ඉක්මන් පිළිතුර: From the UAE, most airlines allow a 7 kg cabin bag in economy. Checked baggage depends on the fare: flydubai Lite, Air Arabia Basic, Air India Express Lite, airblue Value and Etihad Basic include none, while IndiGo, PIA, SpiceJet, Akasa Air and SriLankan include 30 kg even on regular economy fares. Biman, Himalaya Airlines and the two bag airlines (Philippine Airlines, Ethiopian, Kenya Airways) are the most generous. No single bag can weigh more than 32 kg on most airlines.
This page puts the baggage rules of 26 airlines that fly from the UAE side by side, using the same details we check for customers every day. Click any airline for its full guide with fare types, change rules and lost baggage contacts.
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Baggage allowance by airline (economy)
| ගුවන් | කැබින් බෑගය | Cheapest fare | සම්මත ගාස්තු | දැන ගැනීමට ලැබීම සතුටක් |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| එමිරේට්ස් | 7 කිලෝ ග්රෑම් | 20 kg (Special) | 25 සිට 35 kg | Weight on most routes; 2 x 23 kg to the Americas |
| ෆ්ලයිඩුබායි | 7 කිලෝ ග්රෑම් | None (Lite) | 20 kg (Value), 30 kg (Flex) | Refunds as a flydubai voucher |
| එයාර් අරාබිය | 7 kg + 3 kg item | None (Basic) | 20 or 30 kg (Value) | මාර්ගය මත රඳා පවතී |
| එටිහාඩ් | 7 කිලෝ ග්රෑම් | None (Basic) | Shown on your ticket | Partner flights can differ |
| එයාර් ඉන්දියා එක්ස්ප්‍රස් | 7 කිලෝ ග්රෑම් | None (Xpress Lite) | 30 kg in 2 pieces (Value, Flex) | Lite can add 20 kg at booking |
| එයාර් ඉන්දියා | 7 කිලෝ ග්රෑම් | 25 kg (Value) | 30 kg (Classic), 35 kg (Flex) | Total weight on Gulf routes |
| ඉන්ඩිගෝ | 7 කිලෝ ග්රෑම් | 30 kg (regular fares) | 35 to 45 kg (Upfront, Stretch) | Lite and some promo fares: none |
| ආකාස ගුවන් | 7 කිලෝ ග්රෑම් | 30 kg in up to 2 pieces | 30 කිලෝ ග්රෑම් | Extra 5 kg from about AED 250 online |
| ස්පයිස් ජේට් | 7 කිලෝ ග්රෑම් | 30 kg in 2 pieces | 30 කිලෝ ග්රෑම් | About AED 60 per extra kg at the airport |
| PIA | 7 කිලෝ ග්රෑම් | කිලෝග්‍රෑම් 30 (කෑලි 1) | 35 kg in 2 pieces (Executive Economy) | 20 kg to Turbat and Gwadar |
| වායු නිල් | 7 කිලෝ ග්රෑම් | None (Value) | 20 kg (Flexi), 30 kg (Xtra) | පරීක්ෂා කළ බෑග් එකක් |
| බිමන් බංග්ලාදේශය | 7 කිලෝ ග්රෑම් | About 40 kg from Dubai | About 45 kg from Abu Dhabi | About 30 kg back to the UAE |
| හිමාලය ගුවන් සේවය | Shown on ticket | 40 kg to Kathmandu | 40 කිලෝ ග්රෑම් | 25 kg back to Dubai |
| ශ්රී ලංකන් | 7 කිලෝ ග්රෑම් | 30 කිලෝ ග්රෑම් | 30 kg, 40 kg in Business | Promotions sometimes give 40 kg |
| FitsAir | 7 කිලෝ ග්රෑම් | 30 kg in 2 pieces | 30 කිලෝ ග්රෑම් | 50 kg in Business |
| පිලිපීන ගුවන් සේවය | 7 කිලෝ ග්රෑම් | 2 x 23 kg | 2 x 23 kg | Separate domestic tickets can have less |
| සෙබු පැසිෆික් | එකතුවෙන් කිලෝග්‍රෑම් 10 (2026 සැප්තැම්බර් 15 සිට) | Prepaid only (GO Easy: 20 kg) | Buy in 20 kg pieces | කැබැල්ලකට කිලෝග්‍රෑම් 32 දක්වා |
