Low‑cost airlines limit base fare to a personal item, flag carriers include cabin baggage

Low‑cost airlines such as Easyjet, Ryanair, Wizz Air, Vueling, Volotea and Aeroitalia include only a personal item in the lowest fare; Easyjet’s personal item may be 45 × 36 × 20 cm while the others allow 40 × 30 × 20 cm. Easyjet’s cabin baggage size is 56 × 45 × 25 cm and other low‑cost carriers allow 55 × 40 × 20 cm, typically with a 10 kg weight limit. Volotea’s cabin baggage weight limit is the combined weight of the small bag and the trolley.

Flag carriers such as ITA, Lufthansa, Swiss and Turkish Airlines include cabin baggage in the lowest fare; ITA’s personal item is 40 × 30 × 15 cm and cabin baggage 55 × 40 × 23 cm with an 8 kg weight limit. Air France and KLM base fares include only a personal item of 40 × 30 × 15 cm, with cabin baggage of 55 × 35 × 25 cm available only on a higher fare, while American Airlines base fare includes a personal item of 45 × 35 × 20 cm and cabin baggage 56 × 36 × 23 cm.