Cebu Pacific Hand Carry: 10 kg (5J) & 7 kg (DG)

Cebu Pacific changed its hand-carry policy for flights departing 15 September 2026 onward. The allowance depends on the operating flight number. Check the first two characters of each flight number on your itinerary.

The weight limit covers both items together. A bag weighing 10 kg by itself leaves no allowance for a separate personal item on a 5J flight. The airline counts wheels and handles within the bag dimensions.

Check a Cebu Pacific 5J bag with your own dimensions, and enable Check both bags together to assess the combined weight. The selected Cebu Pacific record models 5J: confirm the separate 7 kg DG allowance directly for a Cebgo connection. For several airlines, check each operating carrier.

What fits under the seat?

The second item must be within 20 × 20 × 35 cm and fit under the seat in front of you. A handbag, small backpack or laptop bag can be the personal item if it fits this box. The overhead bag must stay within 56 × 36 × 23 cm. All three sides must fit; a bag is not compliant simply because its total dimensions add up to the same number.

Connections and excess baggage

The limit is applied per flight, including an itinerary that connects from 5J to DG. The airline says a bag exceeding the size allowance may need to be checked and may incur extra charges. It does not give one universal gate fee on the hand-carry policy page. Confirm your specific booking and any checked-baggage price with Cebu Pacific before travel.

The policy also says foldable strollers that meet cabin size requirements may travel without counting as a hand-carry item, while non-foldable strollers can be checked at the gate without an additional charge. Infants traveling on a lap use the accompanying adult's allowance.

Official source: Cebu Pacific Hand Carry Guidelines, sections “Hand carry allowance” and “FAQs”; checked 25 October 2026. Rules can change, so verify the flight number and current policy before you fly.

Compare other airline sizes and per-bag versus shared weight limits before a multi-airline trip.

Try a combined-weight example

For a 5J flight, 7 kg main + 3 kg personal item = 10 kg. With 7 kg + 4 kg = 11 kg, the set exceeds the combined cap. Check both size boxes as well. Open the Cebu Pacific checker, enable Check both bags together, and enter the personal item's size and weight. Leaving its weight blank cannot confirm the total. These are arithmetic examples using the published rule, not measurements of a tested bag.