Airline baggage policies
Carry-on dimensions, personal item limits, checked baggage allowances, fees, and weight restrictions organized by airline.
About BaggageBase
Clearer Baggage Rules for Better-Prepared Travelers
BaggageBase is an independent information website that helps travelers understand airline baggage policies, fees, dimensions, weight limits, and special-item rules before they arrive at the airport.
Our purpose
Make complicated baggage policies easier to use
Airline baggage rules are often spread across fare pages, fee charts, help centers, and route-specific notes. BaggageBase brings those details into focused, readable guides while preserving the conditions that can change the answer.
Our goal is not to replace the airline. It is to help readers ask better questions, compare the right details, and verify their final allowance before travel.
What we publish
Baggage information built around real travel questions
Special baggage rules
Guidance for sports equipment, musical instruments, medical devices, mobility aids, strollers, car seats, and unusual items.
Independent baggage guides
Plain-language explanations, measurement guides, airline comparisons, and preparation advice for common baggage problems.
Editorial standards
How we research and review our guides
Each guide is structured around the traveler’s actual decision: what can be carried, how much it may cost, which conditions apply, and what should be confirmed before departure.
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Define the policy scope
We identify the airline, operating carrier, route, fare, cabin, and traveler conditions that may affect the answer.
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Prioritize primary sources
Official airline pages, fee schedules, contracts, help centers, and relevant government or aviation guidance come first.
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Label uncertainty
When a rule is unclear, route-specific, or subject to airport handling, we say so rather than presenting an assumption as fact.
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Review for readability
Key limits, fees, exceptions, and actions are organized for fast reading on both mobile and desktop.
Our principles
What readers can expect from BaggageBase
Clarity over complexity
Policy language is translated into practical answers without removing important conditions.
Sources over assumptions
We avoid inventing dimensions, fees, exceptions, dates, or airline procedures.
Useful context
We explain when rules may change by fare, route, cabin, loyalty status, or operating carrier.
Editorial independence
Advertising or affiliate relationships do not determine our policy conclusions or source selection.
Visible corrections
Readers can report unclear or outdated details, and material corrections are reviewed against reliable sources.
Traveler responsibility
We remind readers that the airline and airport staff remain the final authority for a specific trip.
Editor profile
Daisy (Theresa Mitchell)
Daisy is a Wellesley College graduate with degrees in Literature and Communications. At BaggageBase, she applies her research and editorial background to turn complex airline baggage policies into clear, practical guidance for travelers. Her work focuses on source verification, plain-language explanations, and helping readers understand carry-on limits, checked baggage fees, special-item rules, and policy differences before they fly.
Contact the BaggageBase teamCorrections and updates
Help us keep a guide accurate
Airline policies can change without broad notice. Send the article URL, the detail that may be outdated, and a link or screenshot from an official source to contact@baggagebase.com.