Under the seat
Allowed (size not specified)
One additional handbag, briefcase, laptop bag, camera bag or similarly sized item that fits under the seat. No separate numeric personal-item size or weight published in the reviewed conditions.
Overhead cabin bag
55×40×20 cm
21.7×15.7×7.9 in
Weight limit: 5 kg (11 lb)
Economy and Premium Economy: one cabin bag up to 5 kg. Business and First: two cabin bags up to 8 kg each. Every bag must fit 55×40×20 cm including wheels and handles; one additional personal item must fit under the seat. Applies to Air China-operated flights.
Measure the full external bag size, including wheels and handles.
1 cabin bag
Economy: one cabin bag up to 5 kg plus one underseat personal item.
1 cabin bag
Premium Economy: one cabin bag up to 5 kg; upgrading from Economy does not increase this cabin allowance.
2 cabin bags
Business Class: 2 carry-on items, each up to 8 kg.
2 cabin bags
First Class: 2 carry-on items, each up to 8 kg.
No reliable fixed price is listed here. Check your booking for the cost of adding a bag; an unlisted price does not mean it is free.
Official baggage policyCheck cabin bag dimensions, weight and personal-item limits separately. A bag has to pass every published limit at once; being under the length and width limit does not help if the depth, weight, or fare-specific allowance is tighter.
Editorial signal only. Leave margin instead of relying on discretionary gate behavior.
Domestic flights within China generally prohibit carry-on liquids, with specified exceptions such as a small quantity of personal cosmetics (one of each type, container up to 100 ml, separately bagged for inspection), sealed duty-free transit purchases with receipt, and necessary liquid medicines subject to screening. International/regional flights and transfer airports have separate security requirements; check the applicable airport instructions. Do not apply a universal 100 ml/1 litre permission to domestic flights.
Passengers traveling with infants may carry food and diapers needed for the flight. Confirm infant booking and any separate seat with Air China; no universal infant fare percentage or extra full cabin-bag allowance is asserted here.
A portable folded stroller up to 55×40×20 cm may enter the cabin; larger strollers are checked. The published infant-ticket checked allowance includes one foldable stroller, cradle or infant car seat free. Confirm handover and collection at the airport; no universal aircraft-door return promise.
The infant-ticket checked allowance includes one foldable stroller OR cradle OR infant car seat free. Use of a restraint in an infant's separate seat requires aviation-authority approval and Air China's installation and seating conditions; confirm before booking.
Source-based research; no hands-on test or specialist review claimed.
Economy/Premium Economy one 5 kg bag; Business/First two 8 kg bags. Each up to 55×40×20 cm including wheels and handles, plus one underseat personal item.
Air China-operated flights. Conditions effective 20 April 2026; earlier tickets retain applicable earlier terms. Current conditions and baggage table agree; older FAQ conflicts are not adopted. No separate numeric personal-item limit published.
April 2026 conditions, sections 1.3, 6.3.1 and 14.1Source review: · Codex (AI source review)
Infant food/diapers and folded stroller up to 55×40×20 cm may enter the cabin; own-seat infant restraint requires approval. Excess baggage fees are itinerary-dependent.
No universal infant fare percentage, free gate return, separate full infant cabin bag or fixed excess charge inferred.
Sections 5.2.2, 6.2.4 and 6.3.1Source review: · Codex (AI source review)
Domestic liquids generally prohibited with listed exceptions. Infant-ticket checked allowance includes one foldable stroller, cradle or infant car seat free.
Domestic liquid exceptions are not universal international screening permission. One infant equipment item, not three separate free pieces; cabin use has separate conditions.
English domestic carry-on liquids announcement; checked allowance table, infant-ticket columnSource review: · Codex (AI source review)
Rules can change. Always verify with Air China before flying.