AirAsia vs AirAsia X: fleets and facts compared

AirAsia's support centre publishes the following rules for AirAsia flights. Sizes and weights only.

• Cabin baggage: two pieces with a combined weight of no more than 7 kg.
• Main cabin bag: no larger than 56 x 36 x 23 cm including handles, wheels and side pockets, and must fit in the overhead locker.
• Small bag: one laptop bag, handbag, backpack or similar, no larger than 40 x 30 x 10 cm, fitting under the seat in front.
• Infants under two: no cabin baggage allowance; children from two get the standard allowance. Strollers being used by the child travel free as checked baggage.
• Checked baggage: not included on basic fares; included with Value Pack, Premium Flex and Premium Flatbed bookings, and on some routes such as Dhaka. Pre-bookable allowances go up to 60 kg depending on route.
• Per-bag limits (when more than 30 kg is booked): each bag no more than 119 x 81 x 119 cm and 32 kg. No single item over 32 kg is accepted.

Since 13 April 2026 the Xtra Carry-On add-on must be pre-booked online; at airport counters only 3 kg of extra cabin weight (10 kg in total) can be bought. Source: AirAsia support articles on cabin and checked baggage, read on 24 October 2026.

Source: airline baggage page, read 2026-10-24.

AirAsia X uses the AirAsia group's baggage rules, published on the AirAsia support centre. Sizes and weights only.

• Cabin baggage: two pieces with a combined weight of no more than 7 kg.
• Main cabin bag: no larger than 56 x 36 x 23 cm including handles, wheels and side pockets; it must fit in the overhead locker.
• Small bag: one laptop bag, handbag, backpack or similar, no larger than 40 x 30 x 10 cm, which must fit under the seat in front.
• Infants under two: no cabin baggage allowance. Children from two get the standard allowance. A stroller in use by the child travels free as checked baggage.
• Checked baggage: not included on basic fares. Value Pack and Premium Flex bookings include 20 kg. Pre-bookable allowances go up to 60 kg on selected routes.
• Per-bag limits (when more than 30 kg is booked): each bag no more than 119 x 81 x 119 cm and 32 kg. No single item over 32 kg is accepted.
• Premium Flatbed bookings: 40 kg of checked baggage included (not when the seat is bought as an upgrade through Zone Up).

The support pages do not give separate cabin-bag limits for long-haul flights. Since 13 April 2026 the Xtra Carry-On add-on must be pre-booked online; at airport counters only 3 kg of extra cabin weight (10 kg in total) can be bought. Source: AirAsia support articles on cabin baggage, checked baggage and complimentary checked baggage, read on 24 October 2026.

Source: airline baggage page, read 2026-10-24.