Air Arabia Baggage Rules 2026

The cabin bag limit is 55 x 40 x 20 cm and 7 kg, and you can bring one of them plus a personal item. Together with the 3 kg personal item and any duty-free shopping, everything must stay within 10 kg. Basic, Value and Ultimate all carry this same hand baggage allowance on every route table. Air Arabia does not say whether wheels and handles count toward the 55 cm, so measure the whole bag.

A personal item can measure up to 25 x 33 x 20 cm and weigh up to 3 kg. Air Arabia gives a laptop bag or handbag as examples, and the item has to fit under the seat in front of you. Staff may ask you to declare it at check-in. It comes on top of the 7 kg cabin bag, not inside that weight.

Yes, a weight cap exists: 7 kg for the cabin bag and 3 kg for the personal item, with a 10 kg total that includes duty-free bags. Air Arabia's page does not describe how or where staff check weight. It does say that a bag still over the limit at the boarding gate may cost AED 100 per piece.

On flights from, to or via the UAE, Basic includes 0 kg of checked baggage, Value includes 20 or 30 kg, and Ultimate includes 30 or 40 kg. Cairo (CAI) flights are the exception for Basic, which gets 20 or 30 kg there. All three fares keep the 7 kg cabin bag and 3 kg personal item. Value adds a free standard seat from row 8, and Ultimate opens any seat from row 2 plus priority check-in at select airports.

Air Arabia's fare table does not explain which UAE routes get the lower or higher Value and Ultimate weight.

Checked baggage comes in 3 weight options, 20, 30 or 40 kg, and Air Arabia publishes no fixed price for them. You see the price for your route while booking or when you add bags later. Air Arabia says pre-booking can save up to 90% compared with airport charges, where only limited options may be on sale.

Each checked bag can weigh up to 32 kg and measure up to 158 cm (62 in) in length plus width plus height. The 20 kg option is limited to 1 piece. With 30 or 40 kg you can split the weight across up to 2 pieces, as long as no single bag passes 32 kg.

From the UAE hubs, excess baggage costs AED 45 to 55 per kg on GCC and Saudi routes and climbs to AED 90 to 100 per kg on UK flights. These airport rates apply when you have not pre-booked baggage. Air Arabia's Moroccan operation charges MAD 50 per kg on domestic flights and EUR 12 per kg from Europe, the UK or Turkey to Morocco.

Fares on Egypt routes are more generous: Value includes 30 or 40 kg and Ultimate 40 kg, while Basic includes 20 or 30 kg only on Cairo flights. Moroccan international Value fares carry 15 or 20 kg, and domestic Moroccan Value fares 15 kg. On Saudi domestic flights, Value includes 20 kg and Ultimate 30 kg. Basic is chargeable on all Moroccan and Saudi domestic routes.

No, unless your pet is a falcon: falcons are the only animals Air Arabia carries in the cabin. Each falcon costs 3 times the normal excess baggage rate, and you must book at least 48 hours before departure. A handler with more than one falcon buys extra seats, with a maximum of 2 falcons per extra seat. Air Arabia publishes no rules for dogs, cats or service animals.

Falcons seated with their handler go toward the rear of the cabin, away from emergency exits.

An infant under 2 adds one small bag of up to 3 kg for baby essentials. That bag sits on top of the adult's 7 kg cabin bag and 3 kg personal item. Air Arabia's baggage pages say nothing about strollers, prams or car seats, so ask the airline before you fly.

A cabin bag that still breaks the limit at the boarding gate may cost AED 100 per piece. The written limit is 7 kg and 55 x 40 x 20 cm, with all cabin items inside 10 kg. Because Air Arabia does not say whether wheels count, a bag that fits only without its wheels is a gamble.

TVs of 40 inches and above cost AED 150 plus a handling fee per item, and 60 inches is the largest set accepted. Flights to Bangladesh do not take carton boxes as checked baggage, a rule in force since August 1, 2023. Air Arabia's baggage pages publish no sports equipment rules.

Air Arabia traces missing bags for up to 21 days and sends status updates by SMS. Report the problem at the airline's baggage services office at your destination airport to get a claim reference number. If the bag is lost or damaged, liability is capped at USD 20 per kg for up to 20 kg per passenger.