| කටාර් එයාර්වේස් | 7 kg + personal item | 20 to 35 kg by fare | Weight on most routes | 23 kg pieces to Africa and the Americas |
| ගල්ෆ් එයාර් ගුවන් | Shown on ticket | 25 kg (Light) | 30 kg (Smart), 35 kg (Flex) | Split into up to 5 bags |
| ඕමාන් එයාර් ගුවන් | 7 කිලෝ ග්රෑම් | 20 kg on selected routes, otherwise none | 20 to 40 kg by fare | Selected routes include India, Pakistan, Manila |
| සවුදිය | 7 කිලෝ ග්රෑම් | 23 kg pieces, by route | Shown on your ticket | Ask us about Zamzam water |
| ජසීරා එයාර්වේස් | 7 කිලෝ ග්රෑම් | 20 kg (Value) | 30 kg in 2 bags (Extra) | Extra 7 kg cabin bag can be added |
| තුර්කි ගුවන් සේවය | 8 කිලෝ ග්රෑම් | Package based, up to 23 kg per bag | පැකේජය පදනම් කරගත් | Miles&Smiles members get extra |
| EgyptAir | 8 කිලෝ ග්රෑම් | Depends on fare, 23 kg bags | Depends on fare | Star Alliance Gold: 1 extra bag |
| ඉතියෝපියානු | 7 කිලෝ ග්රෑම් | 2 x 23 kg (most routes) | 2 x 23 kg | 23 to 32 kg bag charged as overweight |
| කෙන්යාව එයාර්වේස් | Shown on ticket | 2 x 23 kg | 2 x 23 kg | Can change with the aircraft |
Allowances can change by route, fare and date, and the baggage line on your e-ticket is the one that counts. Not sure how to read it? See e-ticket codes explained for what 30K, 1PC and 2PC mean.
Cheapest fares that still include a checked bag
The lowest fare is not always the cheapest trip once you add a bag. These airlines include checked baggage even on their entry fares:
- ඉන්ඩිගෝ: 30 kg on regular fares from the UAE.
- ගල්ෆ් එයාර්: 25 kg even on Economy Light, split into up to five bags.
- එයාර් ඉන්දියා: 25 kg on Economy Value.
- ඕමාන් එයාර්: 20 kg on Super Saver to India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Manila, Cairo and other selected cities.
- එමිරේට්ස්: 20 kg on Economy Special.
- PIA, SpiceJet, Akasa Air and SriLankan: 30 kg on economy.
Cabin bag only fares (flydubai Lite, Air Arabia Basic, Air India Express Lite, airblue Value, Etihad Basic) suit short trips with hand luggage. For a trip home with gifts, the next fare up is usually cheaper than adding a bag later.
Going home with luggage: best allowances by country
| යනවා | Generous options from the UAE |
|---|---|
| ඉන්දියාව | ඉන්ඩිගෝ කිලෝග්‍රෑම් 30, එයාර් ඉන්දියා එක්ස්ප්‍රස් Value 30 kg in 2 pieces, එයාර් ඉන්දියා Classic 30 kg, ඕමාන් එයාර් ගුවන් 20 kg even on Super Saver |
| පකිස්ථානය | PIA කිලෝග්‍රෑම් 30, වායු නිල් Xtra 30 kg |
| බංග්ලාදේශය | බිමන් about 40 kg from Dubai, 45 kg from Abu Dhabi |
| නේපාලය | හිමාලය ගුවන් සේවය 40 kg to Kathmandu |
| ශ්රී ලංකාව | ශ්රී ලංකන් කිලෝග්‍රෑම් 30, FitsAir 30 kg in 2 pieces |
| පිලිපීනය | පිලිපීන ගුවන් සේවය 2 x 23 kg; balikbayan boxes count as checked pieces |
| නැගෙනහිර අප්රිකාව | කෙන්යාව එයාර්වේස් සහ ඉතියෝපියානු 2 x 23 kg |
Weight or pieces: which do you have?
