Air France Carry-On: Basic Fare, Sizes and Combined Weight

Check the allowance on your ticket before packing. The small under-seat bag is 40×30×15 cm; each permitted overhead bag is 55×35×25 cm, including pockets, wheels and handles. These rules concern Air France-operated flights; check the operating airline on connections.

Allowance by fare and cabin

The weight covers all these items together, including the small bag. It is not 12 or 18 kg per suitcase. For example, a 10 kg suitcase plus a 3 kg small bag exceeds a 12 kg combined allowance. On departures from the United States, the published restriction is one overhead bag and one small bag, including in cabins that otherwise allow two overhead bags.

Basic is not the same rule as Light

The current under-seat-only fare is called Basic. Flying Blue Gold members and above may bring one overhead bag free on Basic. Silver, Explorer and non-members can purchase the Hand Baggage option. Economy remains limited to one overhead bag. Check your ticket and membership eligibility rather than inferring the allowance from an old fare name.

Measure size and check total weight separately

Measure both packed bags, including wheels and handles, and enter each weight. Check both bags together checks one main bag plus one small bag against the selected class: 12 kg combined in Economy/Premium or 18 kg in Business/La Première. Select Basic when that is your fare; select a paid overhead option only if it is in your booking. A second main bag, status benefits and the US departure restriction require separate confirmation; weigh every permitted cabin item together.

At boarding and with children

A compliant bag may be sent to the hold free when the flight is full. An oversized bag may incur hold charges; the amount depends on your trip. Do not rely on an assumed tolerance at CDG or another airport. Keep valuables and electronics with you if a bag is taken for hold carriage.

A lap infant may have one 55×35×25 cm cabin bag up to 12 kg. One stroller or framed carrier plus one car seat can travel in the hold free. A cabin stroller must fold to 55×45×25 cm, replace the child’s cabin bag and satisfy space/case conditions; cabin strollers are excluded on HOP! Embraer aircraft.

The published liquid rule is containers up to 100 ml in one transparent closed bag up to 1 litre and 20×20 cm, with exceptions for medication and baby food. Check security rules at departure and connections.

Sources

• Official cabin policy
• Family and stroller policy