AirAsia vs flydubai: 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.

flydubai's baggage pages set out the following. Hand baggage is included in every fare; checked baggage depends on the fare type.

• Economy hand baggage: one bag of up to 7 kg and 55 x 38 x 20 cm.
• Business Class hand baggage: two bags, 14 kg in total, each no more than 7 kg and 55 x 38 x 20 cm.
• Personal item: as part of the hand baggage allowance, one laptop bag, small handbag or satchel of up to 25 x 33 x 20 cm that fits under the seat in front.
• Checked baggage by fare: none on Economy Lite, 20 kg on Economy Value, 30 kg on Economy Flex, 40 kg in Business Class.
• Weight concept (flydubai bookings): up to three pieces sharing the total allowance, each under 32 kg and no more than 203 cm (height + width + depth); larger bags must go as cargo, except sports equipment.
• Piece concept (some partner-airline bookings): bags up to 150 cm; bags between 150 and 203 cm are charged as oversize.
• Infants: where the fare includes baggage, 5 kg of hand baggage (within 55 x 38 x 20 cm) and 10 kg of checked baggage.

Source: flydubai, "Hand baggage" and "Checked baggage" pages, read on 24 October 2026.

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