Airlines count checked baggage in one of two ways. With weight, you get a total such as 30 kg across as many bags as you like, within the per bag limit. With pieces, you get a number of bags, usually 23 kg each in economy. Emirates and Qatar Airways use weight on most UAE routes but pieces to the Americas and parts of Africa. Philippine Airlines, Ethiopian and Kenya Airways use pieces. Your e-ticket shows 30K for weight or 2PC for pieces.
Cabin bag sizes compared
| ගුවන් | Economy cabin bag |
|---|---|
| එමිරේට්ස් | 7 kg, 55 x 38 x 22 cm |
| ෆ්ලයිඩුබායි | 7 kg, 55 x 38 x 20 cm |
| එයාර් අරාබිය | 7 kg, 55 x 40 x 20 cm, plus a 3 kg personal item |
| එටිහාඩ් | 7 kg, 56 x 36 x 23 cm |
| කටාර් එයාර්වේස් | 7 kg, 50 x 37 x 25 cm, plus a personal item |
| එයාර් ඉන්දියා එක්ස්ප්‍රස් | 7 kg, 55 x 35 x 25 cm |
| ඉන්ඩිගෝ සහ ආකාසා එයාර් | 7 kg, up to 115 cm in total |
| පිලිපීන ගුවන් සේවය | 7 kg, 56 x 36 x 23 cm |
| සෙබු පැසිෆික් | 10 kg combined with a personal item (from 15 Sep 2026) |
| Turkish Airlines and EgyptAir | 8 කිලෝ ග්රෑම් |
Rules that catch people at the airport
- 32 kg per bag: most airlines refuse any single bag over 32 kg, even within your total. Repack into two bags.
- Overweight pieces: on Ethiopian, an economy bag between 23 and 32 kg is charged as overweight.
- බෑග් වර්ගය: Gulf Air does not accept blanket or fabric wrapped bags, round bags or woven plastic bags. Use a suitcase or a taped carton.
- Return allowance can be lower: Biman allows about 30 kg back to the UAE and Himalaya Airlines 25 kg from Kathmandu.
- Separate tickets: a domestic flight on a separate ticket, for example inside the Philippines, can have a much smaller allowance.
- Buy extra in advance: on SpiceJet, extra baggage at the UAE airport costs about AED 60 per kg, far more than prepaid.
Book with the right baggage, pay monthly
Tell us how much you are carrying and we compare fares with the baggage included, not just the headline price. UAE residents can pay with Tabby, Tamara or a 3 to 12 month credit card plan; we only need your phone number. WhatsApp හි අපෙන් විමසන්න. අපගේ කාර්යාලයේ WhatsApp, +971 4 220 2133, answers 24 hours a day. Lost a bag? See what to do if your bags go missing.
Allowances were checked against each airline’s published rules in November 2026 and can change. The allowance printed on your ticket always applies.
Baggage allowance FAQs
Which airline gives the most baggage from Dubai?
In economy, Biman Bangladesh (about 40 kg from Dubai and 45 kg from Abu Dhabi), Himalaya Airlines (40 kg to Kathmandu) and Philippine Airlines, Ethiopian and Kenya Airways (two 23 kg bags) are among the most generous on their routes.
Which cheap fares have no checked baggage?
flydubai Lite, Air Arabia Basic, Air India Express Xpress Lite, airblue Value and Etihad Basic are cabin bag only fares, and Cebu Pacific sells checked bags separately.
How heavy can one checked bag be?
On most airlines no single bag can weigh more than 32 kg, even if your total allowance is higher. Split heavy items into two bags.
What is the difference between weight and piece allowance?
Weight concept gives you a total, such as 30 kg, across any number of bags. Piece concept gives you a number of bags, such as two bags of 23 kg each. Your e-ticket shows which one applies.
Is it cheaper to buy extra baggage in advance?
Yes. Every airline in this guide charges less for extra baggage bought online or through us before the flight than at the airport counter.
How much is the cabin bag allowance from the UAE?
Usually one bag of 7 kg in economy. Turkish Airlines and EgyptAir allow 8 kg, Air Arabia adds a 3 kg personal item, and Cebu Pacific allows 10 kg combined from 15 September 2026.
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