56 × 36 × 23 cm
Cabin kg: 7
Personal item: 45 × 35 × 20 cm

One cabin bag in the bin plus one personal item. A laptop bag may not exceed 45 x 35 x 20 cm.

AirAsia Philippines

Overhead: 56 × 36 × 23 cm
Cabin kg: 7
Personal item: 40 × 30 × 10 cm

Seven kilos for both pieces together. The second bag has to be a thin laptop or hand bag.

AirSWIFT

Overhead: 56 × 35 × 20 cm
Cabin kg: 7
Personal item: not published

The cabin frame is 56 x 35 x 20 cm: one centimetre narrower and three shallower than the usual 56 x 36 x 23.

Sunlight Air

Overhead: 53 × 40 × 20 cm
Cabin kg: 7
Personal item: not published

Two carry-on pieces sharing 7 kg. The published frame is 53 x 40 x 20 cm, wider and shorter than most.

Regional carriers

8 on this part of the board

Scoot

Overhead: 54 × 38 × 23 cm
Cabin kg: 10
Personal item: not published

Two pieces, 10 kg together. The main bag frame is 54 x 38 x 23 cm.

Jetstar Asia

Overhead: 56 × 36 × 23 cm
Cabin kg: 7
Personal item: not published

One main item and one small item, 7 kg combined. Extra carry-on can be bought up front.

Singapore Airlines

Overhead: 56 × 36 × 23 cm
Cabin kg: 7
Personal item: 40 × 30 × 10 cm

The personal item is the thinnest on the board at 40 x 30 x 10 cm, and both pieces share the 7 kg.

Cathay Pacific

Overhead: 56 × 36 × 23 cm
Cabin kg: 7
Personal item: 40 × 30 × 15 cm

One bag plus one small item up to 40 x 30 x 15 cm, 7 kg in total.

Malaysia Airlines

Overhead: 56 × 36 × 23 cm
Cabin kg: 7
Personal item: not published

A single 7 kg bag in Economy, within the standard 56 x 36 x 23 cm frame.

Vietnam Airlines

Overhead: 56 × 36 × 23 cm
Cabin kg: 10
Personal item: 40 × 30 × 15 cm

10 kg plus one accessory on most routes. Tickets to Europe, Oceania and the Americas get 12 kg.

VietJet Air

Overhead: 56 × 36 × 23 cm
Cabin kg: 7
Personal item: 40 × 30 × 20 cm

One 7 kg cabin bag plus a personal item up to 40 x 30 x 20 cm. Heavier cabin bags are sold as an add-on.

Korean Air

Overhead: 55 × 40 × 20 cm
Cabin kg: 10
Personal item: 40 × 30 × 15 cm

55 x 40 x 20 cm and 10 kg for the bag and the personal item together. Depth is the tight side here.

Long-haul carriers

4 on this part of the board

Emirates

Overhead: 55 × 38 × 22 cm
Cabin kg: 7
Personal item: not published

The frame is 55 x 38 x 22 cm in Economy, one centimetre shorter than the 56 cm that most bags are sold at.

Qatar Airways

Overhead: 50 × 37 × 25 cm
Cabin kg: 7
Personal item: not published

At 50 cm, the Qatar frame is the shortest length on this board. Deep, but not long.

Turkish Airlines

Overhead: 55 × 40 × 23 cm
Cabin kg: 8
Personal item: not published

One piece at 8 kg. The frame is 55 x 40 x 23 cm, so width is where a bag fails here.

ANA

Overhead: 55 × 40 × 25 cm
Cabin kg: 10
Personal item: 40 × 30 × 20 cm

10 kg combined. The personal item limit tightened to 40 x 30 x 20 cm for flights boarding from 1 July 2026.