Air India Express Baggage Allowance 2026: Cabin & Check-In Rules
Air India Express allows one cabin bag up to 7 kg and 55 x 35 x 25 cm (115 cm total), plus one personal item under 3 kg. Domestic checked baggage ranges from 15 kg on Value and Classic fares up to 25 kg on Xpress Biz, while international routes to the Gulf and Singapore carry up to 30 kg across two pieces.
Here's the full breakdown, verified against Air India Express's official fare rules.
Air India Express cabin baggage limits
|
Item |
Max Dimensions (L+W+H) |
Max Weight |
|---|---|---|
|
Main cabin bag |
55 x 35 x 25 cm (115 cm total) |
7 kg |
|
Personal item (laptop bag, purse, small backpack) |
Fits under the seat |
3 kg |
Domestic checked baggage by fare
|
Fare |
Checked Allowance |
|---|---|
|
Xpress Lite |
0 kg (cabin only) |
|
Xpress Value |
15 kg |
|
Xpress Classic |
15 kg |
|
Xpress Flexo |
20 kg |
|
Xpress Biz (Business) |
25 kg |
International checked baggage
|
Route |
Fare |
Checked Allowance |
|---|---|---|
|
India ↔ Gulf (UAE, Bahrain, Saudi, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait) & Singapore |
Value / Family / Return / Flex |
30 kg (2 pieces) |
|
India ↔ Thailand / Nepal |
Value / Family / Return / Flex |
20 kg (2 pieces) |
|
All international routes |
Xpress Lite |
0 kg (cabin only) |
|
All international routes |
Xpress Biz |
40 kg (2 pieces) |
Infants under 2 years get an additional 10 kg checked baggage allowance, free of charge, on all routes.
What's allowed / not allowed
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A laptop carried in a laptop bag counts as your personal item, with its weight included in the combined cabin total
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Power banks and spare lithium batteries — cabin baggage only, never checked
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Liquids over 100 ml per container must go in checked baggage, not cabin
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No single checked piece can exceed 32 kg or 158 cm (L+W+H) on any route
How Air India Express compares to Air India and IndiGo
Air India Express shares IndiGo's stricter 7 kg cabin standard rather than parent airline Air India's more generous 8 kg allowance. If your trip combines an Air India Express leg with a full-service Air India leg, pack to the stricter 7 kg AIX standard so the same bag clears both.
Excess baggage charges
Excess checked baggage is charged at approximately ₹600 per kg, plus applicable GST. Pre-booking extra weight online, in slabs of 3 kg, 5 kg, 10 kg, and 15 kg, is consistently cheaper than paying at the airport counter.
Practical packing tips
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If you're flying on an Xpress Lite fare, confirm you actually need to check a bag — this fare includes cabin baggage only, even internationally.
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Keep medications, documents, and a change of clothes in your cabin bag in case checked baggage is delayed.
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Travelling with an infant? The extra 10 kg checked allowance is automatic — no need to request it separately.
Choosing a cabin bag that clears Air India Express's sizer
Since AIX uses IndiGo's stricter 55 x 35 x 25 cm / 7 kg standard, both Dawn X Cabin and Strunk Cabin are sized to clear it. If you also fly Air India regularly, check our cabin luggage size guide for a size that fits both airlines' limits.
Browse the complete range in the Cabin Luggage collection and Check-In Luggage collection.
FAQs
No. Air India Express caps cabin baggage at 7 kg, matching IndiGo's standard, while parent airline Air India allows a more generous 8 kg on the same route type.
Xpress Lite is a cabin-only fare — it includes 0 kg of free checked baggage on both domestic and international routes.
Infants under 2 years get an additional 10 kg of checked baggage, free of charge, across all classes and routes.
30 kg across two pieces on Value, Family, Return, and Flex fares to the Gulf and Singapore; Xpress Biz gets 40 kg across two pieces.
No, but your laptop bag counts as your personal item and its weight is included within the combined cabin baggage total, not charged separately.